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LAWS OF MARYLAND

David Hayes, the said sum of five hundred and

eighty-one dollars and sixty-nine cents, for taxes

erroneously paid by him and his co-executor, Thomas

Donaldson, deceased, for county taxes for the years

eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-three, eighteen hundred and seven-

ty-four, and eighteen hundred and seventy-five, upon

personal property of said estate, which had been sold
by them prior to said years ; and the said County
Commissioners are further authorized to levy for said

amount a sum sufficient to repay and refund unto

said David Carson said sum erroneously paid.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passag'e.

Approved April 5, 1878.

CHAPTER 462.

AN ACT to enable the qualified voters of certain

election districts of Dorchester county to deter-

mine by ballot whether spirituous or fermented

liquors shall be sold in said districts, or a license

granted for the sale of the same therein.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That at the next election for member

of Congress of the United States from the first Con-

gressional district of Maryland, to be held in Dor-

chester county, on the next Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, in the year eighteen hundred

and seventy-eight, there shall be held an election in

Determine
by ballot
whether spir-
ituous liquors
shall be sold.

the first (or Fork), fifth (or Lake's), sixth (or Hoop
er's island), seventh (or Cambridge), eighth (or Neck),
and tenth (or Strait's) election districts of said county,
to determine by ballot whether spirituous, fermented
or other intoxicating liquors shall be sold in said

election districts of the county aforesaid; and it

shall be the duty of the sheriff of said county to

make proclamation of such- election as in case of