The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-30
COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS
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COMMISSIONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER No. "a
AN ACT to add two new sections to
Article IL, of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title Hartford County," sub
title County Commissioners, " to be
known IA Section ESD and 5SE, to
follow Immediately after CSC, provid-
| ing for the division of Hartford Coun.
ty into tive commissioner districts and
Tor the nomination and election of
said Commissioners.
| SRCrioN l. lie II enacted by the General As
scmhy ol Maryland. That two new Sections be
added 10 Article ~ " the Code OF Public Local
| Laws. tlilc Hartford County. subtitle County
| tOmmisSinncTs" 10 follow Immediately after
| sect n hS = To he known as sections gid and
| iSl. and To read rs follows;
Snvrl"N bsD. Hartford County Is hereby di.
| idcd into Ave districts To he known US Commits,
stuner Districts. said districts to be as follows
| The FIRST Election District rs now constituted
| shall constitute and he Commissioner District
| No. al said County the Second and sixth Flee.
| ton Districts rs now constituted shall cOnsti
| iutv aud he Commissioner District No. 2Of said
| punly, the Third Election District rs now con
| siItutud shall constitute and be Commits Toner
| District No, ! oi snid County; the Fourth Flee
| uun District rs now constituted shall constitute
and be Commissioner District No. OF said
| county, aud the Fiuh Election District ~ now
| ION illnlrd shall constitute aud he Commission
| ~ District No. OF said County. Five persons
| who shall he residents, voters and taxpayers OF
| liIrlOrd County shall he elected by the qualified
| voters VI Hartford County, and the five persons
| - elected shall compose and constitute the
| Board OF County Commissioners Ol Hartford
| uuniy, In the event Ot u vacancy caused by
| death, resignation or otherwise, the person an
pointed Ia serve rs his successor shall he u reg
| sturcd voter. resident aud taxpayer OF Hartford
| uunly.
| 80, nos hSE. That the Hoard Of Supervisors
| ul Election al Hartford County, prior to any
PRIMARY Election at which Candidates for III
| ulliCr Of County Commissioner for Hartford
| nunly may he selected. shall require that each
| candidate for the office at County Commission
| ~ al Hartford County, shall In addition to the
| other statements, required by law. cmhody IN
| his certificate oi nomination statement that
| he - m actual resident Of the Election District
| al Hartford County, OF which he claims To b.
| registered voter aud IN preparing official bal.
| Tots Tor use IN such primary election where
utndihalrS Tor such office are to be selected, said
| Hoard nl SUPERVISORS OF Election shall cause
| 'hru Ia he 80 printed and arranged as 10 con
| lliu under the denomination OF County Com
| Wrr toner's the names ~ the Candidates for said
| ulurr ni County Commissioner of Hartford
| uuuty. aud they shall IN addition Ia the names
! IT said Candidates, cause 10 be printed immr-
| .'ut'y under the name Of each Candidate, the
| commissioner District In which such Candidate
| resides The Candidate Tor nomination for said
| uiurr al County Commissioner In any party
| participating N sad Primary Election residing
| ~ Commissioner District No who has received
| 'hr highest number Oi votes east al such Primary
| Election iur Candidates residing In said DIS
| met shall he the Nominee Of said party from
| SAID Commissioner District No. |, aud the Can
| dIdao Tor nomination for said ONCE Of County
| Commissioner ~ any party participating In any
| Primary Election residing ~ Commissioner
| District No . who has received the highest
| numbrr VI votes east At such Primary Election
| iur Candidates residing III said District shall be
| the Nominee III said party from said Commits
| ,ipncr district Ma. 2, and the Candidate Tor
| nomination Oi said Offirc for County Commits
| sinnrr III any party participating In said Fri
| mary Election residing IN Commissioner Dis
| trici No y, who has received the highest number
ri votes east at said Primary Election for any
| Candidate residing III said district shall be ihr
| Nominee III SAID party from said Commissioner
| District No. T. and the Candidate for nomination
| Ut said UIllrr Of County Commissioner In nny
| party participating ~ SAID Primary Election.
| residing In Commissioner District No. I, who
| mas received the highest number of votes east
| IN said Primary Election inr any Candidate re-
| siding IN Commissioner District No. I, shall he
| the kOmlnu" Ol SAID party from said COMMITS
| sluuer District No. I, and the Candidate Tor
| nomination Of said Once Of County Commits
ri0nur IN any party participating Ia said Primary
| Election residing IN Commissioner District No,
| . who has received the highest number Of votes
| os.I IN such Primary Election for any Candidate
| residing IN said District shall be- the Nominee of
| sad part, from said Commissioner District No
o. Candidates Tor said Office may lie nominated
| other than AZ u PRIMARY Election IN the manner
prescribed by SCriiuE 1901 Article 49, Of lnpby'N
| { ode OI Public General Laws Of Maryland, In
| which ease their certificate Gi nomination shall
contain ~ addition Ia The other information re-
uuifcd by law, q statement that The applicant h.
a registered voter ~ and u taxpayer and resi-
| dent ri the Election District OF which he claims
| 10 be- . registered voter. and any person whusu
nomination shall bu ~ CrIiIilud, shall be placed
/ on The ballot Al III ensuing general election ~
a Candidate Tor the Once u County CUmmk.
| ,Oncr Oi Hartford county. Al the next ensuing
| General Election, At which County Commission.
rTs are IN he elected aud every two years there
after the board al Supervisors of El' elton shall
place on the "a n'rll Ticket Ia b. voted iuT. blythe
| qualified voters Ui Hartford County the names
of all PERSONS 80 nominated iOr the office Of
| County Commissioner Oi Hartford County and
| the Ave candidates Tor SAID ui1Cc who shall At
| such election receive The highest number Oi
votes east Tor Candidate Tor said office shall be-
| returned and bccnm" County Commissioner i1r
| Hartford County
| SIC. 2 AMI he II further enacted. That tins
| Act containing the two sections Il, rrinbrfnTu
| referred 10. shah be- taken and construed Ms an
| rnllfety and zach aud every part and section
| thereof Is made Dependant upon each aud every
| nibrr part aud section thereof.
| SIC. . And b" II further enacted. That all
| Acts and parts nf Acts, laws aud parts Of laws.
inconsistent WIN this Act or any provision
| thereof h. and the same are hereby repealed to
| the extent ui such Inconsistency,
| Sr'. And be- II further enacted. That moth
inR IN tins Act shall be- taken or construed To 81
| feet the terms pt the present County tOmmlA-
| sipnrrs al Hartford County.
| SIC o. And be II further enacted. That this
Act shall take effect June first Nineteen Hun
| dTcd aud Sixteen.
Approved.
| EMERSON G.. HARRINGTON,
Governor.
PHILIP ID. LAIRD,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
PETER j. CAMPBELL,
President of the Senate.
Office Of the Chief Clerk of the House
Hereby Certify, That the aforego-
ing is II true copy Of AN Act of the Gen.
eraI Assembly Of Maryland, passed at
the January Session. 1916
ALBERT J. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House