1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP 73.

Passed Feb. 29
1840.

CHAPTER 73.

An act to abolish the Levy Court of Charles County, and to
provide for the election of Commissioners for said
County.

Levy court
abolished.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the first Wednesday in
October next, the levy court of Charles county be and the
same is hereby abolished.

Board of com-

missioners to

consist of seven.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That after the election of
commissioners of Charles county, hereinafter provided
for, the board of commissioners for Charles county shall

consist of seven persons.

Qualification.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That, in addition to the
qualification now required to be eligible as a member of
the House of Delegates of Maryland, the persons voted
for as commissioners, shall have resided in Charles coun-
ty for at least one year immediately preceding the election.

Mode of elect-

ing commiss'rs.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the mode and manner
of electing commissioners for Charles county, shall be as
follows: the voters of said county, qualified to vote for
members of the House of Delegates of Maryland, shall,
at the annual general election for delegates to the General
Assembly, in the year eighteen hundred and forty, and at
the same time every three years thereafter, vote for seven
persons, possessing the qualifications herein required, to
be commissioners for said county.

Judges to make

return, &c.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the judges of election
for each election district, or a majority of them, shall cer-
tify and return, in a form and manner similar to the certi-
ficates and returns of delegates to the General Assembly,
the number of votes given in their said respective districts

Judges to meet.

for commissioners as aforesaid; and the returning judges
of election shall meet on the same day and place, when
and where they meet to ascertain and certify the number
of votes given as aforesaid for commissioners; and they
shall also certify and return to the clerk of Charles coun-
ty court the seven persons whom they shall find to have
received the highest number of legal votes, as the duly-
elected commissioners for Charles county, to serve for

Certificate to be
deposited with
clerk and filed.

three years, from the time of said election; which certifi-
cates shall be deposited with the clerk of Charles county
court by said judges, and which shall be by said clerk
filed in his office, for the inspection of any person or per-
sons desirous to inspect the same; and the persons elected