The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
MANCHESTER.
CHAPTER 262.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section sc and section
81, Article of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title Gar
roll County, subtitle Manchester"
and repeal and re-enact with
amendments section 73 of said Ar
ticle as amended by Chapter 2S6
| of the General Assembly of Mary
! land of 1902.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland That Sec
ton &c and section 81 of Article of
the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Carroll County," SUBJ
title Manchester" and section 73 of
said Article Z, as amended by chapter
2S6 of the Acts OF the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted to
read as follows:
&c. The limits of the said town of
Manchester shall embrace all the land
within the following meteS and
bounds, courses and distances, to wit:
Beginning at a stone marked B. G. L.,
standing on the east side of Main
street, opposite from the intersection
of the Bachmans Valley road with
Main street, and running thence south
59A degrees W. $50 feet; thence S.
2314 degrees, E. $3.50 feet; thence S.
671a degrees w. 592 feet; thence S.
40 degrees e. $50 feet; thence N. 691a
degrees E. 1886 feet; thence N. 25R
degrees VISIT feet; thence N. 57A de-
grees W.214 feet; thence N.47% degrees
E.543 feet; thence N.22A degrees WIFI
feet; thence N. 57% degrees w. 214
feet; thence n. 47% degrees E. 543
feet; thence N. 22A degrees w. I'll
feet; thence N. 80 degrees e. 1157
feet; thence N. 52A degrees w. 513
feet; thence S. 501s degrees w. 500
feet; thence N. 35 degrees w. 1441
feet; thence S. 57A degrees w. $50
feet; thence S. 23A degrees E. 131
feet to the beginning, as will appear
by reference to certificate and plat
fully describing the bounds of the cor
poration filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court Of Carroll County for
record.
81. The citizens of. said town of
Manchester of the age of twenty-one
years and upward and who shall have
resided within the limits of said town
for a period of not less than six
months next preceding the election,
and all qualified to vote for delegates
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
shall elect by ballot, on the first Sat-
urday of April in each and every year
at such place as shall be designated
by the Mayor and Common Council,
between the hours of one p. m. and
four p. M, one person of not less than
twenty-five years of age and who has
been a resident of said town for at
least twelve months next preceding
such elections, and shall be the own
er of real estate or lease hold prop
erty in said town, and taxpayer in
said town on an assessment OF at
least five hundred dollars, as Mayor
and five persons of not less than
twenty-five years of age, and resident
of said town for not less than twelve
months next preceding such elections,
as councilmen, and in case of tie
vote at any election, the Mayor shall
| give ten days notice of a new election
to decide the choice between the
parties having such tie vote.
70. All property, whether real, per-
sonal or mixed, within said corporate
limits, except that occupied as
churches, schools and the property
owned by Lebanon Lodge No. It's, A.
F. & A. M. and the property owned
by Daniel & Jacob Lodge No. 20, !.
o. o. F. shall be subject to such taxes
and charges as may be deemed neces-
sary by said Mayor and Common
Council, to support and maintain the
expenses which may be at any time
incurred in the Improvement and
management of said town, and for
other corporate purposes, not exceed
| ing twenty cents on the hundred dol
lars of the assessed value of all prop
erty within the corporate limits of
said town, now liable to assessment
and taxation for State and county
taxation under the laws of this State,
except as above exempt.
Section e. Be it enacted, That this
Act take effect from the date of it's
passage.