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ty Commissioners, as said section
was amended and re-enacted by Chap
ter 410 of the Acts of 1890, and said
section was repealed and re-enacted
with amendments by the Act passed
at January Session 1904, Chapter
$40, and said section was repealed
and re-enacted with amendments by
the Act passed at January Session
1906. Chapter q, and to re-enact the
same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 81 Of Article II, of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title Garrett Coun-
tv, subtitle, County Commissioners as
amended and re-enacted by Chapter
40 OF the Acts of 1890, and as said sec
ton was repealed and re-enacted with
amendments by the Acts passed at
January Session 1904, Chapter $40 and
the said section was repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments by the Act
passed at January Session 1906, Chap
ter q, be and the same is hereby re.
pealed, so as to read as follows:
That at the general election of county
officers of Garrett county. to be held in
said county, November, 1917. and every
four years thereafter, a clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners shall
be elected by the qualified voters of
said county, who shall hold office of
clerk for the term of four years. from
the time of his election and uualifica-
tion or until his successor is elected and
qualified, and shall be subject to re.
moval from said office for any willfuI
neglect of duty or misbehavior in office
at any time by the County Commission
ers OF said county, who shall have
power to appoint some competent per
son for the uneXpired term of the clerk
so removed; said clerk shall be paid for
his services the sum Of eight hundred
dollars per annum, payable in monthly
Instruments of $66. Sc, at the eXpira-
ton OF each and every month by the
treasurer OF Garrett county from the
funds Of said county, and said clerk
shall have full power to administer an
oath or affirmation to any and all per
sons who Is to be examined as q wit
ness IN any matter before the County
Commissioners and touching or relat-
ing TO any account, bill or other mat
ter. to be filed in the office of the
SAID County Commissioners, and said
salary of eight hundred dollars per an
mum shall be full compensation for all
services required of said clerk, who
shall keep the office of County Commits
sloners open from nine O'Clock in the
forenoon until four o'clock in the after
noon, and who shall attend therein for
the transaction of business on every
day OF the week, except Sunday and
legal HOLIDAYS
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highest responsible bidder therefore the
said Mayor and Council, reserving the
right to reject any and all bids received
for said bonds.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That If
this Act is adopted by the voters of
said town as aforesaid, then it shall be
lawful for the Mayor and Council of
said Loeb Lynn Heights, and they are
hereby Authorized and empowered to
complete and maintain said system of
sewerage in said town. and TO that end
are hereby authorized to make all nee
ceSsary contracts to carry out the pur-
poses and provisions of this Act. and
they may either contract the whole of
SAID Improvement, or any part thereof,
or may purchase the material and en-
ploy the necessary labor to complete
SAID system by days labor, whichever in
their judgment they may deem best.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted.
That said Mayor and Council are hereby
authorized and empowered to pass all
such ordinances as may be necessary for
the successful operation of said system
OF sewerage, by regulating the use and
tapping of the same by the residents of
said town, and the interference there
with by any and all persons; and thew
are hereby further authorized to fix and
establish rate of charge or charges
for the use of said sewer, and the tap
ping thereof, by the residents of said
town, and shall have the power to pass
all such ordinances as may be necessary
requiring the residents of said town. or
the property owners thereof, TO dis
cnnfluna tha Of o1I
closets used IN said town, wherein focal
matter Is permitted to accumulate.
SEC. Z. That in order to paw the in
terest on said bonds and to redeem said
bonds as they shallfall due and PAYABLE.
the said Mayor and Council are hereby
authorized to levy upon the taxable
property IN said town. at their annual
levy term, all such taxes as NAV be
necessary for said purpose.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted
That the funds arising from the sale of
SAID bonds shall be kept separate from
all other funds belonging to said town.
and snail only be used to carry out the
provisions of this act, and all moneys
paid out OF said fund for the construc
ton and completion of said sewer svs-
tenn shall be by check, signed by the
Mayor of said town, and COMMISSIONED
by the Clerk thereof, after said bill or
account has been passed and ordered to
be paid by the SAID Mayor and Council
of said town.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the
Clerk of said town shall keep a book, in
which shall be entered the sale of all
bonds, the amount received therefor. to
whom sold, the date when same was
sold, and shall further enter therein an
account showing the several items on
which the fund arising from the sale
OF said bond was expended.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted.
That this Act is an emergency law and
necessary for the immediate preser-
walton Of the public health and safety.
and having been passed by yea and
nay vote, supported by three-ffths of
all the members elected to each of the
two houses Of the General Assembly.
the same shall take effect from the
date of its passage
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part thereof.

part thereof.
Subsection E. The term "superin-
tendent" means the person who shall
have. on behalf of the operator, i'm
mediate supervision of one or more
mines.
Subsection F. The provisions of
this Act shall not apply to any mine
employing less than ten persons in any
one period of twenty-four hours
Sub Section = 1t shall be the duty
of the Mine Inspector to make as to the
clay or fire-clav mines in Allegany or
Garrett counties the examination and
reports required as to coal mines under
Section 1917 of Article l and Section Isl
of Article II of this Act, and to make
recommendations to the State Board of
Labor and Statistics as to the legislation
requisite to protect life and health IN
such clay mines.
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from and
after the first day of June, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.
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CHAPTER NO. 438

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section INK of Chap
ter 300 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1904, en-
titled AN Act for the incorporation
of the town of Friendsville in Dis
trict No. 2. OF Garrett County. 3"
and for the amendment of Article
II of the Code of Public Laws of
Garrett COunty,' by adding add
tional sections thereto. to be known
as Sections liza, lib, TIC, lllCA,
lid, lie, lllF. 1llF3 lug,
I'LL, INK, I'LL, lin, ITO, HIP,
lllQ and to follow Immediately
after Sec. III of said Art. II, and
to be known by the subtitle
"Friendsville, and to exempt the
town of Friendsville in District No.
2, in Garrett County, as herein
bounded and described from the
operations Of the provisions of
Chapter II of the Acts of 1898, en-
titled AN Act to prohibit the sale
of spirituous or fermented liquors
or lager beer in Election District
No. of Garrett County"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section lllk,of Chapter 300 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1904, entitled AN Act for the in
corporation of the town of Friendsyille,
in District Ne. of Garrett County,
and for the amendment of Article , of
the Code of Public Laws of the State of
Mary land, entitled Garrett County, 3"
by adding additional sections thereto, to
be known as Sections lila, lib, TIC,
lllC!, lid. HE. HE, lllF8, lug.
lllH, ]llJ, INK, Ill. HIM, ITO,
hip, mo, and to follow Immediately
after Section III of said Article y and
to be known by the subtitle Friends
Vile and to exempt the town of
Friendsville IN District No 2, IN Gar
rett County. as herein bounded and de-
scrlbed from the operation Of the pro-
visions Of Chapter II of the Acts of
1895 entitled AN Act 10 prohibit the
sale of spirituous or fermented liquors
or larger beer in Election District No.
? Of Garrett County," be and the same
is hereby repealed ana re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
INK. The said Mayor and Council
shall have the power to compel the
property owners binding along any of
said streets, lanes or alleys, so accept
ed by said corporation and recorded
among its proceedings to construct and
keep in repair sidewalks and footways
of their property binding on said streets
and roads, and may pass all such ordi-
nances as may be necessary to compel
the construction and repair of said side
walks. And they shall have power to
enforce the construction and repair of
said sidewalks. by fines imposed upon
the property owners for a failure to
construct and repair after fifteen days
notice previously given, which said
fines shall be collectible as other fines
imposed for the violation of the ordl-
nances of the town as hereinafter set
forth and stated.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect on June
l, 1916.
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CHAPTER NO. 9.

AN ACT to repeal and enact with am
endments Section 2 of Chapter $50
of the Acts of the General Assemb-
ly of Maryland, passed at its session
of 1896, title Garrett County" sub
title Loeb Lynn Heights /"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 2 of Chapter 45O of the Acts of
1896, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 2. That the corporate limits
of SAID town shall be as follows: Be-
ginning for the same at cement post
standing at the southerly limits of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Right of
Way, and on the westerly margin of
of the road known as the Wonderly
Road, and running thence along the
western margin of said road:
South degrees East, rs and $40
feet; thence
2-South &c degrees East, 235 feet;
thence
3-South 80 degrees and 45 minutes
East, TIA feet; thence
4-South AZ degrees and As minutes
East, SO feet; thence
5-South Fl degrees and Is minutes
East, LOOP feet to a cement post on
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w eSCerlY margin OF said road; thence
6-NOrth 81 degrees and 30 minutes
East, 875 feet to a cement post; thence
NORTH q degrees and 30 minutes
East, l, 574 feet to a cement post; thence
S-South 62 degrees and 25 minutes
East, 456 and 6-l0 feet to a cement post
which is the original beginning of Mill
tary Lots Nos $50 and 919; thence
running with the first line of said Mill
tary Lot No. 9l9; thence
9-North n degrees and 80 minutes
East. 1850 feet to a planted stone
marked f. G.; thence
l0-North Is degrees East. SO feet to
point on the east margin of a road
known as the Old German Road; thence
with east margin of said road; thence
11-North q degrees and 40 minutes
East 100 feet; thence
12-North 40 degrees East. 100 feet
thence
13-North "a degrees and 30 minutes
East, 235 feet; thence
14-North 10 degrees West, So feet;
thence
15-North 40 degrees and Is minutes
West, l6S feet; thence
l6-North SO degrees West, 239 feet:
thence
17-North Al degrees and 80 minutes
West, $50 feet; thence
Z 18-North 80 degrees West, 100 feet;
thence
l9-North 60 degrees and 30 minutes
West. 242 feet; thence
20-North 70 degrees West, 80 feet to
a cement post standing on the Souther-
ly limits Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Right of Way; thence with
said limits of the Baltimore and Ohio
Right of Wav; thence
2l-South II degrees and 80 minutes
West, to the point of beginning.
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AN ACT TO repeal CHAPTER G0l of the
General Assembly of MARYLAND of
1914, entitled AN Act to provide
for License Tax on Dogs to Gre
ate a fund to protect the sheep in
dustry in Garrett County"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Chapter 60l of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1914, entitled
AN Act to provide for a license tax on
dogs to create a fund to protect the
sheep industry in Garrett County" be
and the same is hereby renealed.
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coed to exercise the power vested in
them by this Act, and shall issue the
bonds as herein provided; but if the
majority of the votes cast shall be
Against the Bond Issue" then this
Act shall be null and void.
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CHAPTER NO. II.

AN ACT to repeal Section 81 of Article
II of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title Garrett County, sub title. Coun-
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FINE PROGRAM RENDERED
At ALCOTT SCHOOL FRIDAY


The second meeting OF the Parent
Teachers Association was held at the
Alcott School. Friday afternoon. Feb.
25th. with seven teachers. and fifty
parents and friends present.
Twenty-Five new names were added
to the membership. which was very
encouraging. as was the contributions
to the school library which now num-
bers over six hundred volumes. With
the efficient faculty. and earnest pu
pills, Alcott averages up with the best
and all parents and patrons are urgen.
ly invited to attend these helpful and
entertaining meetings.
The assembly room was tastefully
decorated with the national colors.
and the following excellent program
was carried out. and received much
merited applause.
Short Address Standardization
Miss Anna Garwood.
Opening Song-Fourth Grade.
Recitation-Hazel volk.
Song g-"Star Spangied Banner"-6th
9TH and sth grade boys.
story-Dramatized and Flag Salute.
First Grade.
Song-Third Grade.
Minuet-Second Grade.
Recitation-Leon Polk.
Recitation-Robert Blythe.
Exercise-Third Grade.
Song-Fifth Grade.
Recitation Spirit of Colorado"
Moyne cuip.
song-"Is There Any Other coun-
try Like the u. S. A?"-eth. eth and
Sth Grades.
Ion-'I492--viv,a Ames.
song-"columbia the Gem OF the
oeean''-cth. 9TH and sth Grades,
Story of Lincoln-Heien Pauis.
SONG Where the coiumbines
Grow.~-eth. 9Th and sth Grades.
g-"America~- Pupils and Audi.
ence.
Address-"standing OF the School"
Mrs. Jennie Patterson.
Address-"object Of Parent.Teach.
ers' Associations--Pro Harry.
Short talks by parents.
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U. P. MEETINGS

We were very much pleased at the
increased attendance last night at tho
United Presbyterian Church. The
address was more than sermon. II
was an exhaustive presentation Of
the theme Personal Work" 1t abound
ed in illustrations and went straight
home to the hearts OF the hearers.
Rev. Pollock Is very able and en-
gaging preacher. The subject this ey-
ening win be "Hypocrites." Do not let
the weather detain you from being
present tonight to hear the sermon.
Be present in spirit anyway and re-
member the service and the servant.
l. c. RANKIN.
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ACCIDENT At POWER PLANT

One OF the workmen employed in
connection with the construction OF
the addition to the plant OF the Arkan-
sas Valley Railway. Light q Power
company at Soda point was rather
severely hurt on Monday In conseau-
ence OF an aecidcn,ai fall into one
of the trenches M d. for the founda-
ton OF the PRO oscd structure. He
stepped bacl1W a. ds in such a way as
to fall heavily into the excavation. in
iuring his right thiyh- The unfortu-
nate man was conveyed TO his homo
and surgeon summoned to dress his
wounds. which were found to he less
serious than were at hr,s thought to
be the case. Itiis not believed that
he viii be incapacitated from work
for more than week or ten days.
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COYOTE WAS CAUGHT
BY TED cHRIsTIsoN

The coyote given to the chamber
of commerce zoo In the State park
last week was caught by Ted Christi.
son Of the Hot Springs addition. in
stead OF by the Reynolds brothers
OF South Canon. ns announced at the
time. The animal was trapped in the
hills along Grape Creek Canon. His
coyoteship is accepting his captivity
with philosophy and stoicism. A big
horned owl was offered to the zoologi-
cal committee of the chamber OF COM
merce this morning.
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COLORADO COLLEGE
GETS sEouEsT

Colorado College has recently re-
ceiyed an addition OF ten thousand
dollars to its endowment from the es.
tate Of william Barth Of Denver. Colo
rado. who died in November. 1914. Mr..
Barth was a German BY birth, but
was one Of the immigrants Of the revo-
lutionary years OF as. He came to
Colorado in 1863. He was elected
director Of The City National Bank Of
Denver in 1874 and was for many
years lts president and was otherwise
idsnsinsd with many big business ep.
tsrpFiset 10 psnysr.
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LINCOLN PARK SERVICE

The Sunday evening service on
Lincoln Park Will be held by Rev WI.
son at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
u. Jones. corner Of Elm and Chestnut
Preaching will begin at seven O'Clock
promptly and the singing viii be lead
BY Thomas Roberts.
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LEAVES FOR HOME.
FRIDAY
MRS. DEAN HOME FROM IOWA.

MhS. DEAN TUNE FHOm IOWA.
Mrs. Charles L. Dean returned
home Tuesday afternoon from Audu-
bon, Iowa, where she was called sew
eral weeks ago by the illness and
death of her father. She spent a day
or two in Denver on her way back
to Canon City
MoToRED TO PUEBLO.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Kennedy and
daughters. Misses Edna and Elsie,
motored to Pueblo this morning for a
few days visit. They will witness
the matinee production this afternoon
of the moving picture film The Birth
of a Nation at the Grand opera
house.
WILL WITNESS PICTURES.
DIR. and Mrs. G. A. Vawter and Dan
Gould went to Pueblo on Denver &
Rio Grande train No. 10 this morning
and will return to Canon City on No.
8 this evening. They made the trip
for the purpose of witnessing THE
Birth of Nation at the Grand opera
house. DR.. vawter saw the picture
in Chicago couple of months ago
and was SO much impressed with it
that he desired to see 1t reproduced.
TO PUEBLO THURSDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Templeman and son
Flavius. and Mr. c. H. Shirley motor
ed to Pueblo Thursday, in the Temple
man car to witness THE Birth of a
Nation
CANON FOLKS TO PUEBLO.
Among the Canon folks who went
to Pueblo today, were Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Benson and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Z. Miller. The trip was made
in Mr.. Benson's auto. They expect
to attend the Birth Of a Nation
which is being shown there this week
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News Notes
THURSDAY
,vIsIToR FROM oRDWAY.


Fred Hubbard of Ordway was a Wis
itor in town yesterday.
DROVE IN FROM PENRosE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. White of Pen
rose motored to Canon Wednesday for
a short stay.
SPENT WINTER HERE.
Mrs. Frances Britt, who has been
spending the winter in Canon, left
Tuesday afternoon for her home in
Kansas City.
VICTIM OF ToNSILITiS.
Miss Ella Roberts. who has been
a suffrer with tonsilitis for the past
week or ten days. is importing and
expects to be out again soon.
ILLINOIS VISITORS TO TEXAS.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goetz. parents of
Mrs. Ed Miller, lat yesterday for
Mrs. Goetz' brother. From that point
they viii return to their home 1T
M.'nmouth Ill. Mr.. and Mrs. Goetz
spent nine months in Canon and are
yer yenthusiastic about the place and
the climate. They hope to return in
the near future.
CHAPLAIN BLAKE ABLE TO BE
OUT.
Chaplain Blake of the penitentiary
who underwent a surgical operation
at the hospital a couple or three
weeks ago. has so far recovered as
to be able to be on the streets again
His friends are greatly pleased to
know of his conyalescence.
OFFICERS GET MORE SALARY
On the recommendation of the po-
lice committee the city council last
Monday night raised the salary of the
night marshal from SIS to $50 a
month and the chief of police from
$50 to 800 a month. Ten dollars a
month was added to the salary of the
chief for the extra duties imposed
upon him in looking after the city
leadership. which has heretofore been
discharged without pay The extra
compensation in both cases will be
gin March 1st.
RETURNED FROM LA JUNTA.
Mrs. ]. F. Pettus of SIS Cooper ave-
nue. returned home Wednesday night
from La Junta. where she had been
visiting friends for a week or ten
days
LEAVES FOR HOME.
Miss Ruth Goetz has returned to
her home in Monmouth, ILL.,, after
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. Ed Miller of East Canon. On
her return trip Miss Goetz expects to
stop at Sterling. Kan. to visit her
friend. Miss Edna Ray. who is
teacher of music at Cooper college.
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Johnson has been here for the last
week or ten days on business for the
commission.
WERE DENVER VISITORS SUNDAY
VIM. Esser and Eugene Crawford
were business visitors in Denver Sun
day and Monday They returned home
Monday afternoon.
MRS. HARRY DuNTcH LEAVING.
Mrs. Harry Duntsch will leave on
Thursday for Dwight. ILL.,. to join her
husband. They will make their home
at Dwight for the present
LEFT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
wEsrcLIFFE.
Judge Jas. l.. Co per. accompanied
by Attorneys A. l.. Jeffery and T. Lee
Witcher, left this afternoon for West
cliffe where the former will hear
some motions. petitions. etc. in the
Custer county district court. There
will be no trials of cases and the
business requiring attention will, prob
ably. be. transacted in one day.
BOX CAR THIEVES BROUGHT TO
PRISON.
Vernon Eaton and Lee Shaw, box
car thieves, arrested at Dodge City.
Kansas, last week, were brought to
Canon City on Monday and registered
at the penitentiary. They were con-
victed at Colorado Springs and given
sentences OF Imprisonment of from
FIVE to seven years each.
LEFT MONDAY FOR SAN ANTONIO
Mrs. Henry Hutton. accompanied by
her daughter. Mrs. l. {. Burns. and
the latter's little son. Ira. left Mon
day afternoon for San Antonio. Texas.
for a six weeks or two months visit.
Mr.. Hutton went with them as far as
Pueblo. but returned to Canon City on
an early train Tuesday morning.
WENT TO SILVER CLIFF TODAY
Rev. s. II. sperry left for Silver
Cliff on Denver & Rio Grande train
No /, where he was called TO conduct
the funeral service OF a veteran OF
the Civil war; an uncle of Mrs. Harry
Williams. The funeral viii take place
at the Presbyterian church there on
Thursday. Only two old soldiers 70
main in silver Cnn. S. F. Gordon and
Mr.. Haskell.
HOME TUESDAY FROM EAST
Paul Bartlett OF the Palace drug
store returned to Canon City Tuesday
evening from months eastern visit.
the greater part OF which was spent
In Chicago and In Northern wiscon-
sin. lie says there is about two fcet
OF ice and snow on the ground in
the northern part OF Wisconsin and
that the smaller lakes in that section
of the country are ice-loeked.
WANT COUNTY SEAT AT sALloA
A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Salida and vicinity will be held under
the auspices OF the commercial club
there next Friday evening to discuss
the proposition Of moving the county
seat there from Euopa Vista. The con
troyersy over the proposed transfer
OF the court house and public records
from Buena Vista to Saiida promises
TO become big issue with the people
Of Chaffse county.
LEFT MONDAY FOR HoNoLuLu.
Miss Margaret Smith. who has been
making her home for some time past
with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Chenault
on whipple avenue. left Monday after
noon for San Francisco en- route to
Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands, where
she intends to reside. She has a broth
er-in.law in Honolulu who is a United
States army officer. and. through his
influence. she exrects to get cleri--
cal position there. Miss Smith is an
expert stenographer and ty9ist.