The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-30
ELECTION NOTICE
CHAPTER e

new subtitle entitled County
Home and County Farm" said new
sections to be known as Sections
41AA, Abb, ACC, ADD, 41EE,
41FF, 41GG, 41HH, Ali, 41JJ, Al
XXX, ALL, ANN, 41NN, 400,
App, 400, ARR, Ass, ATT,
41UU, 41VV, 41WW, AK, 41YY,
and to follow Immediately after
Section Ala of said Article, as the
same was added by Chapter ATT of
the Laws of 1912, said new sections
providing for the purchase of a
farm by Garrett County and the
establishment and maintenance
thereof as a county home for the
poor and other persons who are
public charges Of the said County,
and referring the question to the
voters of Garrett County.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
% new sections be and they are here
by added to Article II of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
Garrett County," to be under a new
subtitle entitled County Home and
County Farm" said new sections to
be known as Sections 41AA, Abb,
ACC, ADD, 41EE, 41FF, 41GG,
41HH, ALI, 41JJ, AK, ALL,
ANN, Ann, 400, App, AGO,
ARR, Ass, Att, 41UU, 41VV,
41WW, 41XX, and 41YY, to follow
Immediately after Section Ala of
said Article, as the same was added by
Chapter ATT of the Laws of 1912, and
to read as follows:
41AA. The County Commissioners
of Garrett County be and they are
hereby authorized, empowered and in
structed to purchase a farm in Gar
rett County, not exceeding three hun
dred acres in extent, to build thereon,
if there be not such a building stand
ing thereon, building of a size SUI
ficient in their judgment to house all
the persons who are public charges of
the said County.
Abb. The building so built or if
it be not necessary to erect a build
ing thereon, the building standing
thereon shall be known as the "Coun-
ty Home" and the farm shall be
known as the County Farm"
ACC. The County Commissioners
of Garrett County are further author
lied, empowered and instructed to
erect on the said farm such outbuild-
ings, fences, etc, as in their judg-
ment are necessary for such a farm
and home and to equip and furnish
the said farm and home with such
equipment, furniture, farming imple-
ments, live stock and foodstuffs as
they deem necessary.
ADD. The County Commissioners
aforesaid shall maintain and super
wise the management of the County
Home and the County Farm and
make such rules and regulations for
the management and government of
them and Of the inmates Of the said
County Home as they may think
proper.
4lEE. The County Commissioners
shall, on their first meeting day in
the month OF March next succeeding
the going into effect of this Act and
at the first meeting in each succeed
ing March, appoint some suitable per-
son to be Superintendent Of the Coun-
ty Home, and the County Farm con-
nected herewith, for the year ensu-
ing such appointment The Superin-
tendent so appointed shall enter upon
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day of April succeeding his appoint
ment and shall hold Office for one year
from that date or until his successor
is appointed and has qualified. The
County Commissioners shall appoint
such assistant or assistants to aid the
Superintendent for such period or
periods as they deem necessary for
the proper maintenance of the said
County Home and County Farm.
41FF. The County Commissioners
shall have power to remove from Of
flee the Superintendent or any assis-
tant whenever in their Judgment the
interests of the County may require
such removed. In case of a removal
from office, the County Commission
ers shall appoint a successor to fill
out the uneXpired term of the person
removed.
41GG. The County Commissioners
shall require the Superintendent, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of
his duties, to give bond with secur-
ity approved by them, payable to the
County Commissioners of Garrett
County, in the penalty of one thous-
and $4,000 dollars, conditioned as
follows, to-wit: "The condition of the
above obligation is such that if the
above bond, A B as Superintendent
of the County Home and County
Farm in Garrett County, shall well
and truly perform and discharge his
duties in said station, then the above
obligation to be void, otherwise to re-
main in full force and virtue in law"
41HH. The said Superintendent
shall receive such fair salary as to be
agreed upon by the County Commits
sioners and the Superintendent for
services to be rendered by him and
his family per annum and so pro rata
during his continuance in office. This
salary is to be exclusive of board and
lodging for himself and family. The
assistant or assistants, if any are ap-
pointed, shall receive such compensa-
ton as the County Commissioners
shall deem proper.
ALI. The Superintendent shall
have charge and custody of the lands,
goods and chattels of the County
Home and the County Farm and of
the inmates committed to the County
Home, and shall take charge, man
age and govern the same under the
supervision of and according to the
rules and regulations laid down by
the County Commissioners.
41JJ. The Superintendent shall
keep complete set of account books
for the County Home and the County
| Farm, showing receipts and eXpendi-