Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1900-06-01

feet. then South fortr-Eour and thres-q lafters
l44s) degrees IVES. ir straight line until it
iniersecis the prolongation of The first Iise Of
the boundary of said town reversed from the
beginning, then with said inierseeted line
South i've and half degrees Esst TO 70 be
beginning, containing three hundred and
thisty-three 1891 acres of land, more OF less
81. The citizens of said town Of La Plata
having the qualifications prescribed for voters
by the laws Of this State, and having resided
in sid town for three months previous to any
municipal election, shall snnually on the fret
Monday in lIay, elect 6ve ireeholders, who
sball have resided ia said town for SIX months
next preceding said election, as the Town
Commissioners OF La Plata to serve for one
yea: or sstil their successors shall be elected
and qualified. Said Town Commissioners
shall receive NO pay TOR their services as such,
and they shall continue 10 reside in said town
Of La Plata during their terB of Office
"a. The Town Commissioners shall an
uu.lly, on or bsiore TIE first Nonda5 in April
give notice by hand bills, posted in couspicu-
Gus places in said town OF la Piata, or by
publication in some newspaper published in
said town, or by both hand-bills posted rs
aforesaid and by publication us aforesaid, Of
the election to be held for Town Commits
sioners OF La Plata in that year, naniae the
house or place. to be selected by them, at which
said election shall be held, and the hours the
polls shall be opened aud closed, respectively;
and they ssall, at least Ten days before such
election, appoint three persons as judges who
shall conduct the election The polls shall be
opened at two oicloek P H. AID closed Al
six o clock P, NJ 1t any Of such Judges Of
elestion shall refuse or decline or be uuabIe 10
act as such the Town Commissioners shell
MI the vacancy. Should rny Of sneb Judges
iAil TO appear a. tie time and placefor open
ing The polls and holding The election, the
remaining judges or judge shall fill the
vacancy or vacancies. The said ledges shah
serve without pay and shall make thslE fez
tuFns promptly and without reAsaHael4 44iay
% he Town Commissioners certiitIa'g and
declaring what persoas have heen elected
Town Commissioners Of La Plata eksAla elec5
lioni and the Town Commissioners g whom
such returns are made shall deieFnfpe all
questions arising upon said returns "a shall
casse the said certificate and deeitsaiioas OF
the SAID Judges OF elestion 10 ee leeoFded
among the records OF The corporail9lt Tbs
nrst e setion reid under this Act shat lot held
on the hrst Monday IN May, 10 tee yees alne-
teeH hundred, IN the room set apart ior the
use OF me olAtes Attorner IA the court donse
q La Plata, and Samuel y. Padgetts Frank 3
Barnes and John Mitchell Oochrane are hereby
designateo aud appointed 10 act IS lnaRes Al
sad nrst election with power p those Who
shall act 10 MI any Vacancy 10 thfsf 1naeber
and said Judges shall declare the fsznlt OF
ssid election ana make reiurss the5spI % the
Iown Commissioners elected a. SAID eiketion
The voting ut al elections held saeAeF the
Drovlsioas OF tbs Act shall be BY eellel on
which shall be written the names Of IRE per-
sons. and no more possessing the uailAeelions
Tor Iown commissioner OF La PiAta y pre-
ssriped "A ihss Act ard no other ws'Fae, lei
fsra, nRures, signs or symbols shall e. prints
ee Or written upon salq patloss ~ other
oaiois tnsn lhose nefein prescribed snetl o.
received OF counted of the judges q sleetion
Inc pAiiois bhali % Iecesyen Dy we 7Nagt =,
one o. ~nom shall place me eslloea14 box
prosioeo ior tne pArpose, and anoansr q h9n
sna Write upon paper provided ioi tpf purs
pose me name Of eacn voter whose fseiiot ls
received, Immediately after The clos " iht
poll tne ballots snail ne itken from Us box
one oy one, ana counted ana taihed p tne
Judges OF eeeuon Inc papers contafnsg int
names OF Inc voters ana the ialaies e Aiofs-
saio snaii constitute part OF ice fst4zes OF
tne Judges OF elec.lon. Inc nve esAetaaies
or persons voted lot At any such eieetiop
reeelylng ihe biggest numoer o. ie92. E{pies
sa,t snail pe declared Town oomn.I1 ven
Of La riata aiee'eo =. tAat ELECTION que
tnete DC ue Vo,e between any c4nqioates
AZ any eiecuon nela unaer Tue p.esis1pns Of
tnis Ac,' Toe luoges o. .iec.ion snali ce1ef nlhs
ana declare u u snoniu ne necessary Y hlsn
o. sus1 sHnaiusles snai pc re,usnee slecten
lV~n SoniAi'ssioners Q, Town commissioners
Oh u .l-,A, ana tney sAali llsAs tnelE = 'arDs
Acsoruinglf ..-sY
" Aoe iown commissioners ~ q ~ : s - :
snaii meet 10 saiu town on er oelofe tne nFss
MonuAy ~ Seue mex secceeutnk tneiz s'ee-
.on' ana y o.len .ne,sai1sl y wy s y Asees
sh1f y u'seuulse sne uusIes y, euslr vAsss, ~
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s 1us IN 60 =. os..ss I -
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AZ. ~ Hs,s.s., VIZ snAa' nS9p sas A 49, y
c s h. tbe To- com,n;ss, ,,. e. IN,
purpose. which shall be omen 70 tho inS,Setion
Of all persons interested therein, he shsla also
keep proper accounts as treasurer and shall
perform such other duties as The Town Com.