Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-11

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 1920. be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Approved April Is. 1922.
CHAPTER 4aS. 1922.
AN ACT TO create and establish new
election district In Anne Arundel Coun-
ty, to 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 l. BE 1t enacted ny the General
Assembly of Maryland. That. new cleo
ton district be. and the same is hereby
created and established in Anne Arundel
County from part of thesiEighth Election
District of said county, and to be known
as the Seventh Election District the said
district to be established by the super
visors Of Election as hereinafter provided.
In time for the registration of voters leg
ally entitled to register therein at the next
general registration. as provided for under
the General Laws of Maryland.
Section >. And be II 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, 70
wit: Beginning for the same on the pres,
ent division line between the First and
Eighth Election Districts In the center OF
West River, and continuing on the said line
In a southwesterly and westerly direction
TO the intersection with the present pub
lie road from Owensville to Sudley thence
leaving the said division line between the
First ard Eighth Election Districts and
following the center of the public road In
southerly direction to Sudley; thence
continuing on the center of the publ,
| road from Sudley In southerly direction
toward Nutwell to point where this road
crosses stream known as Tracy's
Branch; thence leaving the public roaC
and following the center of the said
Tracys Branch in an easterly and south
erly direction to 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 to point where this road crosses
| stream known as Tracy's Branch shall b,
considered In the new district hereby
created, to be known as the Seventh Elec
| ton District)
That the polling place of said new distric
| to be known and designated as the Sew
enth Election District shall be at som,
place to be selected by the Supervisors o.
! Election or 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
| tion shall make the necessary appoint
| ments OF officials and provide the neces
saiy books, ballot Dukes, and other thingi
as are required for the registration o
votes and the holding of elections In othe
districts. All persons living in said dis
trict who are entitled to register shall
register in said district.
Section 3k. And be 1t further enacted
That for the purpose Of jury service Al
/ provided for under Section 25I page II,
of Melyin's Local Code for Anne Arunde
County, the judges or judge of the Cir
cult Court for Anne Arundel County. shall
treat the Seventh Election District as be
| Ing part of the Eighth Election District
! and as If no division had been made o
| the latter district.
Section 4. And be 1t 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
| and being passed upon a yea and nay vot,
| supported by three-tfths of all the mem
| bers elected to each Of the Houses of tn,
General Assembly. the same shall take eff
feet from the date of its passage.
Approved April Is. 1922.
CHAPTER 524. 1922.
| AN ACT to repeal and re-enact will
the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the special session thereof IL
Wins Code of Public Local Laws TO
Anne Arundel County. sub title Count,
Commissioners" and to repeal all acti
or parts Of Acts inconsistent Herewith
| particularly Sections 191. 1872 and 193 O
| Article 2 Of the Code Of Public Loca
Laws Of Maryland, title Anne Arunde
County," subtitle Roads" being Sec
ton $40: 81 and 3ls of said Melvin,
for reducing the number of COUNTY
Commissioners from seven to three re
lating to their duties and qualification
and for road administration by then
| and the appointment Of a County Roae
Engineer by thems n @ tgsts8 4yfe
| Section /. Be 1T enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter /:
Of the Acts OF the General Assembly O
mas a. fhA -
| thereof IN the year 1901. Section 153 s
Melvin's Code of Public nLecal Laws fol-
Anne Arundel County,. subtitle Count,
Commissioners" be and the same liz here
| BY repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, so as to read as follows:
Lob. At the General Election to be helC
| on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in the year nineteen hundred and
| twenty three. there shall be elected tire,
County Commissioners for Anne Arunde
County, who shall each be elected for /
election for the year nineteen hundred ant
twenty six and every four years there
after. there shall be elected three Count,
commissioners for Anne Arundel County
said Commissioners shall meet at their of
| fee in the Court House at Annapolis fol
! the transaction of the duties Of their ono.
at least two days in each week and OF
| such other days as they may deem neces
sary.
A person TO be eligible for the Office q,
County Commissioner for Anne Arunde
County shall have actually resided i'm sale
county for at least ten years and shall
be taxpayer upon real estate in SAID
county. assessed for at least twenty. fvs
hundred dollars and which said assess
ment shall have been upon the county rec.
ords for at least twelve months prior Il
the date OF election in the year of his can.
didacy. Each County Commissioner sllaI
receive salary OF twelve hundred dollars
year. without mileage or other exfrs
compensation OF any kind. sFI'
The said County Commissioners of Anne
Arundel are authorized and empowered Il
control and regulate the public roads and
bridges in said county: they shall sit as q
Road Board once in each week and Of
teper II deemed by them necessary to the
public interests. for the considerations
and determination Of matters relating 10
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 board shall keep an
accurate and systematic audit of the road
and bridge funds and accounts which shall
always be an open record of their Office
The said County Commissioners shall al
the time Of making the annual levy in said
county. levy upon the taxable property In
the several districts. thereof q road tax
not TO exceed eighty cents on tie hundred
dollars for each district and such said tax
shall be used for the repair and maintenl