Mayor of Westernport v. Green

As a Delegate from Allegany County, Charles F. Peters Was a member of the General Assembly when the charter of Westernport was amended by Chapter 85 of the Acts of 1922. The .amendment had in part the effect of changing the method of electing the clerk of the town and of imposing upon that official the duty, previously performed by the bailiff, of collecting the municipal taxes. Prior .to the Act of 1922, the clerk was elected by the voters of the town, but that statute provided that he should thereafter b© chosen by the Mayor and Commissioners, who Were also authorized and directed to…