The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
LOCAL LAW.
Relating to Union Bridge.
CHAPTER 2O6.


CHAPTER 200.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS
1877 TO 1877, INCLUSIVE, OF
ARTICLE7 OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF
MARYLAND, TITLE GAR
ROLL COUNTY," SUBTITLE
"UNION BRIDGE" AND SEW
/ ERAL ACTS AND PARTS OF
/ ACTS AMEN DATORY
THEREOF, AND TO RE-
| ENACT SAID ARTICLE :,
SECTIONS l67 TO 1877, INCLU-
| SIVE, TITLE sc ARROL l.
COUNTY" AND SUBTITLE
"UNION BRIDGE" WITH
AMENDMENTS AND INSERT
ADDITIONAL SECTIONS RE
LATING TO THE CHARTER
OF UNION BRIDGE.
Section /. BE it enacted by the
| General Assembly of Maryland that
/ Sections IG7 to 1877, inclusive, of
I Article : of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland, title Carroll
4 County, Subtitle Union Bridge, and
the several Acts and parts of Acts
amendatory thereof be and the same
are hereby repealed and the said
Sections l67 to 1877, inclusive. of
Article : of the Code of Public Lo-
/ cal Laws of Maryland, title Carroll
! County. Subtitle Union Bridge,
are hereby re-euaeted with amend
ments and additional Sections in
serted 50 As To read rs follows.
/ Charter for Union Bridge Inoor-
poration of Union Bridge.
Section 49,. The inhabitants of
/ Union Bridge, in Carroll County,
are created Corporation, by the
name of The Mayor and Common
/ Council Of Union Bridge" and by
/ that name shall have perpetual sue
/ cession: NAV sue and he sued may
[ have aud use Common seal, and
I possess such other incidents and pow
[ crs rs attach to municipal corpor-
alton. aud may purchase and hold,
( real. personal, and mixed property
for the benefit of said Corporation
provided. however. that the Mayor
and Common Council shall not pur-
+ chase ar acquire any real estate, nn-
I less the said Mayor aud Council
shall first provide by ordinance
for said purchase. and the mode
and manner of payment therefor.
And an ordinances for the purchase
Of .eal estate shall provide for sub
hitting the question of sand pur-
chase 10 the qualified voters Of the
town at some regular election for
the election If COuncilmen of said
town: and before any such ordl-
nance shalt b. submitted TAI the
qualified voters If the town, at least
four weeks public notice shall bc
given. by publication IN the town
papers. or If there ) none then IN
one II the County seat papers, Of an
intention to submit said ordinance
10 the qualified voters Of the town
and sand notice shall set forth the
ordinance IN full. and the mode and
manner of payment provided and
40 ordinance for the purchase Of
rial estate shall be If any fcrce ~
validity, unless 10 shall receive a
majority ~ ali the VOTES east az such
cleJtiuu.
Boundaries Of the Town.
section l6S. The taxable limits
Of the town II Union Bridge are de-
elarcl to he Is follows: Beginning
81 stone in the public County
road. known a. County Road No.
50. being South - degrees east, 3,
perches. distant from the bridge in
in said road aoruss Little Pipe
Creek. aud at the end Of the second
line ia the description Of the IL
acres and - square perches of
ground conveyed by David SVitzer
and his Hifr To Joseph Moore by
deed dated April 18th 4. d., 1885,
and recorded among the land records
If Carroll County in liber ". W,
. No. 8. folio S2S, etc, aud running
thence With the lines Of said deed
making the required allowance for
the difference of magnetic dechna-
ton. the third. fourth, fifth, sixth,
and seventh courses OF lines ia said
d,.-l. and into the middle of the
public County road running north
ward from said town % Union
Bridge towards | niontowu, then an
the middle of said road North,
twenty degrees East, ! perches 10
the northwest corner of the prem
is.s. now belonging To Jonas Il.
1 Nonemaker. and being Al the end of
the first line given in the deed from
Jacob Switzer and wife 10 Joshua
Switzrr, dated March 2Sth, 4. d.,
1910, and recorded among the land
records of Carroll County in Liber
". W. No. 5, folio Al. then by the
course of the second line, given in
said last named deed, being now IA d.
yiding line between the premises of
the said Jonas X. Nonemaker, and the
late Isaac ". Shriyer, 50 far as the
said premises run, but extending by
the same course, being a dividing
line between the premises of the
Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany and Granville :. Haines, and
being ten l0l perches farther
on eastward beyond the eastern
boundary of the said Isaac W.
Shriver's meadow premises; and be-
ing on and along the northern side
or edge of the bank of the dam or
water course of the said Railroad
Company then by Il straight line
now bearing south l2i degrees
West. to the middle of the first
aforesaid County Road No. so, in
tersecting the dividing line in the
said road between the lands and
premises of the heirs of Joel Far
quhar and Sophia Lightner said
last named line is intended to in
clude the machine shops, engine
house, etc, of the said Railroad
Company, and the dwelling house
and part of the premises of Capt
Isaiah Lightner, and a strip of ten
| 10) perches in width, Of the said
Sophia Lightner's field, and to be
parallel with the western boundary
of said Iightnpr's premises. the