EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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gin of an old railroad cut, south twenty-three and three-fourths

degrees, west ninety-three and three-fourths perches, to a stone

on the north margin of the turnpike leading from Boons-

borough to Sharpsburg, then crossing the turnpike south

twenty-seven and one-half degrees, east thirteen and one-

fourth perches, to a stone at the floodgate in the creek, then up

the creek in the middle with the meanders thereof two hundred

and ninety perches to the middle of the bridge east of Boons-

borough on the turnpike leading from Boonsborough to Mid-

dletown, then leaving the bridge north seven and one-half de-

grees, east thirty-five and one-half perches, to a stone at the

southeast corner of Frank Storm's lot, north one and one-half

degrees, east twenty-seven perches, to a stone at the root of

a wild cherry tree sapling, north twelve and one-half degrees,

west fifty-two perches, to a stone on the line between Moses

Bomberger and Josiah Blecker, thence north thirteen and

three-fourths degrees, east eighty-three and three-fourths

perches, to a stone at the southeast corner of Samuel Douglass'

lot, then with said lot north twenty-three degrees, east thirty-

eight perches, to a stone near a large marked locust tree on

the north margin of an old road, thence north sixty-three and

one-half degrees, west one hundred and eighty and one-half

perches, to the place of beginning.

38. The male citizens of Boonsborough of the age of twenty-

one years and upwards, who shall have resided in the State of

Qualifications
of voters at

Maryland and in said town for twelve months next preceding

town election.

the election, shall, on the second Monday in May in the year

1905, and upon the same day in every year thereafter, elect

by ballot a person, not under twenty-five years of age, a citi-

zen of the United States and a registered voter of the State of

Maryland and three years a resident of said town next pre-

ceding the election, to be Burgess of said town. He shall take

the oath of office as hereinafter prescribed for town officers,

and remain in office until his successor is elected and qualified.

At the same time and in the same manner there shall also be

elected five persons having the same qualifications herein pre-

scribed for the office of Burgess to be Councilmen of Boons-

borough, and also one person of like qualification to be As-

sistant Burgess. The Burgess, Assistant Burgess and Coun-

cilmen of Boonborough who shall have been elected on the

Election of
Burgess, As-

first Monday in March, 1904, shall respectively be the Burgess,

sistant Bur-

Assistant Burgess and Councilmen of the town of Boons-

gess and
Councilmen

borough until the second Monday in May in the year 1905,

and shall exercise all the powers and perform all the functions

upon them, respectively, by this Act conferred.