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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all male citizens

of the State of Maryland above the age of twenty-

one years, and residing or owning real estate between

Who are en-

the proposed new limits of the said town and the

titled to vote.

present boundaries thereof, and no others, shall be

entitled to vote at the said election hereafter pro-

vided for.

SEC. 4. The said Commissioners of Crisfield shall

designate the time and place of holding any such

election or elections by advertisement inserted in

some newspaper printed in Somerset county, once

Fix time of

in each of three successive weeks prior to the day of

election.

holding any such election, and also by hand-bills,

set up not less than ten days prior to said election,

within the territory to be affected thereby.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said judges

Certify result

of election shall certify the result of such voting to

of voting.

the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset county,

and the ballots shall have written or printed on

them " For Annexation " or " Against Annexation,"

and if the said judges shall certify that a majority of

the votes cast were for annexation, they shall also

certify that the land included within the afore-

mentioned limits has been annexed to and become a

part of the said town. The said clerk shall record

Clerk to re-
cord.

the same among the land records of said court, and

the said record shall be evidence that the proposed

part of Crisfield district has become a part of the

said town of Crisfield from the date of such certifi-

cate being filed in the office of the said clerk.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said Commis-

sioners of Crisfield, in the event of the said judges

Setup

of election certifying that a majority of the votes

bounders.

has been cast " For Annexation," and that the said

territory has been annexed, shall set up bounders at

each of the proposed new angles herein provided for.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That in case a majority

of the votes cast shall be "Against Annexation,

Failure of

then the said territory shall not be annexed, but the

annexation.

said commissioners may, after six months have

elapsed from the time of any election, order a new

election to be held for the same purpose.