Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-22
CHAPTER 49s. 1922.

CHAPTER 49S. 1922.
AN ACT to create and establish new
election district in Anne Arundel Coun-
~. to be known 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 1t enacted 10y the General
Assembly of Maryland, That new cleo
created and established In Anne ArundeI
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 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 il further enacted
Ihat the said Election District SO created.
shall be known as the Seventh Election
District of Anne Arundel County ano
shall be within the following bounds, Il
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 southwesIerly 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 ard Eighth Election Districts anu
following the center of the public road In
southerly direction to Sudley; thence
road from Spdley in southerly direction
toward NurNell to a point where this road
crosses a stream known as Tracys
Branch: thence leaving the public road
and following the center of the said
Iracys Branch in an easterly and south.
ery direction to Herring Bay. and thence
by Herring Bay and Chesapeake Bay to
the place of beginning. (For the purpose
OF taxation the said public road from Sud
ley to a point where this road crosses n
stream known as Tracy's Branch. shall be
.ssa m al a In. 4.
| created, to be known as the Seventh Elec-
ton District)
Section 3. And be 1t further enacted.
That the polling place of said new district
to be 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 Dur
! 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
ments of officials. aud provide the neces-
| saiy books. ballot boxes, and other things
as are required for the registration OF
| votes and tie holding of elections In Other
districts. All persons living in said dis
trlet VINO are entitled TO register shall
| register in said district.
Section 3la. And be it further enacted.
! That for the purpose of jury service as
| provided for under Section POL page ITO
OF Melvin's Local Code for Anne ArundeI
| county. the judges or judge of the Cir
| cunt Court FOR Anne Arundel County shall
p, treat the Seventh Election District AZ be-
| ing. part of the Eighth Election District.
anu as u no division had been made Of
! the latter district.
Section 1. And be it further enacted.
| fhat this Act is hereby declared to be an
! emergency law and necessary for the i'm
| mediate preservation of the public safety
| ana being passed upon yea and nay vote
| supported by three Efths of all the mem
6ers elected to. each of the Houses of the
General Assembly, the same shall take eff
| tect from the date of its passage.
Approved April Is, 1922
CHAPTER 524. 1922.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
an endments Chapter Il of the Acts of
| the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the special session thereof in
the year 1901. being Section 158 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. 1872 and 1893 of
Arucle OF the Code of Public Local
Laws OF Maryland, title "Anne Arundel
County, subtitle Roads," being Sec
ton SIG. 317 and 3ls of said Melvin's
Code. The said Section 153 providing
for reducing the number of County
commissioners from seven to three re-
latlng to their duties and qualifications
and for road ADMINISTRATION by them
and the appointment of a Comfy Road
Engineer by them.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Of the Acts of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, passed at the Special Session
tnereof IN the year 1901, Section 153 Of
Melylns Code Of Public Local Laws for
Anne Arundel County, subtitle County
commissioners" be and the same is here
by repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments, so as TO read as follows:
los. 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 D
term OF four years, and at the general
election for the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-slx and every four years there
commissioners for Anne Arundel County
said Commissioners shall meet at their Of
nee In the Court House ut AnpapoIis cor
me transaction of the duties Of their Office
at least two days in each wees ana Oh
sary.
person TO be eligible for the Office of
counfy Commissioner for Anne Arundel
county shall have actually resided in said
county for at least ten years. and shall
ue a taxpayer upon real estate in said
county, assessed for at least twenty-fiye
hundred dollars and which said assess
nent shall have been upon the county, rec
ords Tor AT least twelve months l,rs,,r "a
the date of election in the year of his can
uiu.tf. --5ch county Commissioners shait
receive salary Of twelve hundred dollars
year. without mileage or other e.rra
compensation Of any kind
Ihe SAID county Commissioners of Anne
Arundel are authorized and empowered Ia
control and regulate the public roads and
bridges IN said county; they shall sit as a
Road Board once in each week. ana of
tener II deemed by them necessary to the
pubic interests. for the considerations
and determination of matters relating 10
county rosds and bridges Ii shall be the
duty OF each OF said County Commits
sionerssto 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 Commits sioners shall. Mt
the time of making the annual levy i'm said
county, levy upon the taxable property In
the several districts. thereof a road tax
not 10 exceed eighty cents the hundred
dollars for each district and such said tax
shall be used for the repair and mainteu-
anee of public roads and bridges in the
safae districts where levied and collected
and 40 other. All Of the taxes herein |
authorized shall he irvfQd and nafloct.a