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An Act to incorporate the Village of Leonard Town, in Saint Mary's county. 1858 74 (1858)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0259 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MARYLAND. CHAPTER 73. PassedFobru- AN ACT to incorporate the Village of Leonard ary 12, 1858. Town, in Saint Mary's county. Preamble. *WHEREAS, it is represented to uhis General Assem- lfly, That it would greatly contribute to the ad- vantage and improvement of the Village of Leonard Town, in Saint Mary's county, if the same should be placed under the care and re- gulation of' certain Commissioners to be elected( by the citizens thereof, and vested with suffi- cient powers to forward and effect the purposes intended ; Therefore, Incorporated. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem- bly ?f Maryland, That the citizens of the Village of Leonard Town, in Saint Mary's county, shall be and they are hereby constituted and made a body corporate, by the name of the Commission- ers of the Village of Leonard Town, and as such shall have succession, and by their corporate name may sue and be sued, plead and be inplead- ed, grant, receive and do all other acts as natural persons ; and may purchase and hold real, per- sonal and mixed property, or dispose of the same for the benefit of the said Village, and have and use a common seal which may hie changed at pleasure. Qualification SEC. 2. .nd be it enacted, That all free white or voters. male citizens of the Village of Leonard Town, afbresaid, above twenty-one years of ago, who shall have resided in said village for the space of fbur months, and twelve months in the State, next precceding the election, and shall be at the time citizens of the United States, shall on the first [onday in May next, at the court house in said village, and on the first )onday in May, in each and every year thereafter, at same court house, or such other house as may be designated the Town Hall by the said municipality, be au- thorized to elect five discreet persons, Commis- sioners for the said village, and who shall have resided within the limits of said village for at least twelve months aext proceeding the election. Time ofopen. SEc. 3. And be it ,nacted, That any Justice of ing polI , the Peace for the county aforesaid, shall in the

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