ROBERT M. McLANB, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 23, 1884.

Chapter 359.

AN ACT to create a new election district in St.

Mary's county, to be known as the Island District

or Election District number nine, and to designate

a voting place therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted Ity the General Assembly

of Maryland, That a new election district be formed

out of St. George's island, a part of the Factory district,

New district.

or election district number two, of St. Mary's county,

to be known as the Island district, or election district

number nine of said county.

SEC 2. And be it enacted, That the place of holding

Elections —

elections in said Island district or district number

where held.

nine, shall be at Adam's store in said district.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the governor shall,

by and with the advice and consent of the senate,

appoint one justice of the peace and one registration

Officers for

officer for said Island district; and the county com-

same.

missioners shall appoint one constable for said district.

SEC 4. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the

circuit court for St. Mary's county shall furnish a

proper book for registration of voters, in said Island

district, and that it shall be the duty of the regis-

trar of voters for Factory district, or election district

number two, and the registrar for said Island district,

to transfer from the book of registration of said Fac-

Duty of the
registrar.

tory district the names of all voters registered therein,

who live in the said Island district, to the book pro-

vided for said Island district, and to strike off

same from registration book of Factory district and

note them as transferred, and said transfer shall have

all the effect in law as if said voters had been origi-

nally registered in said Island district.