1840.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 201.
In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall not conti-
nue in force longer than one year from the passage thereof.

CHAPTER 200.

Passed Mar. 4,
1841.

An act relating to the Corporation of the City of Baltimore.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to add to the
number of wards into which the City of Baltimore has been
divided heretofore, and doubts exist as to. the power of
such wards to choose representatives in the two branches
of the City Council, before the regular elections for that
purpose, under the existing laws — Therefore,

New wards to
elect members
City Council.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the two wards, which the charter of said city DOW
requires to be created, and all other additional wards which
may from time to time be formed within said city, agreea-
bly to law, shall, when formed, be considered as wards in
which vacancies have occurred in the representation in the
City Council, and such steps shall be taken to have members
elected to the two branches of said council, from such
wards as would be necessary, in case of vacancies occur-
ring in any way in other wards of said city, provided never-

Proviso.

theless, that it shall be in the power of the Mayor and City
Council, by resolution or ordinance, in all such cases, to
defer the election of members from the aforesaid wards
newly created, until the autumnal election of members of
the City Council, next succeeding the creation of said
wards, if it should be deemed expedient.

CHAPTER 201.

Passed Mar. 5,
1841.

An act, entitled an act to authorise and require the Com-
missioners of Cecil County, to levy a sum of money to
re-build a Bridge over Principio Creek, in said County.

Levy of $900
authorised to
rebuild bridge.

SECTION 1. Be, it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That the commissioners of Cecil county are here-
by authorised and required to levy the sum of nine hundred
dollars; to be levied, one half at their next annual levy, and
the other half at their levy for the year eighteen hundred
and forty-two, unless said commissioners should, in their