PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1847.

ny such sum or sums as may be agreed upon by three
disinterested. persons appointed by the commissioners of
the tax of Allegany county to value said damage or
damages.

CHAP. 307.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the right is hereby

expressly reserved to the General Assembly of Mary-
land at its pleasure to alter or repeal this act of incor-
poration.

CHAPTER 307.

Reservation.

A further supplement to an act entitled, an act to unite
Middletown, Keller's Addition to Middletown, Grove's
Addition to Middletown and Wise's Addition to Mid-
dletown, into one by the name of Middletown, and in-
corporate the same passed December session eighteen
hundred and thirty-three, chapter one hundred and

forty-five.

Passed
Mar. 10, 1848.

WHEREAS, It has been represented to the General As-
sembly of Maryland, on the petition of various citizens of

Middletown, that they suffer many inconveniences and
vexations from the neglect and misconduct of some of
those heretofore invested with the corporate authorities
of said town, by suffering said authorities to fall into
non-existences; and whereas, said petitioners, desire to
render perpetual said corporate authorities — Therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all the provisions contained in the
original act passed December session eighteen hundred
and thirty-three, chapter one hundred and forty-five,
and its several supplements, incorporating said town,

be and the same are hereby revived and declared to be

in full force.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That an election for
burgess and five commissioners of Middletown shall
be held in said town on the first Monday of April next,
and on the same day annually thereafter, and the first
election under this supplement shall be held by a judge
appointed by a justice of the peace residing in said
town, and conducted as prescribed by the original act.

Time fixed for
electing.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the burgess and
five commissioners hereafter elected in said town, shall
within ten days after the notice of their election, com-

unicated in writing by the judge of election, respec-
tively qualify as required by law before a justice of the

Vacancies—
how filled.