The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-19
DuBLIC LOCAL LAW.
The Town of New Windsor.
CHAPTER 579.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AN ACI VI HE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARY
LAND, PASSED AT DECEMBER SEES
SION, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
TIED IAN ACT TO INCORPORATE
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
rARROLL COUNTY," ALSO TO RE-
DEAL, AN ACT OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, OF MARYLAND, PASSED
At THE JANUARY SESSION, EIGd-
TEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY
SEVEN. CHAPTER APO, ENTITLED
IAN ACT TO REVIVE AND AMEND
THE ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, IN
CARROLL COUNTY, PASSED AT DE
GENDER SESSION, EIGHIEEN HUN
DRIED 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
no ENACTTHE 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.tbree, chapter forty-seven, entitled AN
oct IN Incorporate the town of New Windsor,
in Carroll County," also TO repeal an act of
the General Assembly of Maryland, passed at
the January session, eighteen hundred and
sixty.seven, Chapter 420, entitled IAN Act to
revive and amend the act of incorporation OF
The town of New Windsor, IN Carroll county;
n.ssed mt December session, eighteen hundred
and forty three Chapter forty-seven, and to
ronaal 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 2. And be i. enacted, That the
ci,izens of the town of New Windsor, III Car
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 8. And be ii enacted, That the cor
porate limits of said town shall be as follows
Raeiuning at a sycamore tree, on Dickerson
branch. opposite the foot of Main street, run
ming southeast with said branch to the mouth
If he Race. thence with the northeast side OF
he Mil Dam to Che's bridge, leaving the
dam and bridge outside the corporation, then
northeast on the west side of the road 10 the
Division line between Jesse Lambert and
George Englar, 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 norlherly 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 Z. Buckley, SAID
Coieqe 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 a straight line
west through the land of Mrs. Sallie 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
Mace of beginning; provided, however, that
for all sanitary and police regulations, the an.
thority and control of said corporation shall
extend for one fourth a mile i'll every direction
beyond the aforesaid limits.
Section A. And be it enacted, That all per-
sons who have resided within the said eorpo-
rote limits of said town for twelve months next
preceding the election, and who are qualified
10 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, aud who own real or
nersonal estate in said town of the value OF at
least five hundred dollars, shall, on the first
Monday az 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-
sided in said town at least one year previous
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 nj more
than six hundred dollars.
Section s. And be it enacted, That the hrst
election for burgess and commissioners under
this Act, shall be held by two judges OF cleo
ton to be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Carroll County or the Pres
ident of said Board, and all elections for OH
GERS thereafter shall be held by one or more
Judges of election who shall be appointed an.
nuay by the burgess and commissioners oil
said town, and in such manner, at such place,
and after such notice as by ordinance OF the
said corporation not inconsistent with TINS 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 "A 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 NJ, 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 ii The
qualified voters of said town shall at any time
neglect 10 hold an election for any officer OF
officers to be elected under this act, the powers
of such voters under this act shall not be tor
feted, but the officers previously elected shal
be continued until their successors shall be
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 beer
elected for one year from the first Monday o
June next ensuing his election, and until hi:
or their successors shall be elected and quail
fed, and failure to qualify for more than two
weeks after the election of the burgess or any
commissioner shall create vacancy III suci
respective office.
Section 9. And be it enacted, That three
ofthe Commissioners shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, and in case o
vacancy in the office of commissioners b,
death, removal out of the corporate town
resignation, refusal 10 qualify, or other dis
qualification, a majority of the qualified com
missoners shall elect commissioner or com
missioners to fill such vacancy or vacancies to
the remainder of the term, and until sue
cessor or successors shall be elected by The
qualified voters of said town, and shall hav'
qualified and If a vacancy small occur III IN
Office of Burgess by any of the causes OF va
cancy heretofore mentioned in this section
the chairman of the Commissioners shall ac
as burgess for the unexpired term.
Section TO- And be it enacted, That tn
burgess, commissioners and all other officer
designated by the ordinances of said Corpora
alton of this Act, excepting the attorney to
said corporation, before entering upon tn
duties of their offices, shall take and subscri5
the following oath or affirmation II d.
make oath in due form of law, or affirm, a
the same may be, that | will faithfully exc
cute the Office of -, to which have bee
elected or appointed, to the best of my judg
ment and ability, without favor or affection;
Section IL. And be it enacted, That tn
burgess shall appoint one OF said commis
sioners or any other qualified voter of sal,
Tow rs Clerk to said corporation, who sha
keep accurate minutes of the proceedings
said burgess and commissioners, and sha
enter all laws aud ordinances passed by then
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