Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-09
CHAPTER 4as. la22.

AN ACT to create and establish a new
election district in Anne Arundel Coan
", to be known as the Seventh Election
district and to provide for the proper
registration of the legal and Qualined
voters and the holding of elections
therein and provided for jury service.
Section !. lie II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That a new cleo
ton district be. and the same is hereby
created and established la 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 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. to
wit: Beginning for the same on the pres
emf division line between the First and
Eighth Election Districts in the center OF
West River and continuing on the said line
IN sonthwesterly 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 aid Eighth Election Districts aud
Following the center of the public road in
southerly direction to Sudley; thence
continuing on the center of the public
| toward Nutwell to u point where this road
crosses a stream known as Tracy's
Branch; thence leaving the public road
and following the center Of the said
Iracys Branch In an eastery and south
erly direction to Herring Bay. and thence
by Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay to
the place OF beginning. tFor the purpose
OF taxation the said public road from Sud
| ley To point where this road crosses n
stream known as Traey's Branch, shall be
considered In the new district hereby
II hQ n ~.
ton District)
Section 3. And be il further enacted.
That the polling place of said new district
70 De known and designated as the Sew
enth 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
elections therein said Supervisors of Elec.
ton shall make the necessary appoint
menfs of officials. and provide the neces-
saiy books, ballot boxes, and other things
fas are required for the registration 81
votes and the holding Of elections In other
districts. All persons living In said dis
lrict VINO are entitled to register shall
register In said district.
Section 312. And be it further enacted.
That for the purpose of Jury service as
provided for under Section ISL page lilo
of Melvin's Local Code for Anne Arundel
ruit Court for Anne Arundel County. shall
treat the Seventh Election District as be-
Ing part of the Eighth Election District.
anu as II no division had been made of
| the latter district.
| Section 4 And be IL further enacted.
| That this Act is hereby declared to be an
emergency Law. and necessary for the I'm
mediate preservation of the public safety
and being passed upon a yea and nay vote
| supported by three tfths of all the mem
6eIs 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. 1922
CHAPTER 524. 1922.
| AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
an endments Chapter Is of the Acts OF
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 ub-title County
commissioners" and to repeal all acts
| particularly Sections 1871. l93 and 1a3 al
Article of the Code of Public Local
Laws Of Maryland. title Anne Arundel
County subtitle Roads" being See
ton 316: 81 and 31s of said Mclvin's
Code. The said Section 153 providing
for reducing the number Of County
commissioners from seven to three, re-
aung to their duties and qualifications
and for road ADMINISTRATION by them
and the appointment of County Road
Engineer by their. II to- sss.s -
| ). Section /. BE it, enacted by the General
assembly AZ Of Maryland That Chapter 10
Maryland, passed at the Special Session
thereot In the year 1901, SECTION l53 Of
nielvin's Code of Public Local Laws for
Commissioners. be and the same is here.
by repealed aud re-enacted with amend.
! ments. so as to read as follows:
los. At the General Election to be held
| on the Hrst tuesday after the first Mon
day IN the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-thr there shall be elected three
county Commissioners for Anne Arundel
county. who shall each be elected for .
Term OF tour years, and at, the general
election for the year nineteen hundred and
| twenty-six and every four years there
AFTER, there shall be elected three County
commissioners for Anne Arundel Comfy
Said Commissioners shall meet at their M
flee In the Court House ut. Annapolis for
the transaction of the duties OF their Office
az ieast TWO days in each week and ON
sary.
A person to be eligible for the Office of
county Commissioner for Anne Arundel
1ounIy snall have actually resided in said
county Tor at least ten years, and shall
De taxpayer upon real estate in said
county, assessed for at least twenty five
hundred dollars and which said assess
ihent 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
thoacyF Zach County Commissioner shall
receive a salary Of twelve hundreds dollars
compensation of any kind
The said County Commissioners Of Anne
Arundel are authorized and empowered to
control and regulate the public roads and
bridges in said county: they shall sit as
Road Board once in each week and Of
tener If deemed by, them necessary to the
public int rests. 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 himeelf 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 once.
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 a road tax
not to exceed eighty cents on the hundred
dollars for each district and such said tax
shall be used for the repair and mainten-
ance Of public roads and bridges in the
same districts where levied and collected
and no other. All of the taxes herein
authorized shall be levied and collected a.
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