The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-05-10
RELATING To BOUNDARY LINE

u --r-as, BY chapter -al Of Obi. All
OF assembly oil 1872 provision Was made
for .-a formation and l8.ish1-a of
Garrett comfy cut Of 5be lands within
the 17H corporate limits O. =.agaug
county, and
Whereas Provision Wa, bv said act
also made ior survey OF The boundary
ar. "a sand a1-aticH us established bv
said act, between certain terminal
points therein named, and that return
Of said survey and the nlats Of said lines
should be reported TO and fled with the
Governor, the county commissioners
and the clerk OF the circuit court Of Al
leganv county, under certain provisions
in said act contained, but the said sur
Voy was NOT made between the terminal
points named in said act, or the returns
and plats returned in compliance with
the requirements of said act. as has
been determined by the decision OF the
circuit court of the fourth judicial cir
CUT, In lhe case of the county commits
sioners of Garrett county VS.. the Con
soEda5ed Coal company; and
Whereas, BY reason Of the said fail
ure to make said survey and return and
file OF said TlatS, as originally provided,
the boundary line between the said
counties is now an unsettled question,
thus involving both question of jurisdic-
ton of courts and the rights of taxation;
and
Whereas, By an act of the Legislature
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turns and nlats Of the said survey. with
the clerk Of the circuit court Of Allie
ganv county. the clerk Of the circuit
court of Garrett county and With the
commissioner of the land Office, and fhe
sending of a copy of said reDort and re-
turns 10 the Governor. who ilnon the re-
CENT Of same sbould notify tba co1jnt,-
commissioners 81 AIlapanV and Carrof'f
c0unt;es Of his annroyaI or otbeI,yise.
and
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bonndor' Inc i;,-;5in[r Aiiao~5, W Any ,r'I
Garrett counties was made between tbc
terminal points desirnated under tbe
act of 1872 chapter 2l2. in compliance
with the act of 1898 ch3pter 3O1 in the
the wear 1898. the line so run being por-
manentIv marked bv monuments and
mounds, and full and detailed rpDorts
and plats Of said survey beino. filed as
provided, and the county commissioners
Of the respective counties of Allegany
and Garrett counties having complied
with the provisions Of said act by levy
ing and paying over respectively the
sum OF $500, each for said survey, and
the Governor having approved the re-
port Of said survey; and
Whereas. Subseaueut}y the Consoli-
dalton Coal company Questioning the
right of the county commissioners Of
Garrett county to collect certain taxes
upon lands living westwardIv of a
straight line drawn between the ter
minal points as named in the ORIGINAL
act Of 1872 chaDter DO owing To c6nsti-
tutiOnal grounds involved through mac
curacv and failure of the surveyor of
Alleganv county to make the survey ac-
cording to the terms and directions Of
the original act Of 1872. and
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tho ta1noI,s, f. so;d o',,t;a ~ VI a.. az
Sto+e IS 5iai,ls5 tbo+ f,tbo,. CIV siio
and tho EtiGatnn ' s%o,lG he ho UNiJido
md +bat sai hn,,da 'ir''' IL t,II
Gnf,;t@l', and fnaII,, so t'ti J t Dt
Tins inrIoasa tho tay,io e''i, ~ I aiS
co1In+;n,. fborefl.a. 81 Go ''''N
D. ohCIloN l. pc ~ enacted by the gen
eIal '1SSeihpiY OF maryland mat at the
next congressional e election after the
passage OF IfilS act 10 be held IN Car
rev any III AlIegahH couhtleS an the
i Si Voters Vi IIle oIate OF MARY