146 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 61

South 88 degrees 17 minutes East 1431. 63 feet. Thence
North 66 degrees 23 minutes East 138. 6 feet to Southeast
corner of Brazilia Dustin land. Thence North 70 degrees
38 minutes East 389. 4 feet to Southeast corner of Pern.
Richardson land. Thence North 70 degrees 8 minutes East
891 feet to a stone at Southeast corner of Earl Wayne
land. Thence no degrees 52 minutes West 1289. 51 feet to
a stone at the Northwest corner of Susanna V. Beall land.
Thence South no degrees 41 minutes West 970. 49 feet to a
stone at the Southwest corner of Susanna V. Beall land.
Thence North 72 degrees 31 minutes West 267. 63 feet to
the Northwest corner of John R. Purdy land. Thence
South no degrees 50 minutes West 598. 04 feet to the South-
west corner of John R. Purdy land. Thence North 72 de-
grees 31 minutes West 267. 63 f$et. Thence South 73 de-
grees 59 minutes West 325. 88 feet to an iron pipe at the
Northwest corner of Mrs. Shelton's land. Thence South
73 degrees 59 minutes West 1361. 39 feet to a stone on the
North boundary of John H. Lowe Estate land. Thence
South 74 degrees 13 minutes West 2772. 14 feet to the
Northwest corner of Catholic Church land. Thence North
83 degrees 36 minutes West 1776. 64 feet to a stone at the
Northwest corner of Frass (now Gray) land. Thence
South 65 degrees 33 minutes West 101. 07 feet to a stone
on the North side of the Washington and Marlboro Turn-
pike. Thence North 50 degrees 35 minutes West 1167. 07
feet to the place of beginning, excepting and saving from
the above description, the following:

Beginning at a point South 10 degrees 8 minutes West
252. 74 feet from Southwest corner of Alfred West land
above mentioned. Thence South 10 degrees 8 minutes
West 222. 75 feet. Thence South 79 degrees 23 minutes
East 1189. 0 feet. Thence North 7 degrees 4 minutes West
223, 52 feet. Thence North 78 degrees 53 minutes West
1122. () feet to place of beginning, containing 5. 5 acres.

The total of the above described land, exclusive of the
5. 5 acres above excepted, containing, according to said sur-
vey and plat 504. 93 acres. Being formerly land belonging
to Leander P. Williams Estate.

SEC. 3. And be 'it further enacted:

(A) That the corporate powers of said town shall be
vested in and shall be exercised by, and that the said town
shall be governed by, a Commission to be known as the
District Heights Commission. Said Commission shall be
composed of three members, elected at large, to be known