The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-22
REFERRED LAW
CHAPTER 172

80. At the general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of November, nineteen hun
dred and forty-two, there shall be
elected three County Commissioners
for Garrett County and at every gen.
eral election in every fourth year
thereafter there shall be elected three
Commissioners, and said Commission
ers so elected shall receive the same
compensation as now provided by law.
81. For the purpose of electing
County Commissioners, Garrett Coun-
ty shall be divided into three County
Commissioners Districts, as follows
G) The first County Commission
ers' District shall be composed of the
First, Fourth, Tenth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth Election Districts;
(2) The second County Commits
sioners' District shall be composed of
the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth,
, Eleventh and Fifteenth Election Dis
tricts;
(3) The third County Commission
ers' District shall be composed of the
Seventh, Eighth, Fourteenth and Six
teenth Election Districts.
At all future elections for the of
flee of County Commissioner, one
Commissioner shall be elected from
among the voters residing in each
County Commissioners District by
the general vote of the county
/ At primary elections to be held in
Garrett County at which candidates
are selected for the position of Coun-
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each party shall be chosen from each
County Commissioners District by
the countrywide vote of the members
of the respective parties. The Super
visors of Elections of Garrett County
shall place the names of all persons
who file papers for the position of
County Commissioner upon the bal
lots to be used by the respective par
ties in the county. The candidate of
each party from each County Com
missioners' District who receives the
greatest number of votes shall be GER
tilted by the Supervisors of Elections
as the nominee of the political party
to which he belongs, and the name of
said nominee shall be placed on the
official ballot to be used in the general
election.
If the office of any of the County
Commissioners becomes vacant during
the term, the Governor shall appoint
proper person to fill said vacancy
from among the residents of the same
Commissioners District as that in
which the former Commissioner re-
sided.
And the places of election in the
several Election Districts and Pre-
cincts of Garrett County shall be as
follows:
Election District Number One
SWANTON
The Judges and Clerks for the First
Election District will attend and sit
for the purpose aforesaid in the Elec-
ton Building in the village of Swan
ton.
Election District Number Two
First Precinct
FRIENDSVILLE
The Judges and Clerks for the First
Precinct Of the Second Election Dis
trict will attend and sit for the pur-
pose Of receiving the ballots Of those
qualified to vote whose surnames be-
gin with A and including those whose
surnames begin with J in the Town
Council Building in the Town of
Friendsville.
Election District Number Two
Second Precinct
FRIENDSVILLE
The Judges and Clerks for the Sec
ond Precinct of the Second Election
District will attend and sit for the
purpose of receiving the ballots of
those qualified whose surnames begin
with K and including those whose sur.