Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-05-14
LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER NO. 237.

ACIS Oh Tie 1eUtl dl hooSihbls vi
Maryland passed at it's Session in
the year 1892, entitled: "An Act to
incorporate the town of Walkers
vile, in Frederick County, Mary
land" as the same was amended by
Chapter 513 of the Acts of 1904,
Chapter As of the Acts of 1906,
Chapter 6S of the Acts of 1908 anu
by Chapter 473 of the, Acts of 1910,
and to enact the following Sections,
in lieu thereof Incorporating tbs
town of Walkersville, in Frederick
County, Maryland.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That
Chapter 351 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at it's
session in the year 1892. entitled AN
Act to incorporate the town of Walk
ersyille. in Frederick County. Mary
land" as the same was amended by
Chapter 513 of the Acts Of 1904, Chap
ter as of the Acts of 1906, Chapter 6S
of the Acts OF 1908. and by Chapter
Alb of the Acts Of 1910, be and the
same is hereby repealed, and that the
following Sections Incorporating the
town of Walkersvlle in Frederick
County, be enacted in lieu thereof, so
as to read as follows:
Sec 2 Be it enacted, That the cit
liens of the town of Walkersville, in
Frederick County, be and they are
hereby constituted a body corporate,
by the name of the Burgess and Com
missioners of Walkersville." and by
that name shall have perpetual sue
cession, may purchase and hold real,
personal or mixed property, and may
sue and be sued, and have and use "a
common seal.
Sec. 3, Be it enacted, That all prop
erty and franchises Of every kind be-
longing to, or in possession of the
Commissioner of Walkersville." are
vested in the Burgess and Commits
soners of Walkersville;" and said
corporation may receive in trust and
control for any general corporate pur
pose of such trust. or for the benefit
of said corporation, all monies and
other property which may have been
or shall hereafter be bestowed upon It
by will, deed or any other form of gift
or conveyance, in trust for any general
corporate purposes, or in aid of the in
digent poor, or for the general pur-
pose of education, or for charitable
purposes of any description. within
said town.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted. That the cor
porate limits of the town Of Walkers
vile, of Frederick County Maryland,
shall include all land lying within the
following boundaries: Beginning at
the bridge over the Glade Branch on
the road leading from WaIkersville to
Biggs Ford, on the Monocacy, and fol
towing sHifdf Gt1ffadE Branrir to point
one hundred feet northeast of the
grounds of the canning factory now
owned by Charles w. Ross and Char
les B. Staley, partners trading as the
Monocacy Valley Canning Co.; thence
with line parallel with the northeast
line of the canning factory ground to
the Northern Central Railroad. fol
lowing said railroad to the road Lead
ing from Walkersvile to the Glade
Cemetery: thence with said road to
the land heretofore owned by Nettie
J. Atlee, and with the lines on the
northeast of said Atlee's land to the
public road: thence with a line
through the lands Of T.. l.. Cramer, to
gate on said land, on the WoodsborO
and Frederick turnpike, thence with a
line parallel with the northeast lire
of Susan Musser's lot through the
lands of Catherine Burrier, three hun
dred and siXty-three feet. more or less:
thence to the southeast corner of
Susan Musser's land; thence with the
southwest line of Susan Musser. Sam.
uel Smith, heirs of John Hoffman and
the land of John Spurrier. thence
through the lands of W. c. Hinea and
the land heretofore owned by Samuel
Ramsburg to the road leading from
WalkerSVille to Mt. Pleasant: thence
with said road to the sOuthea It corner
of Crawford heirs lot; thence with
the line of Crawford heirs and J. d.
Nlcodemus to the southwest corner of
the land heretofore owned by r. A.
freshour; thence in a direct line par
allei with the Woodsboro and Freder
lex turnpike, through the lands of ].
ID. NicOdemus and Nicodemus Broth
ers, to point directly opposite of the
southwest corner of the land hereto
fore owned by Lincoln G. Dinterman:
t"ence with the line of the lot hereto
fore owned by l.. G. Dinterman and
the land now or heretofore owned bv
David Cramer to the dividing line of
David Cramer and Johnson and
kemp's addition to Walkersville;
thence northwest in a direct line to
the southeast boundary line of heirs
of ]. H. Reddick's lot; thence with said
line of heirs of J. Y. Reddick direct
to a locust tree through the lands of
David Cramer, and from said locust
tree to the place of beginning.
Sec. 5. Be it enacted, That on the
first Monday of May, A. D.1914 the vot-
ers of Walkersville qualified as here
matter described shall elect a Bur
CESS and three Commissioners. At
the election in the year 1914 the Bur
CESS and Commissioners receiving the
highest number of votes shall hold
office for two years and the two Com
missioners receiving the next highest
number of votes shall hold office for
one year and at the election held in
the year 1915, there shall be two Com
.sioners elected for a term of two
years, and at the election to be held
in the year 1916, a Burgess and one