The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-05
LOCAL LAW.
The Town of New Windsor.
CHAPTER $40.


LAND, PASSED AT DECEMBER SES-
SION, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY.THREE, CHAPTER AZ, EMIT
tiled IAN ACT TO INCORPORATE
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
CARROLL COUNTY, ALSO TO RE-
PEAL AN ACT OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, PASSED
AT THE JANUARY SESSION, EIGd-
TEEN HUNDRED A d SIXTY
SEVEN, CHAPTER 42O, ENTITLED
IAN ACT TO REVIVE AND AMEND
THE ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
CARROLL COUNTY, PASSED AT DE-
CEMBER SESSION, EIGHTEEN HUN
DRED AND FORTY-THREE, CHAP
TER FORTY. SEVEN, AND TO RE-
PEAL THE FOURTEENTH SECTION
THEREOF, AND RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH THE FOLLOWING NEW
AND ADDITIONAL SECTIONS" AND
TO ENACT THE FOLLOWING IN LIEU
THEREOF.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That an act passed at
December session, eighteen hundred and
forty three, chapter forty-seven, entitled IAN
act to incorporate the town of New Windsor,
in Carroll County, also to repeal an act of
the General Assembly of Maryland, passed at
sixty.seven, Chapter 400, entitled "An Act to
revive and amend the act of Incorporation OF
Ike town of New Windsor, in Carroll county,
nassed at December session, eighteen hundred
and forty-three, Chapter forty -seven, and to
reneal the fourteenth section thereof, and re-
enact the same with the following new and
additional sections" and TO enact the follow
ing in lieu thereof.
Section q And be it enacted, That the
roll county, MARYLAND, are hereby constituted
body corporate by the name of the Burgess
and Commissioners of New Windsor, and by
that name may have perpetual succession, sue
and be sued. and have and use common seal.
Section g. And be il enacted, That the cor
porate limits of said town shall be as follows
Beginning at Il sycamore tree, on DlckerSohs
branch opposite the foot of Main street, run
ming southeast with said branch to the mouth
of the Race, thence with the northeast side OF
the Mill Dam to Che's bridge, leaving the
dam and bridge outside the corporation, then
northeast on the west side of the road TO the
division line between Jesse Lambert and
George Engar, leaving said road outside OF
said corporation, then with said line to point
directly opposite the line between }. Milton
Fritz. on the east side of New Windsor Col
lege. then from this point northerly through
the land of John Lambert to the division be-
tween said J. Milton Fritz and said College to
the northeast corner of the land OF SAID college
TO point of junction of John G. Buckley, said
College and Fritz, then westerly with the lines
between said Buckley and College. and
Buckley and Jacob Frounfelter and others, to
the Uniontown Road, then with straight line
west through the land of Mrs. Salie Maynard
to the garden fence of said Mrs. Maynard,
thence to the said Maynard's outer gate, then
with a straight line to the sycamore tree, the
place of beginning; provided, however. that
for all sanitary and police regulations, the au-
thority and control of said corporation shall
extend for one fourth mile in every direction
beyond the aforesaid limits.
Section A. And be it enacted, That all per-
sons who have resided within the said corpo-
rate limits of said town for twelve months next
preceding the election, and who are qualified
TO vote for delegates to the General Assembly
of MARYLAND, and all other persons non-resi-
dent of said corporation, but who may be
otherwise so qualified, and who own real or
personal estate in said town of the value OF ut
least five hundred dollars, shall, on the first
Msnday Of May ensuing the passage of this
Act, and on the same day and month in each
and every year thereafter, elect by ballot one
person for Burgess and five persons for Com
missioners, each of whom shall be at least
twenty-five years of age, and shall have re-
to the day of election, and be the owners OF
real or personal property, or both, in his own
right in said corporate town, assessed Mt more
than six hundred dollars.
Section s. And be it enacted, That the first
election for burgess and commissioners under
this Act, shall be held by two judges of cleo
lion to be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Carroll County or the Pres
ident of said Board, and all elections for OIL
l. Ill I,, Ara
Judges of election who shall be appointed an
nually by the burgess and commissioners of
said town, and in such manner, at such place,
and after such notice as by ordinance of the
said CORPORATION not inconsistent with this act
directed.
Section 6. And be it enacted, That tie
Judges of all elections for officers held under
this act, before holding any election, shall
each make oath in due form of law or affirm
before Justice OF the peace for said county,
that he will fairly and impartially act as Judge
of such election; and said judges OF election
shall keep the polls open from one O'Clock
until five O'clock P. M, and shall, in the pres
ence of such persons who may desire to wit
ness the same, Immediately thereafter count
the ballots, announce the result, and make and
sign written certificate thereof, which they
shall deliver to the clerk of said town.
Section I. And be it enacted, That if the
qualified voters of said town shall at any time
neglect to hold an election for any officer or
officers to be elected under this act, the powers
of such voters under this act shall not be for
feited, but the officers previously elected shall
be continued until their successors shall De
elected and qualified.
Section s. And be it enacted, That the
burgess and commissioners shall hold the Of
fee 10 which they have each respectively been
elected for one year from the first Monday OF
June next ensuing his election, and until his
or their successors shall be elected and quail
fed, and a failure TO qualify for more than tive
weeks after the election of the burgess or amy
commissioner shall create vacancy IN such
respective Office.
Section 9. And be it enacted, That three
ofthe Commissioners shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, and in case OF
vacancy in the office Of commissioners by
death. removal out of the corporate town,
resignation, refusal 10 qualify, or other dis
qualification, majority of the qualified COM
missioners shall elect commissioner or COM
missioners to fill such vacancy or vacancies for
The remainder of the term, and until sue
eessor or successors shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said town, and shall have
qualified, and if vacancy shall occur in the
Office of Burgess by any of the causes OF va
cancy heretofore mentioned in this section,
the chairman of the Commissioners shall act
as burgess for the unexpired term.
Section 10. And be it enacted, That the
burgess, commissioners and all other officers
designated by the ordinances of said Corpora
alton of this Act, excepting the attorney for
said corporation, before entering. upon the
duties of their offices, shall take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation 81 do
make oath in due form of law, or affirm, as
the same may be, that will faithfully exc
cute the Office of -, to which ! have been
elected or appointed, to the best Of my judg..
ment and ability, without favor or affection; .
Section IL. And be it enacted, That the
burgess shall appoint one of said commits,
sioners or any other qualified voter of said
town as Clerk to said corporation, who shall
keep accurate minutes of the proceedings OF
said burgess and commissioners, and shall
enter all laws and ordinances passed by them
in q well hound hook omen 10 public inspee.