The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-10-25
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Whereas, By an Act OF the Legislature pas
sed at the Session Of 1898, Chapter 3ti pro
Nldln8 for location and marking OF the line
/ dividing Anegany and Garrett counties be
tween the terminal points named i'm the orig
maj Act of 1872, Chapter PIP, anC the fling of
tie returns and platS of the said survey with
, the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of AHeganV
county. the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gar
rett county, and with the Commissioner of
the Land O.ice. and the sending of a CODY of
the said report and returns to the Governor
who upon the same shall notify the County
commissioners Of Allegany and Garrett
counties of his APPROVAL or otherwise; and
Whereas. an accurate survey of the bound
airy line dividing Allegany and Garrett
| counties was made between the terminal
points designated under the Act of 1872
Cnapter 2l2, in compliance with the Act of
1888, Chapter 30i in the year 1895 the line so
run being permanently marked bv monu-
mentS and mounds, and full and detailed re
ports and plats of said survey being filed
as provided, and the County Commissioners
OF the respective counties of Allegany and
Garrett counties having compiled with the
| provisions of said Act by leyying and paying
over respectively, the sum fOf five hundred
dollars each for said survey and the Govern
or having approved the report of said sur
vey; and
Whereas, subsequently the Consolidation
Coal Company questioning the right of the
County Commissioners of Garrett county to
collect certain taxes upon lands lying west
wardly of a straight line drawn between the
terminal points as named in the original Act
OF lS'2, chapter 2l2, owing to constitutional
grounds involved through inaccmacy and
failure of the surveyor of Allegany county to
make the survey according to the terms and
directions Of the original Act of 1872; and
Whereas 1t is to the interest of all the tax
payers Of said counties and the state of Ma
fyland that further expense and litigation
should be avoided, and that said boundary
| me should be definitely and finally settled.
ana thus increase the taxable areas of said
tonnties therefore,
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
/ Assembly Of Maryland. That at the next
/ congressional election after the passage of
/ this Act, to be held IN Garrett and AIegany
/ counties all the qualified voters of the state
/ OF Maryland residing westward Of a straight
! line drawn across the territory of the state
/ OF Maryland from the summit Of the Biz
/ BACK Bone or savage Mountain, where that
/ mountain Is crossed by NasOn's and Dixon ;
! me, 70 the middle Of Savage River where 1t
/ empties into the Potomac River, and thence
/ by straight line to the nearest point or
boundary Of the state of West virginia shall
/ be entitled to cast one ballot for or AGAINST
/ the embracing or including all of that terri
! tory of the state of Maryland lying west
! ward of the above described lines within the
! territory known and designated as Garrett
/ county. according to the Act of the General
! Assembly OF 49,, Chapter PIP; which said
! boundaries will then be described fully as
/ all that part of the State of Maryland (Which
! was formerly embraced as part of Auega-
| ny county. lying south and west of lines
beginning at the summit of Biz Back Bone
! or savage Mountain where thatmOuntain is
! crossed by NasOn's and DiXOn's line, and
/ running thence by straight line to the mid
/ ole Of Savage River, where it empties into
| the Potomac River, thence by a straight line
! to the nearest point or boundary OF the
! state of West Virginia. and beginning for
! the same at the summit Of the Big Backbone
! or savage mountain, where that mountain
! IS crossed by MaSOnS and DiXOn'S line, and
/ running thence by a straight line tOthe mid
/ uie OF savage river. where it empties into