The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-09
Public Local Laws
For Cecil County, Passed at the
January Session, 1908.
Published by authority of the County
Commissioners of Cecil County.
w. II. DESHANE, President.
Chesapeake City.
CHAPTER 5i5.

tighty.Line. ninty three, niBeiy-four,
rinety.dve and iiueiy eight OF article
S OF the code 81 public local laws Of
Maryland. title Crci county subtitle
Chesapeake City and 10 add nddi-
Jionnl sections 10 tuid article und,r
sections eignty.ivr Thereof as an end
I'd hertby TO be- known rs sections
IS A, IS b aud IS c and to -eciinn 80
thereof ~ amended h.r,b y tn be
known ~ spctin 50 \, 80 Il, 50 q
and ~ y aad to repeat cliou gB ~
said Article,
Section |. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, hat sections -. 80, 10,
81, 10 and IS Of article OF the code Of public
local laws OF Maryland title, Cecil county q,
subtitle Chesapeake city be aud the same
are hereby repealed and rc-enacted with
amendments as follows, aud additional sec
tlons he ana the same are hereby added to
said article under sections IS and 81 thereof
as amended 70 be known ms sections So A.,
50 II, - c aId n ID as follows, and that sec
tlon % he ana the same Is hereby repeated.
Section -. The president aud commission
ers OF Chcsapea c ity shall consist OF iiye
pers ms, president and four comm ssion ers,
who shall he citizens OF the United sta es,
and AT least twenty-five years II age, II d
who shHil be bona ilde rcsluei l. OF said town
OF Chesapeake city Tor at least two years next
proceeding the date Il their election anu " no
shall each In bis own right own real or pc
soual property siuate in the limits OF said
town assessed at not less 1ve-hundred dol
l6rs, SAID board shall he nominated at II
public meeting be he'd two weeks. prior 20
the election ~ said iuwn, and no man wh" Is
not nominated at said meeting shan he ol' 81
bile tor ,lcrt.oa n ir siicnt or town commits
siOnCrs All ma e inhabitants OF said town
who are citizen. Of the United states who
shall reside Ia st!i tpwn for six mouths and
In the state Of VIA Wand for twelv" months
next preceding the rlc ton NJ which they
shall Dif.r 10 vote, shall be- cntitlcd To vote
for said Pr".il,u nj aud Comm ssoners, pro-
yidCd that sad voter. b fore he shall DE eU-
titled t. vote ~ -Hih election shan pay poll
tax uf 90, trl q to the town treasurer OF
said town 81 o. before the fifteenth day OF
April u each and every year hereafter aud
ns cyld nee 81 his having paid thcsunic, said
voter shnll De required I" produce his re-
ccipt therefore TO tie Judge OF r:lectl II AT
which he desires Ia vote. ucfOre lac shaI! be
EMIT ed To- cast ais nal ut thcrcat.
s."l!"s - j.. % the iir.t Mondn la STAY
~ tn yen. o. ana on the same date suiiu'
ally thereafter. the snid voters sha' elect Il
Pie lhcut OF ,lI BOARD who shall 81 We fot
one yea 80 Until his ,uc Css n /. duiy elected
ana qu" lNru i pu Tue urst " udny IN May
In the yvrr s aforesaid, saii voters shall
eject four e mutiss unrrs for terms OF Office
20 hc d,tvml - a. ;,il VS. as soon as said
Commissioners >huIi have been elected nnd
qunI.ucd {. ts sunii ny lot div de them elves
~ clns,c,. two uf said 6, MIMI sioners to serve
f.rto o ycnr- from ia. aatc of IN II election
ana two for one year un date thereof ~
until thcIr success. urs are duly elected and
qualified aI,a on thu Hr.t Monday iu MaS
ieu-, a. q on t!af date annually thereaft r
said voters snal 81 ct two G mmlssIoncrs Il
serve Tor two ycnrs from the date Of tncll
clcctiun. ut uu u their successors are elected
nud qualified n aforesaid.
Section +, The ruwu commissioners aud
all other ,tlirrr, uf said town before they
sAaii enter upon tnc duties II their 'espcc'
i've offices shall scver.tiiy take the following
oath:
do solrmny swear that ! VIII faithfuy
execute the office 81 --- 10 the best OF
my knowledge aud ahIl ty. without icnr
affection ct part ~.
Section sc IN. Pr. sldcnt aud Commits
siumrrs Il snid town shall ~ some meeting
prior to the n II M,n ny IN NAV, appoint
some person act rs Judge 81 said election,
who before citing IL, such shall qualify In the
same mauu.ras Judges OF Election for state
ia f.t nj
t,qunlify before IA Justice Il the Peace. aud
shall o. en Ga polls at o'cl cE D. IN. an the
nrt yonduy May In each yonr, aud cro'c
III. .nItc at 4. u .. IN on said date, aud the
pc sons voted tor President MS aforesaid at
81 Il vicctluu Who stan rec i've the highest
number al y les shal, hc Presid Ut as afnre-
sria aud the persons ~ number according
to thl. section. 80 I'd for at said election for
Commissioner. OF suid tow , who stu rc.
spcctiyr,y receive IN" highest i,uInbcr Of
votes shalt b" Commissioners ms aforesaid
aui ~ cast 81 q tie, the election Tor frosi.
dent ~ ,ommi,.ip a. afu csuid. a new cl"r-
tlon sA J, Doc h"Ia after giving nj least fve
Guys notice 81 time tur holding the same
; elton ,y I4s ,Gld Board shall annually
appoi4t boy ballot Treasurer. who shall bc
s".oct,d from among he members OF said
Board. whu.c duties It shall, be to receive
aud r,cvllt Tor ui mOui belonging To sui
preparation, uG t. which It shalt re - any
Wi q entitled, turpllr't uuh r, ceivcnll taxes
general ar rrin LEVEL upon TIE assessed
Va Ne 81 all properly within said town. ard
u receive HE fines und = ntItl' = Imposed by
said BDufd and tpdisrharRc such other duties
pcrta ming to his ONCE as H'c, or mas be I'M.
posed by Law or any ordinance OF the said
board, provided that before entering upon
the duties ~ said oiiicc the said Treasurer
shall annually give bond To the said presl,
dent and Commits toner's with surety or sure
ties 70 ba approved by said Board. In double
the amount OF money which said Board shall
estimate, VIII cone into the hands OF said
Treasurer during the term for which he
shall bc appointed, conditioned for the faith
ful di charge OF his duti' rs said Treasurer
and the said Board shall have authority al
any time TO require the said Treasurer q
give add loual bond or security conditioned
as aforcsai for the amount OF money In hls
hands or 10 come into his hands during his
term OF ONCE shall be greater than Is esti
mated hs aforesaid by said Board. Said
Treasurer shall continue In once until his
successor Is appointed and qualified, hui
shall be subject to removal by said Board