1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 55.

CHAPTER 55.

Passed Jan. 31,
1840.

An act to regulate an Election in Howard District of Anne
Arundel County.

Seat of justice
to be designated.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That at the election to be held under and by
virtue of the third section of the act of eighteen hundred
and thirty-eight, chapter twenty-two, each voter may place
upon his ballot the name of the place, clearly designating
the same, within Howard District of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, which he prefers as the. seat of justice for said dis-

Judges to make
return, &c.

Judges to certi-

trict; and it shall be the duty of the said judges of elec-
tion to make return of the election for sheriff and the
votes for the scat of justice for said district to the clerk of
the court of Howard District of Anne Arundel county, in
the same manner that returns of elections are now made
to the clerk of Anne Arundel county; and the return
judges for said district shall ascertain the whole number
of votes given for each person voted for as sheriff, and
shall make such return and certificate of the election for
sheriff as is now made of an election for sheriff in Anne
Arundel county; and the said judges shall, by a certificate, to

fy to selection
of seat justice

be filed with the clerk of the court of Howard District of
Anne Arundel county, and by him recorded, certify that the
place which has received the highest number of votes is
duly selected as the seat of justice for said district; and it
shall be the duty of said clerk forthwith to certify to each
of the commissioners of said Howard District, whose ap-
pointment may be hereafter provided lor, the name of the
place so selected as aforesaid; and the place of meeting
for said return judges shall be the office of the clerk of
the court of Howard District of Anne Arundel county.

To be published.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That upon the passage of
this law, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State
forthwith to have the same published in the Baltimore
Patriot and Baltimore Republican twice in each week,
until the day of the election herein before provided for.