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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CHAPTER 1856.

AN ACT to add certain sections to Chapter
. of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed at the January session
iS9e' known as the Amended Charter to
the town of Oakland" granting to the
mayor and town council of Oakland ad-
ultlonal powers to operate an electric
night plant or to contract for the opera
ton of the same and to grant franchises
to corporations or individuals within the
corporate limits of the town of Oakland
and to be known as Sections 1904 196B
and 1860.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the following
sections be added to the amended charter Of
the town of Oakland, as provided in Chap
ter 70 OF the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January session
1898, for the purpose of giving the MAYOR and
town council of the town of Oakland full
power and authority to own and operate an
electro light plant and to contract with in
dlV1dualS or corporations for the operation
OF the same within the corporate limits of
SAID town and empowering them to grant
franchises to individuals or corporations
Wlthln the limits OF said town for all proper
purposes, to be known as Sections 1854, 1853
and 1860
SEC. l96A. BE it enacted, That the mayor
and town council of the town of Oakland
shall have full power and authority to con
tract with or grant unto any other corporate
body. individuals or partnership, the right
or franchise within the limits of said town
Ior the purpose OF operating u passenger
electric light plants the granting of said
franchises to be regulated by the ordinances
or SAID mayor and town council and they are
hereby empowered to pass all such or
d1nanceS as may be necessary to put in OBJ
GRAFTON the provisions of this statue, and
also grant by ordinances or otherwise the
right TO lay conduits or water mains through
the streets of said town, and authority is
hereby given said mayor and town council
TO condemn private property, If the same
SnOuld become necessary for the operation
or the aforesaid franchises, said condemna-
ton proceedings to be in accordance with
the laws of the State of Maryland as now in
force, and also to construct, purchase and
operate an electric light plant or water
works for the benefit OF the town whenever
in their Judgment the interest OF said town
demands the same, and they shall have
power to pass all such ordinances as may
be necessary to carry into effect the last
provision of this section.
SEC. l9GB. And be IL further enacted, That
tne mayor and town council of the town of
oakland shall have full power and authority
TO contract with corporations partnerships
or individuals for the purchase and supply
ing of incandescent light.
SEC. lG6C. And be it further enacted. That
all laws inconsistent with these provisions
are hereby repealed.
SEC. .. And be it further enacted That
this act shall take effect from the date of its
passage
Approved April 3, 1900.
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CHAPTER. 166.

AN ACT to repeal Section IS of Article II of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Garrett County, subtitle "Deer Park -
and to re-enact the same with amend
mentS.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section 81 of
Article II Of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Garrett County, Subtitle "Deer Park, 81
be and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted so as to read as follows:
81 They may annually levy tax for the
expenses of the corporation upon the taxable
property within the town limits, real and
personal, except public and private securi-
ties and book accounts and such property as
may be occupied by churches and public
schools, and the same shall be collected by a
collector appointed by the said mayor and
common council for the purpose, whose
compensation for collecting said taxes shall
not exceed five per centum thereof and who
shall give bond in such amount as they shall
prescribe, and hold his office during their
pleasure, and the collector in collecting the
taxes shall have the same power of distraint
for the same that the collectors of State and
county taxes have. But the tax shall not
exceed twenty-five cents on the one hun
dred dollars in any one year. 1t shall be the
duty of the mayor and common council an
nually during the first week of July. to post
in at least three public places an itemiZed
statement showing the receipts from all
sources OF said village of Deer Park for the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CHAPTER 544

AN ACT to prevent the destruction of Trout
in the Castleman river and all its inlets.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland That no person or
persons, corporation or corporations, shall
any stream that flows into the Castleman
river. Any person or persons, corporation
or corporations, who shall float sawdust in
the Castleman river and the streams that
flow into the Castleman river, shall be deem
ed guilty of a miSdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined two hundred
ment in the House of Correction for one
year, or both in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April Z. 1900
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CHAPTER $50.

AN ACT to repeal Section l73 of Chap %
of the act of the General Assemb of
Maryland passed at the January session
1895. known as the amended charter of
the town of Oakland, and to re-enact the
same so as to read as follows:
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland That Section 1;3 of
Chapter p of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. passed at the January SeS-
sion 1898, and known as the amended charter
of the town of Oakland, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no person
shall be eligible as a member of the Town
Council unless he shall have resided two
years next preceding his election in the town
of Oakland. and shall also be twenty-five
years of age.
SEC. 3. And he it further enacted That
this act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 10, 1900.
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CHAPTER OBS.

AN ACT to repeal Section of Chapter "a of
the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland passed at the session of 1898,
providing for the payment of the floating
debt of the town of Oakland, the i'm
provement of the streets of said town and
the purchasing and operating of an cleo
trio light plant therein, and to re-enact
the same with amendments
SECTIONl Be it enacted, by the General
Assembly of Maryland that Section of
Chapter "A of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland passed at the January
session, 1898, entitled an act to author
ize the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland to issue coupon interest
viding fund to pay the floating debt of the
Mayor and Town Council OF Oakland, and to
improve the streets of said town, and for the
purpose of purchasing and operating an
electric light plant for the use and benefit of
said town of Oakland, and to levy tax on
the assessable property within said town to
ijay said bonds and the interest thereon, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTIoN2. And be it enacted that to re
deem said bonds the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of the town of Oakland be and they are
exceeding twenty-five cents on each one
hundred dollars of the assessable property
within the corporate limits of said town, to
pay the interest upon the bonds so issued
under the provisions of the aforesaid act
Chapter "a of the Acts OF the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January ses-
SlOH 1850, Salu TAX TO De leNleu annually. Ine
purpose of this provision is to provide q
sinking fund to pay the principal of said
bonds as shall annually mature according to
the respective tenor Of the aforesaid bonds,
and said levy shall he designated as The
Bonded Debt" And provided further that
this section shall in no wise conflict
with Section 1870 of Chapter % of the
Acts of 1898, authorizing the said Mayor and
Town Council to levy and collect tax of
fifty cents on each one hundred dollars worth
of aSsessahle property in any one year, but
the above special tax shall be i'll addition to
said tax so authorized in the aforesaid Sec
ton $50.
SECTIOS3. BE it enacted that this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April :. 1900.
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the mouth of Three Fork run at Chaffee
where it empties into the Potomac river and
running thence with said run in a westerly
where the mud bridge crosses said branch
on the Wilson and KitZmiller county road.
and thence with said road to the top of
Backbone mountain to intersect the second
line of said district as designated and set
forth under the act of 1898, Chapter 49, and
thence with the lines as set forth in the
aforesaid Act of Assembly to the place of
beginning.
SECTION 3. BE it further enacted, that this
act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved March l3 1900
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CHAPTER 329.

AN ACT to prohibit the sale of Spirtuous or
fermented liquors or lager beer at any
place in Garrett county within three
miles of KitZmillersville in District num-
Der Thirteen.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it shall not be
lawful for the clerk of the circuit court of
Garrett county, Maryland, to issue license to
any person or persons to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer at any place
in Garrett county within three miles Of kitz-
mlllersville, Garrett county, Maryland.
SEC.2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of it's passage
Approved April TO- 1900
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year ending July 1st, and an itemized state
ment of the expenditures during said year
by said mayor and common council. The
said statement shall be verified by the aff1-
davit of the mayor
SEC 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April 5, 1900.
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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 62g.

AN All TO repeal and re-neact with amend
ments Chapter 2S5 of the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland passed at
January session of 1890.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, that Chapter 2S5 of
the Acts of 1890 entitled, IAN act to author
iZe the Sheriff of Garrett county to employ
warden for the county jail of said county"
be and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted so as to read as follows:
SECTION And be it further enacted, that
the County Commissioners of Garrett county
be and they are hereby authorized and EN-
powered to employ some suitable person as
warden to the county jail of Garrett county
whenever prisoner or prisoners may be
confined in said jail, and the services of such
warden are in the Judgment of said County
commissioners or the States Attorney for
said county necessary for the safe keeping of
such prisoner or prisoners.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, that the
compensation of such warden shall not eX-
ceed the sum of one dollar and fifty cents
per day, or such other sum the. eunder as
may be agreed upon between said County
Commissioners and such warden, for the
time so employed, and such compensation
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To pay thiS amount It was aScertained that
the taxable property as shown by the as
sessment books amounts to ST ,0S9 537 .00, which
amount for county purposes, So, 1925 De
Quoting $239.29l for corporations paying di-
rect to the State treasurer, leaves the basis
" o5O,246, at I'm cents on each 500 makes
Sl2, 59.l9, and this added makes the taxes for
State and county purposes, 64,62l76.
A. G. ROSS,
Clerk County Commissioners
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OAKLAND. MARYLAND THURSDAY. APRIL &C. 1900.

shall be levied by the County Commissioners
at their annual levy of taxes for said dcounty.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April TO- 1900
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LIST, 1900.

Annual Levy for Garrett County,
Maryland, levied on the 18th day of
April, 1900, by the Board of County
Commissioners.
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MAGISTRATE FEES.
OUTSIDE PENSIONERS.

Jacob Beman, support Of Elizabeth
Spiker, subject to order. - 90
Jacob Peck, support Theo. Simon,
subject to 25 90
JosephuS Ferguson, support Catha-
rine StrawSer, subject to order....... p 90
W. c. Jones, support Woods child,
subject to order. ............ p co
Harry Leatham, support VIM. Bittin
ger, subject to order........, % 90
Samuel Meese, support of Henry
Meese, subject to order.................... 50 90
Caroline FraZee, support of Ruth
King subject TO order.....................' s. 90
NJ. Chimney, support himself, subjectto
OTueI 20 "
Calvin II. Glotfelty. support Ester
Glotfelty, subject to order."........... 50 60
Harmon w. Hes-en, support Hannah
Shoeman, subject to order............... IS 90
Amanda Moore, support of her help
less child, subject to order............ L. GO
Geo. A. Bittinger, support of Mary
Durst subject to order ................... 81 90
Estimate to pay same, subject to or
der ...... 300 GO
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BRIDGE ACCOUNT.

BRIDGE ACCOUNT.
The Pittsburg Bridge Co. for bridge
over CaStleman river. subject to
order ..$1,4IT co
Christian ID. HerShberger. for balance
due for repairing bridge near
................ 60 u
Fuller and Johnson, for stone work
on new bridge over CaStleman river
use Garrett County Bank................. 735 90
Same, balance, use Peter Nathan,
subject to ORDER. ............... 200 90
Estimate for 1900 .........---.-. ....... LOCO GO
Total ........ ............. ............ 34S2 y
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CHAPTER 35.

AN ACT to repeal and rel enact with amend
ments Section 2 of Chapter 36 of the acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the January session, 1898, rela-
ting to the creation of a new Election
District in Garrett county.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, that Section
of Chapter 36 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January session, 1898, relating to the creation
of new Election District in Garrett county,
known as District Number Thirteen, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments so as to read as follows:
SECUoN2 And be it enacted that the
boundary line of said Election District Mum
Der Thirteen, Garrett county, shall be as
follows, to-wit: Beginning for the same at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
CHAPTER 100.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section of Article II of the Code
of Public Local Laws, title Garrett
County," sub title Birds and Game, ''and
to add a new section thereto to follow
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ALMSHOUSE AND ASYLUM FUND.
Estimate for 1900 500 90
MARYLAND HOSPITAL.
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AN ACT to add three new sections to Ar
ticle L. of the Code of Public Local Laws.
title Garrett County, sub title Jurors"
providing for the selection and drawing
of jurors in said county, said sections to
follow Section 127 and to be designated
as Sections 127A. l21B and l27C
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-26
ATTORNEYS FEES.

+. A: Thayer, states Attorney. S5a
Peddicord & Peddicord, 3 misdemea-
norS and felony. B
Peddicord and Sincell, 2 misdem'rs.. 6
Gilmor 5. Hamill, 4 misdemeanors.. II
Andrew B. Gonder, misdemeanor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21

of Alabama, who said it was outrageous
that a proposition involving the whole
question Of armOr plate which had been
agitsted for five years should be straneled
and the House led like a bull by a string
TO the bar Of the House and made to vote.
The chair sustained the point of order,
from which decision Mr.. Underwood
promptly appealed.
Mr.. Underwood. reviewing the history
of the armor plate controversy, proceed
cd TO show the situation which confronted
the country. Under existing law Congress
could not buy armor except at $500 per
ton, and the provision in the bill to pay
S545 for the armor of the Maine, Wiscon-
sin and Missouri he claimed was a
change of existing law and therefore, out
of order. He was several times called to
order by Mr.. Hepburn for not speaking
10 the appeal and finally amid increasing
excitement and confusion. Mr.. Hepburn
made the point that when called TO order,
Mr.. Underwood must take mis- seat.
This. the member from Alabama, did
whereupon Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia, moved
that Mr.. Underwood be allowed to pro
coed in order
Mr.. Bartletts motion prevailed 81 20
49, and Mr.. Underwood proceeded. He
was again called to order, and the chair
recognized Mr. Dalzell to move to close
debate upon the appeal
Debate was closed. Sc to 50, and the
chair was sustained, 81 to SO.
Went Out on Point OF yOrder.
Mr. Vandiver then made the point of or
der that the provision 10 pay $545 ton
for armor of the Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri, was a change of existing law, and,
therefore, out of order -
The act of March 3, 1899, he said, limit
ed the cost of armor plate to $500 a ton.
The act of the previous year limited the
cost to 800 ton. The point of order was
finally sust ained by the Chair.
The Democrats greeted the decision with
applause.
Mr.. Bingham, speaking to a pro forma
amendment, denied on the authority of
Mr.. Cramp of the Cramp Shipbuildine
Company that there had ever been prop
oeition for combination between his firm
and the Carnegie Company on the subject
of armor plate.
The provision for the repeal OF the re-
striction of $500 a ton in the current law
went out on a point of order
Without further amendment the bill was
reported to the House. Mr.. Underwood
demanded a separate vote ON each amend
ment and on the first made the point Of
no quorum. The. Speaker was unable to
count a quorum, whereupon Mr. Under
wood moved ad adjournment. The motion
was lost, but the quorum failed on the
next vote. and al SOS p. m. without fin
ally disposing of the bill, che House adj
journed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21
COLUMBUS GETS CONVENTION.
The Federation of Labor VIII Meet
There Next Yenr.

Augusta. April 2O.-The Savannah dele
as the next place of meeting for the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Convention, but lost on
account of a number of the delegates be-
ing out of the hall at the time the vote
was taken.
J. j Smith made a strong fight for Sa-
vannah, and had been working hard on
the delegates with success, but the con-
vention had been over six hours in ses-
sion when the vote was taken, and a num-
Der of the delegates who had promised to
support Smith had gone out for dinner
Jerome Jones proposed Columbus and
worked hard for the convention to go
there. The vote was A to So for the lat
ter place.
Before the decision as to the place of
meeting, these officers were elected: Fl.
F. Garrett, president; Clint c. Houst on,
secretary and treasurer, Atlanta. Vice
presidents, First district, J. J. Smith, Sa-
vannah; Fourth district, N F. Conette
Columbus Fifth district. II. o. Teat At
lanta; Sixth district z. n. Avant, Ma
con; Seventh district, c. II. Pancost, Tai
lapoosa; Ninth district, Andrew NOEL
roy, Tate; Tenth district, Sadie V. Middle
ton. Augusta Eleventh district. j. M
Denning, Valdosta c. T. Ladson, legal
counsel. Executive board: Middleton
Teat, McElroy. Legislative committee,
S. M. White Atlanta, William G.. Gredig
and G. 3. McCracken, Augusta.
After the convention there was a smok-
err wine and fine cigars being donated
by the Vineyard Company of Tallapoosa
and cigar men OF Augusta There was
hig banquet last night with speeches
The labor political platform was adopted.
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THE MARRIAGE OF SLAVES.
Interesting Decision Rendered as to
Its Validity.
THE NEW STANDARD NJ

Boston, April 20.-An interesting opn
ION as to the validity of slave marriage
was handed down to-day by Judge Grant
in the Probate Court, In the proceeding
brought by Frank Irving of Portsmouth,
Va, with view of having Leonard A.
Ford of Chelsea. removed as administrator
of the estate of Sheridan w. Ford. The
court dismissed the petition.
Sheridan Ford was a slave, formerly
named Frank Irwin, and in 1886, married
Julia Ann Gregory. The only surviving
child Is the petitioner. He had escaped
to the North before the war and married
there. The administrator Is one of his
children. The court held that according
to the law of Virginia and the decisions
of the Virginia courts marriages between
slaves had no legal force and were not
regarded as valid because slaves were re-
garded as property and incapable of en-
terng into contract. Whatever force
the legitimatizing statue of Virginia made
in 1866 might have had within that COM
monwealth II does not seem, the Judge
declared that Ii could serve 40 make ille-
climate the children of a legal marriage
in Massachusetts by declaring the petit
tioner 70 be legitimate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21
NEGRO DIED FROM WOUNDS.
He Is Supposed TO Have Been Shot
by Another Negro.

He Is Supposed to Have Been Shot
by Another Negro.
Hagan, Ga, April 2O.-Last night Sid
Taylor, colored. was shot by some un-
known person and to-day died from the
effects Of the wound. He and several other
negro men, 1t seems. were living in
house together. Last night while they
were eating supper, suddenly without
warning, some one shot through the chin
ney and the bullet hit Taylor
He and another negro named Norman
had fight some time ago, and Norman
had been heard 90 make threats Of XIII
ing Taylor. Every circumstance now
points to Norman as the Slayer. and no
doubt he win be arrested The oficers
are searching for him. Taylor had a bad
reputation and was scarcely ever out Of
trouble. Norman is an employe Of the
Perkins Lumber Company, and is also
OF bad repute. Both were known among
the negroes as gamblers ana rowdies.
This is the second case OF the kind
within a month, another negro gambler
having been killed al the Perkins mill
a few weeks ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-21
AFTER UNION COPPER NINE.
standard OIL Co. Has Secured Con-
trolling Interest.

Salisbury, NJ. G.. April 2o.-The recent
rumor that the Standard OIL Company
was trying 10 secure controlling interest
in the Union copper mine was not alto
gether an idle one, for now they own all
the shares of stock except 10000, retained
by Mr.. w. G.. Newman. This means that
the Standard Oil Company will have the
controlling interest In the mine in the fu-
ture 1t is not possible to learn the
amount Mr.. Newman received for his
stock, but those who know most about
the transaction state that the considera-
ton was enormous. Mr.. Newman stlll
owns the Gold Hill mine and WIZ remain
in the county looking after the working
Of the Union mine.
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Court Officers Appointed.

Hagan. Ga, April 20-Judge p. w WILL
Jams to-day appointed Mr.. J. p. Collins OF
Reidsville clerk OF the City Court of TAFT
nall county. Mr.. Collins is now clerk OF
the Superior Court of this county. Judge
williams has also appointed Col. Clifford
L. Morgan Of Reidsviiie solicitor OF his
court. Mr.. Morgan is one OF the leading
LAWYERS of TAttnail county. He is a mem-
Der of the law firm of Burkhalter & Nor
gan. Both these newly appointed officers
win no doubt fill their respective positions
with efficiency. The first term Of the
Tattnan City Court will convene on the
first Monday in June.