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eight, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four,
thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty-
seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-three, fifty-
four, fifty-five and fifty-six, of Article first of the Code of
Public Local Laws, entitled "Allegany County," sub-title
"City of Cumberland," as also sub-sections one, two, three,
four, five, six, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four-
teen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen, of chapter one hundred
and twenty-one, of the Acts of the General Assembly, passed
at January session, eighteen hundred and sixty-lour, entitled
"An Act to repeal sections twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-
two, thirty-three, thirty-five, fifty-three and fifty-four, of the
first Article of the Code of Public Local Laws, and to re-enact
the same with amendments, and insert additional sections re-
lating to the charter of the City of Cumberland," and to
re-enact the following instead thereof:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sections twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty,
thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five,
thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty-seven, forty-
eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-
five and fifty-six, of Article one of the Code of Public Local
Laws, entitled "Allegany County," sub-title "City of Cum-
berland," as also sub-sections one, two, three, four, five, six,
eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
sixteen and seventeen, of chapter one hundred and twenty-one,
of the Acts of the General Assembly, passed at January ses-
sion, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, entitled an Act to
repeal sections twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-
three, thirty-five, fifty-three and fifty-four, of the first Article
of the Code of Public Local Laws, and to re-enact the same
with amendments, and insert additional sections relating to
the charter of the City of Cumberland, be and the same are
hereby repealed, and the following sections enacted in lieu
thereof;

22. The inhabitants of the City of Cumberland, in
Allegany county, are a corporation by the name of the "Mayor
and City Council of Cumberland," and by that name may
sue and be sued, may have and use a common seal, which
may be altered at pleasure, and may purchase and hold real,
personal and mixed property, or dispose of the same for the
benefit of the said city, provided that the purchase or aliena-
tion of such real property, where the value thereof shall ex-
ceed the sum of five thousand dollars, shall first be submitted
to the voters of said city, at a general election for Mayor and
members of the City Council, as provided by this bill, after
twenty days public notice, and a majority of the legal voters
assenting thereto.