Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-18

Elections" providing for the party
nominations If candidates Tor County
/ commissioners In Anne Arundel County.
rs the same was enacted by Chapter III
of the Acts Of 1870
| Section /. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. That Section ls2- Il
OF the Public General Laws of Maryland.
Elections" providing for the party nomi
/ nation OF Candidates for County Commits
sioners in Anne Arundel County, as the
same was enacted by Chapter ia Of the
Acts of 1870. be and the same Is hereby
repealed.
Approved April 10. 1922.
CHAPTER 49s. 1922
/ AN ACT To create and establish a new
election district in Anne Arundel Coun-
! ". 10 he known the Seventh Election
district, and 10 provide for the proper
registration OF the legal and qualified
! voters and the holding Of elections
! therein and provided for jury service.
! Section /. he IL enacted ny rhe 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, and To be known
as the Seventh Election Districts: the said
| district To be established by the super
| sisors of Election as hereinafter provided,
Ia. time for the registration OF voters leg
ally entitled 70. register therein at the next
general registration, as provided for under
| the General Laws of Miryiand.
Section =. And be 1t further enacted.
That the said Election District so created.
shall be known as the seventh Election
| district Of Anne Arundel County, AMI
sllail be within the following bounds, 10
wiz: Beginning for the same on the pres
ent division line between the First and
i Eighth Election Districts In the center of
! West River, and continuing on the said line
III a southWesterly aud westerly direction
Ia the intersection with the present pub
lie road from Owensyille TO StIdley; thence
/ leaving the said division line between the
First aid Eighth Election Districts and
/ following the center nf the public road In
a southerly direction to Sudley; thence
continuing on the center of the public
road from Sudley In Il southerly direction
| toward Nutwell 10 a point where this roa,.
/ crosses stream known as Tracy's
Branch; thence leaving the public road
ana following the center OF the said
| Tracy's Branch In an easterly and south
erly direction 10 Herring Bay, and thence
by Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay 10
the place of beginning. (For the purpose
of taxation the said public road from Snd-
ley 10 point where this road crosses n
stream known as Tracys Branch. shall be
considered in the new district hereby
created TO be known as the Seventh Elec-
ton District)
Section ,. And be it further enacted.
That the polling place of said new district
10. be known ana designated as the Sew
enih Election District shall be at some
place to be selected by the Supervisors of
Election of said county, and for the pur-
pose of providing for the registration of
voters in said district, and the holding. of
ton shall make the necessary app0int-
ments Of officials. and provide the neces-
saiy books. ballot boxes, and other things
as are required for the registration OF
votes and the holding of elections In other
districts All persons living in said dis
tricr who are entitled to register shall
register in said district.
Section 3Is. And be Ii further enacted.
That for the purpose Of jury service as
of Melvin's Local Code for Anne Arundel
County. the judges or judge of the Cir
cult Court for Anne Arundel County. shat
treat the Seventh Election District as be-
ing part of the Eighth Election District.
AMI as If no division had been made of
the latter district
Section :. And be 1t further enacted.
4 That this Act Is hereby declared 10 be an
emergency law and necessary for the Inn
mediate preservation of the public safety.
and being passed upon yea and nay vote
hers elected TO each of the Houses of the
General Assembly. the same shall take ef
feet from the date of Its passage.
Approved April H. 1922.
CHAPTER 5a4. 1922.
AN ACT 10 repeal ana re.enact with
an endments chaRer II of the Acts OF
| the General Assembly OF M0ryland
passed at the special session thereof In
the year 1901, being Section 153 OF Mel
Wins Code Of Public Local Laws for
1
Commissioners, and to repeal all acts
or parts Of Acts Inconsistent Herewith
particularly Sections 191. 192 and 1873 Of
Article . Of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland. title "Anne Arundel
! County sub title Roads" being See
/ tion 316. 81 and 31s of said Melvin's
/ Code. The said Section 153 providing
4 for reducing the number of County
i commissioners from seven TO three, re-
lating to their duties and qualifications
and for road administration by them
n nf ~
i Engineer BY them. e.
j Section /. BE Ii enacted by the General
/ Assembly Of MarsfaH.i. That Chapter l..
of the Actsltof the General Assembly OF
1 thereof IN the year 1e81A Section 153 of
Stelyin's Code Of Public Local Laws for
Anne Arundel County, subtitle County
commissioners" be and the same IL here
by repealed and re-enacted wIrn anlenn-
( ments. so as to read as follows:
l53. At the General Election to be held
! on the nrst Tuesday after the nrst Mon
day in the year nineteen hundred and
| twenty three. there shall be elected three
County Commissioners for Anne Arundel
County. who shall each be elected for
election for the year nineteen hundred and
! twenty-six and every four years there
/ after. there shall be elected three County
1 commissioners for Anne Arundel County.
| said Commissioners shall meet at their of
| fee in the Court House at Annapolis FOR
the transaction Of the duties of their office
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such other days as they may deem neces-
| sary.
a person to be eligible for the Office Of
/ Comfy Commissioner for Anne Arundel
! County shall have actually resided in said
county for ut least ten years, and shall
/ he a taxpayer upon real estate In said
county, assessed for at least twenty five
hundred dollars and which said assess
inent shall have been upon the county rec
| ords for at least twelve months prior TO
the date of election in the year of his can
didacy. Each County Commissioner shall
receive salary Of twelve hundred dollars
| 4 year. without mileage or other extra
/ com pensation af any kind
| 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 a
| Road Board once in each week. and Of
tener IL deemed by them necessary to the
public interests. for the considerations
and determination Of matters relafing Ia
county roads and bridges. Ii 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 famiiiarize himself with
the same. The said board shall keep an
accurate ami systematic audit of the road
and bridge funds and accounts which shall
always he IN open record Of their ofire.
The said County Commissioners shall. at
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