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CHAP. 730
Due notice
given by ad-
vertisement
of the sub-
mission of
the boun-
daries of
Garrett
county
to the quali-
fied voters.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That due notice shall be given
by advertisement and otherwise of the submission of the
question of the boundaries of Garrett county to the qualified
voters within all the territory affected, and that the question
be submitted as provided in this Act and in accordance with
all existing laws providing for the submission of constitu-
tional amendments or other questions to the voters of the
State, that is to say, as follows: In addition to the ticket to
be voted for member of Congress as aforesaid the super-
visors of elections of Garrett county shall have printed
on the tickets to be used at said congressional election
the words "For Garrett County" and "Against Garrett
County." Said tickets shall in their details and arrange-
ments be in conformity to the provisions of Article 23
of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title
"Elections," and be marked in the square on the right
of the aforesaid words in the same manner as the tickets
are required by law to be marked; and if upon count-
ing the vote it shall be found that a majority of the votes
shall be "For Garrett County," then the disputed territory
shall become and remain a part of Garrett country; but if a
majority of said votes be cast " Against Garrett County," then
the said disputed territory shall be and remain a part of
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Where taxes
shall be paid
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Allegany county; and when the matter is so determined the
citizens living in said disputed territory shall pay their taxes
to the county in whose favor the question shall have been
decided; and it is a provision of said election that the regis-
tered voters in said disputed territory shall be permitted to
vote on said question, in Garrett county, although they may
be registered in Allegany county within the lines now laid
down; and their votes, on proof of registration in Allegany
county shall have the same effect as if they were registered
voters in Garrett county; and should any dispute arise as to
any person so voting being a resident of said disputed terri-
tory, then and in that event the registration books of Alle-
gany county may be resorted to for such proof; and if so
proved shall be conclusive as to the right of such persons
to vote on said question; and if said vote shall be in favor
of Garrett county, then the lines as laid, down under the
authority of Chapter 304 of the Acts of 1898, which survey
is filed in the office of the Land Commissioner of Maryland,
shall be and remain the divisional lines between Garrett and
Allegany counties.
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