Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-26


Acts OF 1920. be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Approved April IS. 1922
CHAPTER 49s. 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 /. lie it enacted ny 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, and TO be known
as the Seventh Election District: the said
district To be established 10y 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 it 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, to
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 southwesterly and westerly direction
| to the intersection with the present pub-
! lie road from Owensvillc to Sudley; thence
leaving the said division line between the
| First and Eighth Election Districts and
| following the center Of the public road in
| a southerly direction to Sudley; thence
| continuing on the center of the public
road from Sudley in a southerly direction
toward Nutwell to a poin; where this road
| crosses stream known az Tracy :
| Branch; thence leaving the public road
Trdcy's Branch in an easterly and south
| eriy direction to Herring Bay, and thence
| by Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay To
the place OF beginning. Qor the purpose
of taxation the said public road from Sud
| ley 10 a point where this road crosses a
| stream known as Tracy's Branch, shall be
considered in the new district hereby
| created. To be known as the Seventh Flee.
tioa District)
| Section 3 And be il further enacted
| That the polling place of said new distric,
| To be known and designated as the Sew.
enth Election District shall be nj some
| Election of said county. and for the pur.
pose of providing for the registration OF
voters in said district. and the holding OF
elections therein said Supervisors of Flee
| ton shall make the necessary appoint.
| Inents of officials and provide the neces.
saiy books. ballot boxes, and other things
as are required for the registration ot
woes and the holding of elections in Other
districts. All persons living in said dis
| trict who are entitled to register shal
register in said district.
4 fNtttlOI ot2. Anu DE IL 1urtnor enacted
That for the purpose of jury service n,
provided for under Section 251. page liz
of Melvin's Local Code for Anne Arunde
county, ae judges or Judge of the Cir
cut Court for Anne Arundel County, shat
treat the Seventh Election District as be
| ing part of the Eighth Election District
and as If no division had been made OF
Section a. And be IL further enacted
| That this Act is hereby declared to be m
emergency law and necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation of the public safety
AMI being passed upon yea and nay vote
| supported by three-Efths of all the mem.
| beers elected to each of the Houses of the
General Assembly. the same shall take eff
| feet from the date of its passage.
! Approved April IL. 1929.
CHAPTER 52i 1922.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
| the General Assembly Of Maryland
| passed at the special session thereof In
| the year 1901, being Section 153 of Mel.
| Wins Code of Public Local Laws for
Anne Arundel County, subtitle county
commissioners" and to repeal all acts
| or parts of Acts inconsistent Herewith
| particularly Sections 191, 49, and 193 OF
| Article of the Code Of Public Local
| Laws of Maryland, title ANNE Arundel
county" subtitle Roads," being Sec.
ton JIG; 81 and 31s of said Melvin's
| Code. The said Section 153 providing
for reducing the number of County
commissioners from seven to three. re-
| lating To their duties and qualifications
aud for road administration by them
and the appointment of a County Road
Engineer by them.. B
Section l.. BE 1t enacted by the General
| Assembly OF Maryland, That Chapter IL
| of the Acts OF the General Assembly Of
| thereof in the year 1901. Section I53 Of
Meivin's Code of Public Local Laws for
Anne Arundel County, sub-tit County
commissioners be and the same is here
nd 10 fAH .-gst.
! ments. so as to read as follows:
1J.. At the General Election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first 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 a
election for the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-six and every four years there
after, there shall be elected three Comfy
commissioners for Anne Arundel County.
Said commissioners shall meet at their Of
flee in the Court House ut Annanolis for
the transaction OF the duties Of their Office
at least two days in each week and ON
such other days as they may deem mecca
Sary.
A person to be eligible for the Office Of
County Commissioner for Anne Arundel
County shall have actually resided in said
county for at least ten years, and shall
De taxpayer upon real estate in said
county, assessed for at least twenty-fiye
hundred dollars and which said assess
heit Shall nave been upon the county rec
ords Tor at least twelve months prior 10
the date or election in the year OF his com
didaey. Each County Commissioner shall
receive salary of twelve hundred dollars
year. without mileage or other extra
compensation Of any kind.
j he said County Commissioners of Ammo
Arundel are authorized and empowered to
control and regulate the public roads and
bridges In said county; they shall SIT nv \
Road Hoard once in each week, AMI of
tener II deemed by them necessary 10 the
public inter rests. FOR the considerations
AMI determination Of matters relating 10
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 comfy
aud to thoroughly famiIiarize 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 AZ
the time OF making the annual levy in said
county, levy upon the taxable property IN
the several districts. thereof road tax
not TO exceed eighty cents on the hundred
dollars Tor each district and such said tsr
shall be used for the repair and maiu.en
ance OF public roads and bridges in the
saiae districts where levied and ceiiected