Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-06-28
ORDINANCE NO. 20.

AN ORDINANCE granting to the State
of Maryland the public easement in
the bed of Church street and Water
street, to the full extent of the title
thereto which is vested in The Com
missioners of Thurmont in so far as
may be necessary for public road,
and to relinquish to the State of Mary
land the jurisdiction and control over
said streets to the extent provided in
Acts of the General Assembly of Mary
land under which the State Roads Com
mission is now constructing highways.
WHEREAS, 1t is the desire of the State
Roads Commission to include, as part
of the road which is in course of con-
struction as State Road the bed OF Church
and Water streets throughout their en-
tire length within the boundaries of the
Town of Thurmont, and
WHEREAS, The said State Roads Com
mission has requested that for the pur-
pose aforesaid the public easement in
said streets shall to the full extent of the
title thereto which is vested in The Com
missioners of Thurmont, so far as the
same may be necessary for the purposes
of said road, be granted to the State of
Maryland, pursuant to the provisions of
the several Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland under which the said
State Roads Commission is constructing
| the aforesaid road; and furthermore that
the said The Commissioners of Thurmont
shall relinquish to the State of Maryland
| jurisdiction and control over the said bed
of Church and Water streets as public
highway to the extent provided in the
above mentioned Acts of Assembly so
that the same may be hereafter under
the jurisdiction and control, for road pur-
poses, of the State Roads Commission or
any other officials or official, agents or
| agent who may hereafter be assigned by
the State of Maryland for the perform
ance of such duties; and
WHEREAS, The Commissioners of Thur
mont are willing to comply in full with
the requests aforesaid,
SECTION l. Now, therefore, be it en-
acted by the Commissioners of Thur
mont, that the public easement in the
bed of the streets above mentioned, ia
the extent of the title thereto which is
vested in the Commissioners of Thur
mont, so far as same may be necessary
for the purposes of said road, be and the
same is hereby granted to the State OF
Maryland, in order that the said streets
may be included by the State Roads
Commission in the public highway above
mentioned which is now in course of con.
struction, and the Commissioners OF
Thurmont do hereby relinquish to the
State of Maryland jurisdiction and con
troll over the said streels as a public
highway to the extent provided in the
above mentioned Acts of the General OF
Maryland, so that such jurisdiction anC
control may be exercised hereafter by
the said State Roads Commission or any
officials or official, agents or agent of the
State of Maryland who may be assigned
thereto, provided however, that nothing
herein shall be taken or construed to de-
prive the said the Commissioners of Thur
mont of police power oyer said streets
SECUIoN 2. And be it further enacted
and ordained, That all ordinances or part
of ordinances inconsistent with the pro
visions of this ordinance are hereby re
pealed, and that this ordinance shall taxi
effect from the date of its passage.
Passed by The Commissioners of Thur
mont this 18th day of June, 1917.
Attest :-STANLEY r. DAMUTH,
Secretary
JOSEPH A. WEDDLE,
June 20 St President of the Board