The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-16
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 SIS

eighty-hine, ninty.threp, nineiy.four.
ninety five and nineiy.eight OF article
s OF the code Of public local la~s Of
Wary lai d, title Ceci county subtitle
Chesapeake City and 10 add addi-
iionHl sections TO taid article u,d,r
I'd her. hy to be known M sectors
So A, So 4 and IS c aud Ia section 50
thereof ne amended hereby IT, be
Lnown NJ section SO A, 80 b, 50 c
and 50 u and to repeal section SO OF
said Article.
Section T. tie II enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. that sections S. 80. 80,
%. 10 and gs OF article OF the code Of public
local laws OF Maryland, title Cecil county 2.
sub title Chesapeake City be and the same
are hereby repe led and rs-enacted with
amendments Ms follows. aud additional sec
tons be ana the same are hereby added 10
said article under sections IS and " thereof
as amended to he known AS sections So A,
IS II, ~ c and - d as TO lows, and that sec
ton NJ he and the same il hereby repealed.
Section -. The president and commission
ers OF Chesapea e tity shan consist or nve
persons, a president and four comm ssionefs,
who shall he citizens OF the United sta es,
and at least twenty-five years ~ age, a d
who shall he bona fide residents OF said town
OF Chesapeake CITY for Mt least tw o wears next
preceding the date Of their election and who
shall each Ia his own right own real or pr
sonal property .i'uute In the limits OF said
town assessed at not less tive-hundred dol
lars, said board shall be nominated n; u
public meeting g. he he'd two weeks prior to
the election IN said town, aud no man who Is
not nominated at said NEE ting shan be ell gil
bile ter clcct'o IA lr sihcnt or town commits
sioners. All male Inhabitants or said town
who are citizen. OF the United states who
shah reside IN salt town for six months and
in the state uf Ma yland for tYeivc months
next preceding the cle, ton at which they
shall oiT.r To- vote, shall be entitled to vote
for said Prcsl lint and Comm 'ssiouers, pro-
vidcd that SAID 4. ter. h, fore lac shall he en-
titled 20 vote al said election shall pay n poll
tax OF one de-, n To the town treasurer OF
said town "a or before the nftecnth day OF
April ~ each ana every year hereafter and
rs evld, nee OF his having paiG the same, said
voter shall be rcpuiI ed T. produce his re
ccipt therefore to II Judge of elect! III ut
which he desires to vote. before lac shall he
cn.it eel o. cast Ills bal OF therei'.
Section - \. q, the fir,t MONDAY Ia May
IN IN, year o. Hui on the same date anu
ally thereafter, the said voters shall elect II
PRECEDENT of said hoard who shall So We for
one ear OF until his suc ess r. l. duly elected
ana Qu lifted aNd IA the nrst Munda In May
IN the yrrr . : aforesaid, said voters shah
eject four e mml,s on"i's Tor terms OF ONCE
TO he Determined a. follows rs soon AS said
Commissioners shall have been elected and
qualified tLcN shall hy lot div de them'elves
IN clrsso1. tlt ot said COMMIT siuncrs to serve
frtNo years from IA" date Of IN II election
ana two for one year ON date thereof or
until their sac, ss.urs ave duly elected and
qualified aud On the tr.t Monday Ia May
1908, AID on that date annually thereafter
said voters shal 81 Ct two Commissioners to
serve for two years from the date OF their
election. or unlll their successors are elected
and pualinci as aforesaid.
Section ~ u The Iown commissioners and
AL other officers OF said town before they
shall enter upon thc duties u their respec-
tive offices shall severdily take the following
oath:
| do solemnly swear that | viii faithfully
execute the office OF - to the best OF
my knowledge aud abil ty, without fear,
affection or part Hlity.
section Sc Ih- President aud Commits
sioners ~ said town shall n, some meeting
prior To the irst sion ay IN May, appoint
some person D. act as Judge OF said election,
who before sctlng ~ such shal qualify In the
samr manner rs Judges OF Ele .tiun for state
and County ufnccs In this state are required
EQUALITY before Justice Il the Pence. aud
shall open tn polls nt o'cl ok y. M. on the
nrst Monday f. May IN each year, and Close
TIL ,amc nj d. o p. IN. Oh said date, and the
pc SONS voted for PrcslGen, as aforesaid at
sad election who shan receive the highest
numho- "f les shall be Presii. VI ns uiure-
said ana the persons IN number according
10 thi- section, va ed Tor at said election for
Commissioners, of sHii tow. who shall re.
spcctivcIy receive the highest number OF
votes shall bee commissioners as aforesaid
ana ~ cHsr ut s tie, the election for Prcsi-
dent OF ,ummi>,ip ar. Aforesaid. a new clrr-
tlon sl.li Dee An.l after giving at least ave
days notice uI [ r tive fur holding the same,
elton ~. ru" saiJ Board shall annually
appoint O.. hn.u, Treasurer, ~ no shall be
selected !roiu among he members or said
Buaid, Whose Quite, II shall he 90 receive
nnd receipt for at. moui belonging to saig
corporation, ur 30 which Il shall tie n any
- 'llN 't tllil l''flN q tll III AfS
genera. OF ,.rrlt, irNiri upon the assessed
Va ne "t all properly within said town. a. q
turuc"iN" hr ''ue. au! p na.tl.s Imposed 10y
said Boa 1t ana 70 discharge such u;hcr duties
pcrtu Ming tnl.- office rs a'c pr may be i'm
ppsci boy l.w 90 any ordinance of the sud
Board, provided that before entering uuon
the duties 90 81 nN@e the said Treasurer
shall annually give bond to the said rrcsl-
dent aud Commit, toners with surety OF sure
ties to b. approved 10y said Board. In double
the amount OF money which said Board shall
estimate. VIII cone into the hands OF said
TrouSurcr during the term for which lac
shall be- appointed, conditioned for the faith.
ful III charge ~ Nis dutls as said Treasurer
ana the said lnard shall have authority Mt
any time 10 require the said Treasurer to
give add luual bond or security conditioned
MS aforesaid for tlgu amount OF money In his
hands or to come Into his hands during his
term ~ ONCE shah be grenter than Is esti-
mated as aforesaid by said Board. Said
Treasurer shall continue In once until his
successor Is appointed aud qualified, but
shall bc subject 10 removal by said hoard
for neglect OF duty, disohedience Of orders or
other malfeasanee IN ONCE. n the entire