The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01
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whereas, By an Act Of the Legislature pas
Sed at the Session OF ls!ts. Chapter 3J4. pro-
Eldng for location and marking Of the line
/ dividing Allegany ana Garrett counties be
tween the terminal points named in the orig
mai Act of l>I2. Chapter PIP and the filing of
the returns and plars OF the said survey with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of AHegany
county. the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Gar
Iett county, ana with the Commissioner of
tile Land Oftice. aud the sending Of a copy of
the said report and returns to the Governor
VINO upon the same shall notify the County
commissioners Of Alegany andS Garrett
counties OF MS 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 ls72
chapter 2l2, in compliance with the Act of
loHo, Cnapter S4, in tn year 1898, the line so
run being permanently marked by monu-
ments and mounds, and full and detailed re
ports and platS of said survey being filed
as provided and the County Commissioners
or the respective counties of Allegany and
Garrett counties having compiled with the
provisions of said Act by levyhg and paving
over respectively. the sum of five hundred
dollars each Tor 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
NdlhiN VI d straight line drawn between me
terminal points as named in the original Act
or lSI2, Chapter 2l2. owing to constitutional
grounds involved through inaccuracy and
failure of the surveyor of AlleganY county to
make the survey according to the terms and
directions of the original Act of lS;!!; and
Whereas, 1t is to the interest of all the tax
pay ers OF said counties and the state OF Ma
rylanG that further expense and litigation
should be avoided, and that said boundary
me should be definitely aud finally settled.
ana thus increase the taxable areas of said
COMMITTEES; therefore,
SECTION l. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That at the next
congressional election after the passage OF
TINS Act, to be held in Garrett and Allegany
counties all the qualified voters of the state
OF Maryland residing westward of a straight
Inc drawn across the territory of the sta te
or Maryland from the summit Of the Big
Back Bone or savage Mountain. where thai
mountain is crossed by MasOnS ana Dixon
me. To the middle of savage River where it
empties into the Potomac River, and thence
ny Stfal@ht 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 living 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 IT,. Chapter PIP: which said
/ boundaries Will tHen be described fully. as
all that part Of the state OF Maryland (Which
| was formerly embraced as a part of Allega-
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| beginning at the summit Of Big Back Bone
or savage Mountain where thatmOuntain is
! crossed ny Nason'S ands DiXOn'S line, and
/ running thence by a straight line to the mid
die OF savage River. where il empties into
| the Potomac River. thence by a straight line
70 the nearest point or boundary of the
state OF West Virginia; ana beginning for
| the same at the summit Of the Big Backbone
or Savage mountain, where that mountain
! IS crossed by MaSOn's and DiXOn's line, and
| running thence by a straight line to the mia
& al n inf r..
the Potomac river; thence by a straight line
/ 10 the nearest point OF boundary of the
| state of West Virginia, and then with the
Sald boundary along the southern or right
pank or the north branch OF the Potomac
/ river to its source; thence due north to Ma
son and DiXon's line, and then with it east
the Biz Back Bone on savage mountain.
SEC. >. And be it enacted. That due notice
/ shan he given by advertisement and other
wise OF the submission Of the question OF the
/ boundaries or Garrett county to the qualified
voters within an the territory affected. and
thdt the question be submitted as provided
IN this Act ana in accordance with all exist
lhG laws providing for the submission of
constitutional anne dmeutS on other ques-
TONS to the voters Of tG" state. that j. TO
say. as follows: In addition to the ticket to
De voted for members OF Congress as afOre-
said. the supervisors OF Elections of Garrett
county shall have printed on the tickets to
lie used a said congressional election the
words For Garrett County ana Against
Jarrett bu0LN. SAID tickets shall in their
details and arrangements he in conformity
to the provisions OF Article % Of the Code of
Public General Laws OF Maryland. title
"Electi-l!S.' ana be marked in the square on
the right OF tNn aforesaid words in the man
Eer rs the tickets are required by la to he
( marked: ana II upon counting the vote il
snail be found that majority of the votes
shall be For Garrett County then the dis
pGted territory shall become and remain a
part of Garrett county but il d maiurit4. OF
said votes be cast Against Garrett County
the said disputed territory shall be and re
main part of AlleganY county, and when
the matter IS so determined the citizens liv-
ING in said disputed Territory shall pay their
taxes to the county in whose favor the queS-
| tiOu shall have been decided. And il is a
provision of said election that the registered
voters in said disputed territory shah be
permitted to vote on said question in Gar
rctU county, although they may be registered
IN AlleSanN county within the lines now laid
down; ana their votes on proof of regiStTa-
ton in Allegany county shall have the same
effect as If they We're registered voters in
! Garrett county; and should any dispute arise
as TO any person so voting being a resident
or said disputed territory. then in that event
the registration books OF ALE any county
may be reSorted to FOR such proof and if so
proved shall he conclusive as to the right of
such persons to vote on said question; and il
said vote shall tie in favor of Garrett county
then the lines as laid down under the au-
thOrlty of Chapter 3W Of the Acts OF 1898.
which survey is fled in the office of the Land
commissioner of MARYLAND. shall be and re-
main the divisional lines between Garrett
ana AllegaTy counties.
SEC. ,. And he it enacted. That this Act
shall take erect from the date OF its passage
Approved April B 1886