The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-05-17
RELATING TO BOUNDARY LINE.

Counties in order to bring under
the assessment law certain untaXed
lands in said counties.
Whereas, BY chapter 312 of the acts
of assembly of 1872 provision was made
for the formation and establishment of
Garrett comfy out of the lands within
the then corporate limits of Allegany
county; and
. Whereas, Provision was by said act
also made for survey Of the boundary
lines Of said counties as established by
said act, between certain terminal
points therein named, and that return
Of.said survey and the plats Of said lines
should be reported to and filed with the
Governor, the county commissioners
and the clerk of the circuit court of AL
legany county, under certain provisions
in said act contained, but the said sur
vey 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
cult, in the case Of the county commits
sioners of Garrett county VS.. the Con-
solidated Coal company; and
w ilNt0clS, DN ICctSOIl VI lIlt Sdlu ldtl-
ure to make said survey and return and
file of said plats, as originally provided,
the boundary line between the said
counties is now an unsettled question.
thus involving both question of iurisdic-
ton of courts and the rights Of taxation:
and
Whereas, By an act of the Legislature
passed at the session of 1898, chapter
304 providing for a location and mark
ing of the line dividing AlIegany and
Garrett counties between the terminal
points named in the original act of 1872,
chapter PIP, and the filing of the re-
turns and plats of the said survey, with
the clerk of the circuit court of Allie
gany county, the clerk of the circuit
court of Garrett county and with the
commissioner of the land office, and the
sending OF copy of said report and re-
turns to the Governor, who upon the re
ceipt of same should notify the county
commissioners of Allegany and Garrett
counties Of his approval or otherwise;
and
Whereas, An accurate survey Of the
boundary line dividing Allegany and
Garrett counties was made between the
terminal points designated under the
act Of 1872 chapter 212, in compliance
WIN the act OF 1898 chapter 3O4 IN the
the year 1875 the line so run being per
HanenI!y nafked by monuments and
mounds, and full and detailed reports
90 .i,-j9 VI III SURVEY belils H!td as
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whereas subsequently the Consoil-
CaLioH Soai company questioning the
flShJ OF lne county commissioners Of
OafrelJ county 10 collect certain taxes
upon i2n!ds lylng West"ardly Of
sCr@'Ght me drawn between the ter
mlhai points as named IN the original
act OF Lo'- cEaPJCf ~, OWING TO constl-
tuuChai GROUNDS involved through mac
cu[acy ana Iallufe ei me surveyor OF
Ahegahy county TO make the survey &C
cofC!n& 70 jhe terms and directions OF
lne original act Oh ie'-, ana
Whereas, 1t is to the interest Of all
the taxpayers Of said counties and the
State Of Maryland, that further expense
and the litigation should be avoided,
and that said boundary line should be
definitely and finally settled and that
thus increase the taxable areas Of said
counties; therefore
SECTION ]. Reit enacted nv fbe o.r-
eral ASSEMBLY, Of Maryland That of Tho
next congressional election oftor Tho
passage Of this act tn he held In ca
rett and in Alleganv counties all the