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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC 2. And be it enacted, That the said district,

Dames' Quarter, number two, shall be entitled to

the benefit of all laws which are now applicable

Benefit of all

and in force in said district, and the said laws are by

laws.

this act declared to be in force from the time this

act shall pass until repealed by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the place of hold-

ing elections in said Dames' Quarter District shall

be fixed by the County Commissioners in as central

Place of elec
tions.

a place, somewhere in the vicinity of Smith's or Wal-
ker's Store, " St. Peter's," that being about as central

as any suitable place can be obtained for the purpose

holding elections.

Oovernoi

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Governor

.shall appoint,

shall appoint one justice of the peace and one regis-

ter of voters for the said Dames' Quarter District,

number two, and the County Commissioners shall

appoint one constable for said district.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the Clerk of the

Furnish suit-

Circuit Court for Somerset county shall furnish a

able book.

suitable book for registration, such as may be re-

quired by law, to be delivered to the register of

voters in said Dames' Quarter District, number two,

and the register of said district shall register therein

Register all
voters.

all persons qualified by law to vote in said district
in alphabetical order, and the register of said Tangier

District shall register all the resident voters in that

part of the annexed district in the registration book

of said district, and all other qualified voters resid-

ing therein who shall make application to be regis-

tered, having the legal qualifications.

And it shall be the duty of the officer of registra-

Duty of regis-

tion for said Princess Anne District to erase from

tration officer

the list of qualified voters on the registration book

thereof the names of all persons residing within the

limits of that portion of Princess Anne District,

number one, which has been cut off and annexed to

Dames' Quarter District from the aforesaid Princess

Anne District.

Local laws

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all local laws now

continued.

in force in said district are continued in force, and