THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

1835.

SEC. 4. And be it exacted, That the said commis-

CHAP. 209.

sioners, before they shall proceed to act, shall take an

Oath required

oath or affirmation before some justice of the peace,

that they will, without favour, partiality or prejudice,

assess the damages, if any, sustained by the person

through whose land the said road will pass.

CHAPTER 209.

An act to provide for an alteration in the Constitution,

Passed Mar. 25,1836

so as to enlarge the number of Election Districts in

Baltimore County, and fix the place of voting.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-

Preamble

bly, by sundry inhabitants residing in the sixth elec-

tion district, in Baltimore County, that it would pro-

mote their convenience to create another district out

of the sixth district, — Therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Constitution amended

Maryland,, That so much of the Constitution of the

Stae as relates to the division of Baltimore County

into election districts, be and the same is hereby alter-

ed and amended, so far as to authorise the erection of

an additional district in said county, to be composed

of a part of the sixth election district of said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if this act shall be

On confirmation

confirmed according to the provision of the constitu-

tion and form of government in such case made and

provided, Richard Hooker, Jacob Shower, and John

Lammott, of Baltimore county, be and they are hereby

appointed commissioners, and authorised forthwith af-

ter the said confirmation, to review the sixth election

Commissioners to review

district of said county, and to lay out, and locate and

establish an additional election district, in said coun-

Lay out districts

ty, and said commissioners shall make a return of all

Return and record

the proceedings to Baltimore County Court, to be there

recorded at the expense of the county, and paid as

Expenses — vacan-cy

county charges are levied and paid, and the county

commissioners are hereby authorised to appoint a com-

missioner or commissioners in the place of any of the

commissioners herein named, who may die, or refuse,

or fail to act in said commission.