The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
LOCAL LAW.
Relating to Union Bridge.
CHAPTER 2o6.

Relating to Union Bridge.
CHAPTER 2O6.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS
10Y TO 1877, INCLUSIVE, OF
ARTICLE7 OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF
MARYLAND, TITLE GEAR
ROLL COUNTY," SUBTITLE
"UNION BRIDGE" AND SEW
ERAL ACTS AND PARTS OF
ACTS DATORY
THEREOF, AND TO RE-
ENACT SAID ARTICLE z,
SECTIONS 1877 TO 1877, INCLU-
SIVE, TITLE &c A RRO LII
COUNTY," AND SUBTITLE
"UNION BRIDGE" WITH
AMENDMENTS AND INSERT
ADDITIONAL SECTIONS RE-
LATINO TO THE CHARTER
OF UNION BRIDGE.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland that
Sections 1877 to 1877, inclusive, of
Article Z of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland, title Carroll
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are hereby repealed and the said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 167 to 1877, inclusive, of
Article Z of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland, title Carroll
County, Subtitle Union Bridge,
are hereby re-enacted with amend
ments and additional Sections in
serted so as to read as follows.
Charter for Union Bridge. moor
poration Of Union Bridge.
Section 167. 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; may sue and be sued; may
have and use Common seal, and
possess such other incidents and pow
ers as attach to a municipal corpor-
alton, and 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 or acquire any real estate, I'M
less the said Mayor and Council
shall first provide by ordinance
for said purchase, and the mode
and manner of payment therefor.
And all ordinances for the purchase
of real estate shall provide for sub
hitting the question of said pur-
chase to the qualified voters of the
town at some regular election for
the election of Councilmen of said
town; and before any such ordi-
nance shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the town, at least
four weeks public notice shall be
given, by publication in the town
papers, or if there is none then in
one of the County seat papers, of an
intention to submit said ordinance
to the qualified voters of the town !;
and said notice shall set forth the
kordinance in full, and the mode and
manner of payment provided and
no ordinance for the purchase of
real estate shall be of any force or
validity, unless it shall receive a
majority of all the votes cast at such
election.
Boundaries of the Town.
Section 16S. The taxable limits
of the town of Union Bridge are de-
clared to be as follows: Beginning
at stone in the public County
road, known as County Road No.
80, being South rs degrees east, 81
perches, distant from the bridge in
in said road across Little Pipe
Greek, and at the end Of the second
line in the description of the Al
acres and % square perches of
ground conveyed by David Switzer
and his wife to Joseph Moore by
deed dated April 18th A. D., 1888,
and recorded among the land records
of Carroll County in Liher W. w.,
No. 8, folio 323, etc., and running
thence with the lines of said deed
making the required allowance for
the difference of magnetic declina-
ton, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
and seventh courses or lines in said
deed. and into the middle of the
public County road running north
ward from said town of Union
Bridge towards Uniontown, then in
the middle of said road North,
twenty degrees East, Al perches to
the northwest corner of the prem
ises, now belonging to Jonas R.
Nonemaker, and being at the end of
the first line given in the deed from
Jacob Switzer and wife to Joshua
Switzer, dated March 2Sth, A. D.,
1910, and recorded among the land
records of Carroll County in Liber
W. w., No. 5, folio All, then by the
course of the second line, given in
said last named deed, being now di-
viding line between the premises of
the said Jonas R. Nonemaker, and the
late Isaac w. Shriver, so 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 s. Haines, and
being ten QQ) 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 straight line
now bearing south 123 degrees
West, to the middle of the first
aforesaid County Road No. 80, in
tersecting the dividing line in the
said road between the lands and
premises of the heirs of Joel Far