CHARLES COUNTY. 2383

CHARLES COUNTY. AN ACT authorizing the Trustees of the Poor of Charles County to exchange certain land. — 1839, ch. 53.
Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the trustees of the poor of Charles county, be, and they or a majority of them are, hereby authorized and empowered to exchange a certain part or parts of a tract or tracts of land held by them, with Gustavus Brown, for a certain part or parts of a tract or tracts of land held by him in fee simple, adjoining each other; Provided, the said trustees, in their discretion, shall deem the same advantageous.	Trustees of the poor authorized to exchange land.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the said trustees, or a majority of them be, and they are hereby fully authorized and empowered to make, do and execute all acts, deeds and con- veyances necessary and proper to effect the exchange aforesaid. AN ACT to abolish the Levy Court of Charles County, and to provide for the Election of Commissioners for said County. — 1839, ch. 96.	And make necessary deeds.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from and after the first Wednesday in October next, the levy court of Charles county be, and the same is hereby abolished.	Levy court abolished.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That after the election of com- missioners of Charles county, herein after provided for, the board of commissioners for Charles county shall consist of seven persons.	Board of commis- sioners to consist of seven.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in addition to the qualifi- cation now required to be eligible as a member of the house of delegates of Maryland, the persons voted for as commission- ers, shall have resided in Charles county for at least one year immediately preceding the election.	Qualifica- tion of com- missioners.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the mode and manner of electing commissioners for Charles county shall be as follows : the voters of said county qualified to vote for members of the house of delegates of Maryland, shall, at the annual general election for delegates to the general assembly, in the year eighteen hundred and forty, and at the same time every three years thereafter, vote for seven persons possessing the qualifi- cations herein required, to be commissioners for said county.	Mode of electing commis- sioners.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the judges of election for each election district, or a majority of them, shall certify and return in a form and manner similar to the certificates and returns of delegates to the general assembly, the number of votes given in their said respective districts for commissioners as aforesaid, and the returning judges of election shall meet	Return of election to be made to clerk of Co.