1826.

LAWS OF MARYLAND,

CHAP. 118.

May employ sur-
veyor and chain
carriers

shall make a fair record of the same, amongst the records of the
county aforesaid.
5. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, after the
'confirmation of this act, if they shall deem it necessary to a due
performance of the duties required of them by this act, may
employ a surveyor and chain carriers, who shall be allowed and
paid a reasonable compensation for their services, and time em-
ployed and expended in the execution of such duties as may be
required of them by the said commissioners.

Clerk to furnish
sheriff with Jim it'
of ascertained dis
tricts

6. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of the clerk
of the county aforesaid, to furnish the sheriff with two copies of
the limits, boundaries and designations, of the several districts
as ascertained and described by the said commissioners, whose
duty it shall be to keep one in his possession, and to set up one
copy at the door of the court-house in the county aforesaid, and
to cause the said description, in writing, without the plats, if such
should be deemed necessary, to be published four weeks success
sively, prior to the next election, after the confirmation afore-
Said, in each of the public papers printed at Easton.

Allowance to com-
missioners

7. And be it enacted, That for the performance of the duties
required of the commissioners aforesaid by this act, the levy
court of the county aforesaid shall make reasonable compensa-
tion, and shall levy the same upon the said county, to be col-
lected and paid as other county charges are collected and paid ;

Proviso

Provided, that the said commissioners shall not receive a sum-
exceeding two dollars each for each and every day they may be

Judges of elections

to be appointed

engaged in executing the duties required of them by this act.
8. And be it enacted, That after the confirmation of this
act, the levy court of Worcester county shall, according to the
provisions of the act of eighteen hundred and five, chapter
ninety-seven, appoint three persons in each of the election dis-
tricts, residents therein, who, or such of (hem as shall attend,
shall be the judge or judges of the election for the district for
which he or they shall have been appointed as aforesaid; and
the judges appointed shall have, hold and exercise, the same
powers and authorities, and be subject to the same penalties, as
the judges of elections in Worcester county now exercise and
enjoy, and are subject to.

Lawi not incon-
sistent herewith,
to be in force

Repeal

9. And be it enacted, That all laws now in force, not in-
consistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby declared to
be and remain in full force and effect in Worcester county,
10. And be it enacted, That all the provisions of any for-
mer act inconsistent with, or repugnant to this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.

When confirmed
to be part of
Constitution

11. And be it enacted, That if this act shall be confirmed
by the next general assembly, after the next election of dele-
gates, in the first session after such new election, as the consti-
tution and form of government directs, in such case this act, and
the alterations in the said constitution contained therein, shall be
considered as a part, and shall constitute and be valid as a part,
of the said constitution and form of government, to all intents
and purposes, every matter and thing in the said constitution
mud form of government in anywise conflicting with, or con-
trary thereto, shall be and the same is hereby repealed, abrogat-
ed and annulled.