1843

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 47.

appointed, who shall have the same power to distrain there-
fore, as the collector of the public county assessment has to
distrain for the same, and the said burgess and commission-
ers shall fix the term of office, responsibility and compen-

Election—
oath. &c.

sation of such collector.
Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That at all elections for
burgess and commissioners, those persons who shall receive
the highest number of votes for the respective offices, shall
be declared duly elected and shall qualify as such before
some justice of the peace of the county, that they will dis-
charge the duties of their respective offices according to
the best of their skill and judgment, without fear, favor,
partiality or affection to any one, a copy of which oath
shall be recorded by their clerk; and if at any election for
burgess or commissioners, any two or more persons, shall
have an equality of votes, by which no choice shall be
made, another election shall be held after not less than ten
days notice, and so on until a choice be made.

Burgess to be
Treasurer.

Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That the said burgess shall
be the treasurer for the said corporation, and shall give
bond to said corporate body, with security to be approved
by said commissioners in such penalty as they shall fix con-
ditioned for the faithfull performance of his duty as trea-
surer, and he shall receive and pay away monies according
to the ordinances of said commissioners or a majority of
them.

Limits of the
town.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That the limits of said
town shall include all front lots on both sides of the street,
from the most westerly part of the original plan of the
town, together with the allies on both sides, running so far
eastward as to correspond with the eastern line of the gen-
eral church and school house lot, including the Presbyterian
church property, and the said burgess and commissioners
shall have power to include any other adjoining property
within the limits of said corporation with the written con-
sent of the owner or owners thereof and not otherwise, but
they shall not have power to exclude any property from
out of the limits of said corporation, that now is or may
hereafter be included therein.

Issues forbid

Sec. 15. And be it enacted, That nothing herein con-
tained shall be so construed, as to authorise or empower
said corporation to issue any note, certificate, token or
other evidence of debt, to be used as currency, and the
right is hereby expressly reserved to the General Assembly
of Maryland, at its pleasure, to alter, amend or annul this
act of incorporation.