1092 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

comico county, Maryland, be and they are hereby created a
body corporate by the name of "The Commissioners of Powells-
ville," with all the powers and privileges of a body politic and
corporate and by said corporate name may have perpetual suc-
cession, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court
of law or equity, and have and use a common seal and purchase
and hold real, personal and mixed property, and sell and dis-
pose of the same for the benefit of the town.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the bounds and limits of said
town shall be as follows: Beginning for the outlines at a
white gum standing on the east side of the mill dam, the same
being the fourth gum on east side of said dam from south end
next to the village; thence north sixty-eight degrees, west eigh-
teen perches; thence south seventy-eight degrees and thirty
minutes, west fifty-four perches to the west side of a private
road leading to John Powell's dwelling;'thence south sixty-two
degrees, west forty-four perches to a small apple tree on west
side Mrs. M. Adkin's lot; thence south six degrees, west fifty
perches to a well cruch in Paul Powell's barnyard; thence south
eighty-eight degrees, east sixty perches; thence south twenty-
five degrees and thirty minutes, east seventy-nine perches to the
west side of the schoolhouse lot; thence south eight and two-
fifths perches with line of said lot to a small marked pine, the
corner of said lot by and with line of said lot north seventy-one
degrees, east twelve perches to county road; thence north fifty-
six degrees, east twenty-five perches; thence north one degree,
west ninety perches to the south side of a gully; thence north {
thirty-five degrees, east twelve perches; thence north fifteen de-
grees, west twelve perches; thence north thirty degrees, west
twenty-eight perches to the beginning.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the legal voters of the town
of Powellsville who have resided within the above corporate
limits six months preceding the election shall on the second
Tuesday of April, in the year 1908, and every two years there-
after, on the second Tuesday in April, elect by ballot three
persons to be commissioners of said town, to hold their office
for two years from the date of their election and until their
successors are elected and qualified, and the service of said
commissioners shall be gratuitous and without pay.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the first election shall be at
some convenient place selected by the judges thereof; that the
judges of the election shall be King V. White, J. W. Wilkins
and Isaac W. Perdue. The judges shall give at least ten days'
prior notice of day of election by written or printed notices
posted in prominent places and in the limits of said town; that
they shall appoint a clerk; that the poles shall be open at 9