FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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erase from or add to any ol said list of qualified voters, after

the officer of registration shall have delivered the said books

of registration to the register of Frederick City, before and

pending the election next ensuing shall be guilty of a misde-

Misde-
meaner

meanor and liable to presentment and indictment in the

Circuit Court for Frederick County, and on conviction thereof

shall be confined in the penitentiary ot' the State of Maryland

for a period oi not exceeding five years.

SEC. 174. The Aldermen shall meet on the fourth Monday

in July annually, but the Mayor may convene them whenever

May
Convene.

and as often as it may appear to him that the interest of the

corporation may require their deliberation. And the present

Mayor and Aldermen shall hold their respective offices until

the election and qualification of their successors under the

provisions of this act.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That bhis act shall take effect

Effective.

from the date of its passage.

Approved, February 12th, 1892.

CHAPTER 9.

AN ACT to authorize and empower George T. Melvin to

construct a bridge over Weems' Creek in Anne Arundel

County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That George T. Melvin be and he is hereby

authorized and empowered at any time within the next two

years to build a biidge over Weems' Creek in Anne Arundel

Em-
powered

County connecting West Annapolis with the lands upon the

North West side of said Weems' Creek formerly owned by

the late George Wells.

SEC. 2. A»d be it further enacted, That the property of

said bridge when built shall be vested in the said George T.

Melvin who shall have power to demand and receive toll for

passage over said biidge not exceeding the following rates,

Receive
Toll.

namely : For every foot passenger, two cents ; for every

horse and rider, five cents ; tor every carnage and twohorses,

ten cents ; for every carriage or wagon and four horses or

oxen, twenty cents ; for every carriage and one horse, ten

cents ; for every horse and cart, ten cents ; for every horse,

mule or ox, two cents ; for every sheep, calf, hog, etc., one

cent ; and the said bridge and lauding therefor are hereby

declared to be subject to the right of taking tolls as afore-

said so long as said bridge shall be kept in good order and

condition and maintained as public highway.