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An Act to incorporate the Village of Port Tobacco in Charles county. 1858 217 (1858)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0262 and id is 1 raw text is: THOMAS H. IORS, ESQ R VER OI. CHAPTER 166. AN ACT to incorporate the Village of Port To- us F Febrit bacco in Charles county. 17, 185R. WIEREAS, it is rcprcscnted to this General Assein- Pro aml, bly, that it would greatly contribute to the ad- vantage and improvement of the Village of Port Tobacco, in Charles county, if the same should be placed under the care and regulation of cer- tain Commissioners to be elected by the citizens thereof, and vested with sufficient power to for- ward and effect the purposes intended; Therefbre, SECTION 1. Be it cnacted by the General Assem- fneoiors, a. bly of Maryland, That the citizens of the Village of' Port Tobacco in Charles county, shall be and they are hereby constituted and made a body cor- porate by the name of The President and Com- missioners of the Village of Port Tobacco, and and as such shall have succession, and by their corporate name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, grant, receive and do all other acts, as natural persons ; and may purchase and hold real estate, and personal and mixed property, or dispose of the same for the benefit of the said Vil- lage, and have and use a common seal which may be changed at pleasure. SEc. 2. And be it enacted, That all free, white Qualification male citizens of the Village of Port Tobacco afore- ofvotor. said, above twenty-one years of age, who shall have resided in said Village for the space of four months, and twelve months in t'he State next pre- ceding the election, shall on the third Monday in April next, at the Court house in said Village, and on the third Monday in April in each and e.ery year thereafter, at such house as shall be hereafter designated as the Town Hall, by the said municipality, be authorised to elect five discreet persons Commissioners for the said Village, who shall have resided within the limits of said Village for at least twelve months next preceding the elec- tion. S o. 3. And be it enacted, That any Justice of Firpt election. the Peace for the county aforesaid, shall in the first instance be the Judge of the said election, who shall open the polls at twelve o'clock, Al., and close the same at six o'clock the same day ; 21 1 .71

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