JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

1834

CHAPTER 114

CHAP 114

An act to repeal all that part of the Constitution and Form
of Government, as relates to the Division of Washington
County into eight separate Election Districts, and for
other purposes.

Passed Feb. 21, 1835

SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland That so much of the constitution of the State, as
relates to the division of Washington county into electron
districts, be, and the same is hereby altered and amended,
so far as to authorise the election of an additional district
in said county, to be composed of parts of the third and
seventh electron districts

Additional district

Sec 2 And be it enacted, That if this act shall be con
firmed by the General Assembly of Maryland, after the
next election of Delegates to the General Assembly, at the
first session after such new election, as the constitution and
form of government of this State directs, in such case, this
act and the alterations to the constitution therein contained,
shall constitute and be valid as a part of said constitution
and form of government, to all intents and purposes, any
thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding

Confirmation re-

quired

Sec 3 And be it enacted That if this act shall be con
firmed according to the provisions of the constitution and
form of government, in that case made and provided, that
Lewis Zeigler, John Beyer and Jacob Bell be appointed
commissioners, to lay off locate and establish an additional
election district in the county aforesaid, out of the third
and seventh election districts in said county, and the said
commissioners, or a majority of them, shall make a return
of all their proceedings to Washington County Court, to
be there recorded at the expense of the county, and paid as
county charges are levied and paid, and the commissioners
of Washington county, are hereby authorised and directed,
in case of the death, resignation, refusal or failure to act
on the part of the within named commissioners, to appoint
such others as they in their discretion, may think proper, to
fill said vacancy or vacancies

Commission to lo-

cate &c

Sec 4 And be it enacted, That the commissioners ap-
pointed as aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall proceed to
view and create an additional district out of number three
and seven, if in their wisdom and judgment they, or a ma-
jority of them, shall deem the convenience of the voters of
said districts, or any part of them will be promoted by chang-
ing and altering the line and bounds of said districts