Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-16
CHAPTER 4ys. 1922.


AN ACT TO create and establish a new
election district in Anne Arundel Coun-
~. 10 be known as the seventh Election
District. and To provide for the proper
registration Of the Legal and qualified
voters and the holding of elections
therein and provided for jury service.
Section ]. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That a new cleo
ton district be, and the same is hereby
created and established in Anne Arundel
County from part OF the Eighth Election
District of said county, aud 10 be know
as the Seventh Election District; the said
district To be estaDnsned ny tne Supel
Nsors of Election as hereinafter provided,
In time for the registration of voters leg
ally entitled to register therein AT the next
general registration, M provided for under
the General Laws of Maryland.
Section 2 And be il further enacted
That the said Election District so created.
shall be known as the. Seventh Election
District of Anne Arundel County, and
shall be within the following bounds, e
W.T.; beginning Tor the same ON the pres
Eighth Election Districts in the center ..
West River, and continuing on the said line
in southwesterly and westerly direction
10 the Intersection with the present pub
leaving the said division line between tn,
First aid Eighth Election Districts an,
Following the center OF the public road IL
n southerly direction to Sudley; theme,
continuing on, the center of the publ,
road from Sudley in q southerly direction
toward Nutwell TO a point where this rda,
crosses stream known as Tracy's,
Branch; thence leaving the public road
and following the center of the sale
Tracy's Branch in an easterly ana south
eriy direction 10 Herring Bay, and theme,
by Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay (,
the place of beginning. (For the purpos,
OF taxation the said public road from Sud
ley 10 point where this road crosses
stream known as iTracy's Branch. shah b,
nraCt.t mad flsr IT. aaI.G
created, To be known the Seventh Elec
ton DISTRICT
Section 3. Aud be It further enacted
That the polling place of said new districi
to be known and designated as the Sew
enth Election District shall be at som,
place TO be selected by the Supervisors OF
Election OF said county, and for the pur-
pose of providing for the registration o
voters in said district, and the holding o.
elections therein said Supervisors of Elec
zion shall make the necessary appoint
ments OF officials. and provide the neces
saIy books, ballot boxes. and other thing.
votes and the holding OF elections In othe.
districts. All persons living in said dis
trict who are entitled TO register shal
register In said district
Section 3l2. And be 1t further enacted
That for the purpose of jury service as
provided for under Section 25l, page IL,
of Melvin's Local Code for Anne Arunde
Soun ~ the judges or Judge Of the CIR
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treat the Seventh Election District as be
lug part OF the Eighth, Election District
aud as If no division had been made o.
the latter district.
Section A. And be it further enacted
That this Act Is hereby declared to be al
emergency law and necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation Of the public safety
ana being passed upon gen and nay vote
supported by three-tfths of all the mem
bers elected to each of the Houses Of tn.
General Assembly, the same shall take eff
fect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April -, 1922
CHAPTER 52i. 1872
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
an endments Chapter 13 of the Acts o.
the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the special session thereof. IL
the year 1901, being Section 15s of Mel
wins Code Of Public Local Laws 10
Anne Arundel County, sub title County
Commissioners and to repeal all act
or parts OF Acts Inconsistent Herewith
particularly Sections 1911 49, and 1913 o.
Article 2 of the Code Of Public Local
Laws OF Maryland. title Anne Arunde
County, subtitle Roads" being Sec.
ton BIG: 81 and 31S OF said MeIvin's
Code. The said Section I53 providing
for reducing the number of County
commissioners from seven to three. re
lating TO their duties aud qualification.
and FOR road administration by then
ana the appointment OF a County ROAD
Engineer by them.anr
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Genera.
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter /:
OF the Acts of the GeHeral Assembly q
Maryland, passed at the Special Session
Melyins Code of Public Local Laws FOR
Anne Arundel County, sub titlet County
commissioners. be and the same is here
by repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments. SO as to read as follows:
lob. AT the General Election to be hello
on the nrst Tuesday after the first Mon.
day In the year nineteen hundred ana
twenty three, there shall be elected three
County Commissioners for Anne Arundes
county, who shall each be elected for I.
term or four years, and at the general
eiection foT the year nineteen hundred and
twenty six and every four, years there.
after, there shall be elected three Counf,
commissioners for Anne Arundel County
SAID commissioners, shall meet at their OF.
. nce IN tne Court House at Annapolis for
me transaction OF the duties OF their Office
az least two days In each week and on
such other days as they may deem neces
sary.
A person TO be eligible for the Office az
counly commissioners for Anne Arundel
county Tor at least ten years and SHAH
De taxpayer upon real estate in safT
county, assessed for at least twenty five
hundred dollars. and which salt assess
inent snall have been upon the county rec
ords Tor al least twelve months prior To-
the date or election in the year az his cau'
dloacy. Each County Commissioner shall
receive salary Of twelve hundred dollars
year, without mileage or other extra
com pensation of any kind. y
The said County Commissioners OF Anne
Arundel are authorized and empowered 10
control and regulate The public roads and
bridges In said county; they shall sit as q
Road Board once in each week. and OF
tener II deemed by. them necessary 10 the
public interests. for the considerations
and determination OF matters relating to
county roads and bridges 1t shall be the
duty OF each. of said County Commits
sioners to make careful inspection OF road
work In the several districts of the county
and to thoroughly familiarize himself with
the same. The said hoard shall Keen an
accurate and systematic audit of the road
and bridge funds and accounts which shall
always be an open record OF their once
The said County Commissioners shall NJ
the time of making the annual levy 10 said
county. levy upon the taxable property IN
the several districts. thereof a road fax
not 10 exceed eighty cents on the hundred
dollars Tor each district and such said tai
shah be used for the repair ami mafnfen-
ance OF public roads and bridges in the
same districts where levied and collected
and no other. All of the taxpe herein
authorized shall be levied and collected :
IRE other county taxes and shall he dis
Dursed BY the County Commissioners