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County order a recount to be made, which recount resulted
in breaking the tie vote and thus effecting a direct saving
to Anne Arundel County of at least Seven Thousand
($7000) Dollars; and

WHEREAS, it was necessary for said George B. Woelfel and
Noah A. Killman to consume much time in research cover-
ing similar cases and the procedure necessary to follow; to
have a number of conferences with the Court; required to
interrogate on two different days a large number of wit-
nesses before the magistrate appointed by the Court to
hear testimony; compelled by Court order to personally ex-
amine many thousands of ballots for the purpose of uncov-
ering irregularities in the official count, which required a
number of days and nights to do; and finally to appear
before the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on
March 12, 1935, and make known to the Court the nature of
the objections to over 800 ballots, challenged by counsel,
which proceeding lasted all day and until 1 A. M. of the
morning of March 13, 1935; and

WHEREAS, the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County felt
that it had no jurisdiction to order the cost of the said
proceedings to be borne by the County, even though it com-
mended the action of the candidates in saving the County a
large sum of money; and

WHEREAS, the candidates were informed by their coun-
sels that the cost would be borne by the County; and

WHEREAS, it is now apparent that an act of the General
Assembly is necessary in order to defray the cost of the
said proceedings and reasonable counsel fees.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the County Commissioners of Anne Arun-
del County are hereby authorized and directed to pay unto
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County the
sum not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty ($250) Dollars, to
defray the cost in the proceedings and to further pay to
George B. Woelfel and Noah A. Killman, the sum of Two
Hundred Fifty ($250) Dollars each for the services ren-
dered Anne Arundel County in breaking the tie vote for
the office of County Commissioner from the Sixth Election
District and thus thereby effecting and saving the County
a large sum of money.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1935.

Approved April 29, 1935.