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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

which shall be allowed by the collector to such persons so pay-

ing and shall be allowed to the collectors in their settlements

with the County Commissioners, but said discount shall apply

only to county taxes.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

Act to take

effect.

from and after the first day of May, 1904, but nothing herein

shall be construed to impair, impede or abate any proceedings

already taken or to be taken in the collection of taxes in Som-

erset County under existing laws.

Approved March 15, 1904.

CHAPTER 74.

AN ACT to lay out and establish a new election district in

Somerset County out of a part or parts of Tangier District

No. 9 of said county, to be called and known as Deal's

Island District No. 14; and to provide for the appointment

of justices of the peace, the enforcement of existing local

laws now in force in the territory comprising said new

district and to place said district with St. Peter's, Dame's

Quarter and Tangier District in the allotment of a County

Commissioner and tax collector for said county as now

exists for said district by law. and to require the Super-

visors of Election to appoint election officials for said new

district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Creating new
election dis-

land, That a new election district be and the same is hereby

trict.

laid out and established in Somerset County out of a part

or parts of Tangier District No. 9 of said county, to be

called and known as Deal's Island District No. 14, and to

embrace, comprise and include in said Deal's Island District

No. 14 all that part or all those parts of Tangier District

No. 9 as heretofore established, commonly known or called

Deal's Island and Little Deal's Island in said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Governor by and with

Appointment
for officers

the advice and consent of the Senate shall biennially name

for same.

and appoint, as other magistrates are named and appointed.

two justices of the peace for said Deal's Island District No.

14, and that the County Commissioners shall appoint, as other

constables are appointed, one constable for said Deal's Island

District No. 14.