Town of St. Michaels, MD Article I Incorporation; Corporate Name; Definitions; Corporate Powers; Corporate Boundaries

§ C-1 Corporate name.

This Charter is the municipal corporation Charter of the Town of St. Michaels, the corporate name of which is "The Commissioners of St. Michaels."

§ C-2 Definitions.

The terms "Town," "city," "municipality," or "municipal corporation" in this Charter shall be construed as synonymous with the corporate name, "The Commissioners of St. Michaels."

§ C-3 General powers.

The municipal corporation here established, under its corporate name, has all the privileges of a body corporate, by that name to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity, to have and use a common seal and to have perpetual succession, unless the Charter and the corporate existence are legally abrogated.

§ C-4 Description of corporate boundaries.

A. A description of the corporate boundaries of the Town at all times shall be on file with the Town Clerk or other comparable official and with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Talbot County. The corporate boundaries of the Town of St. Michaels, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now existing and described on the plats thereof on record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Talbot County, shall, from and after the passage of this Charter, be all the lands embraced in the following limits: Beginning at the shore at the northwest extremity of Parrott's point, at the mouth of the harbor of St. Michaels, and running thence south thirty and one-half degrees west across the mouth of Radcliffe's or Polly Harrison's cove to a cedar tree on the edge of the bank; then with the shore of said cove to another cedar standing in the corner of the graveyard on the Radcliffe farm; then south forty-eight degrees west to a large cedar standing near the west or southwest corner of said graveyard; then south forty-seven and one-half degrees west to a stone set at the foot of a cedar post at the south side of the road leading from the Radcliffe farm to St. Michaels; then south five and three-fourths degrees west to a stone set near the line between the Radcliffe property and Miller's addition; then with the line between the Radcliffe property and Miller's addition in the general direction south five degrees east to the line between Miller's addition and the property known as Miller's heirs; then with said line between Miller's addition and Miller's heirs south seventy-three degrees west to a stone set at the public road leading from Royal Oak to St. Michaels; then south seventy-eight degrees west, close to and past a large cedar tree standing near the shore, to dividing line at the shore between the Rickett's farm and the Sinclair or Dorsey property; then with the windings of the shore of Broad or St. Domingo cove to the railroad bridge across the head of said cove; then from southwest corner of said bridge north eight and one-half degrees west to a stone set at the side of Railroad avenue; then still north eight and one-half degrees west to a stone set at the edge of the woodland of the Perry Cabin farm: then with said woodland south eighty-four and one-half degrees east to a stone planted at the corner of said woodland; then still with said woodland north seven and one-half degrees east to another stone set at another corner of said woodland; then south eighty degrees east to a stone set at the west side of the public road leading from St. Michaels to Bayside; then with the west side of said road south seven and three-fourths degrees to a stone; then across the field of Perry Cabin farm south eighty-three degrees east to the southern extremity of Three Cedar point; then south ten degrees east across the mouth of St. Michaels harbor to the beginning.

B. The taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the passage of this Charter, include all the lands embraced in the following limits:

(1) Beginning at the mean-low-water line of Back Creek (San Domingo Creek) where the same is intersected by the present existing westerly boundary of the Town of St. Michaels, said point beging [being] the Southwesterly corner of the trestle of the Baltimore and Eastern Railroad; Thence: (1), North seventy-three degrees, twenty-five minutes West, seventy-three and thirty-six one-hundredths feet (N. 73"[°] 25' W. 73.36 ft.) to the Westerly side of the Right-of-Way of the above mentioned Baltimore and Eastern Railroad: Thence: (2), with the Westerly side of said Right-of-Way and on a curve to the Northeastward, the chord of which bears North thirty-seven degrees, forty-two minutes West, one thousand, two hundred, fifty-four and one tenth feet (N. 37° 42' W. 1,254.1 ft.) to a point of tangent; Thence: (3), still with the Westerly side of the Railroad Right-of-Way aforesaid, North nineteen degrees, twenty-two minutes, thirty seconds West, one thousand, seven hundred, fifty-two and six tenths feet (N. 19° 22' 30" W. 1.752.6 ft.) to a point on the said Right-of-Way line which is intersected by the Northerly side of Dodson Street; Thence: (4), North Sixty-nine degrees, twenty-seven minutes East, eight hundred, sixty-seven and seven-tenths feet (N. 69° 27' E. 867.7 ft.) to a stone set on the now existing Westerly boundary of the Town of St. Michaels: Thence: (5), with the said boundary. South eleven degrees, fifty-five minutes East, two thousand, six hundred, seventy-four and three tenths feet (S. 11° 55' E. 2,674.3 ft.) to a stone set on the Southerly side line of Grace Street; Thence: (6), with the same, South eight degrees, thirty-four minutes East, three hundred, fifty-eight and four tenths feet (S. 8° 34' E. 358.4 ft.) to the place of beginning:

(2) Beginning at a concrete monument or marker set on the Southwesterly side of the Right-of-Way of the Baltimore and Eastern Railroad where the same is intersected by the now existing Southerly boundary of the Town of St. Michaels, said point being also approximately on the center-line of Maple Avenue, projected Southwardly; Thence: (1), with the Southwesterly side of the Railroad Right-of-Way above mentioned; South fifty-five degrees, thirty-seven minutes East, two thousand, two hundred, twelve and nine tenths feet (S. 55°, 37' E. 2.212.9 ft.) to the Northwesterly side of the lane leading to the residence of Robert Morse (formerly Register) Thence: (2), with the Northwesterly side of said lane, and crossing the State Road leading from St. Michaels to Easton. North forty-three degrees, six minutes East, one thousand, twenty and one tenth feet (N. 43° 6' E. 1,020.1 ft.) to a point on the Westerly side of Radcliffe Lane; Thence: (3), North forty-five degrees, thirty-seven minutes West, one thousand, four hundred, ninety and one tenth feet (N. 45° 37' W. 1,490.1 ft.) to the now existing Southeasterly corner of the Town of St. Michaels; Thence: (4), with the said existing boundary line, South sixty-seven degrees, twelve minutes West, eight hundred, sixty-eight and seven tenths feet (S. 67° 12' W. 868.7 ft.) to a point near the Easterly side of the State Road hereinbefore mentioned; Thence: (5), crossing the said State Road, South seventy-three degrees, twenty minutes West, sixty and three tenths feet (S. 73° 20' W. 60.3 ft.) to a concrete monument or marker set at or near the Westerly sideline of the abovementioned State Road; Thence: (6), South seventy-three degrees, twenty minutes West, six hundred, ninety-one and eighty-two one-hundredths feet (S. 73° 20' W. 691.82 ft.) to the place of beginning.

(3) Beginning for the same at a Concrete Monument at the intersection of the public road leading from St. Michaels to McDaniel, known as Maryland Highway No. 33 and the northerly Boundary Line of the Town of St. Michaels, and from said Place of Beginning running by and with the said Town of St. Michaels the following nine courses and distances: (1) North 88 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 101.00 feet; thence (2) North 02 degrees 20 minutes 35 seconds East 616.16 feet; thence (3) North 85 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 20.16 feet to the westerly side of the said Maryland Highway No. 33; thence (4) continuing North 85 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 4.15 feet to a Post; thence (5) still continuing North 85 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 643.55 feet to a Stone; thence (6) South 02 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West 199.05 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (7) continuing South 02 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West 399.90 feet; thence (8) South 89 degrees 02 minutes 13 seconds West 125.88 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (9) continuing South 89 degrees 02 minutes 13 seconds West 575.37 feet to a Post; thence (10) North 00 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 133.08 feet to a Stone; thence (11) North 13 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds East 166.82 feet to a Stone; thence (12) North 15 degrees 22 minutes 04 seconds East 209.51 feet to a Post and the land of Myron P. Erkiletian; thence by and with the said Erkiletian land the following two courses and distances: (13) North 16 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds East 1114.90 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (14) North 58 degrees 18 minutes 40 seconds West 167.77 feet to a Concrete Monument and the land of John William Ayres; thence (15) by and with the said Ayres land, North 28 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds East 157.15 feet to a Stone and the land of Helen R. Johnson; thence (16) by and with the said Johnson land, continuing North 28 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds East 692.16 feet to a Post and the land of James Christopher Walsh, Jr.; thence (17) by and with the said Walsh land, South 87 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds East 398.18 feet to a Concrete Monument and the westerly side of the aforementioned Maryland Highway No. 33; thence (18) crossing the said Maryland Highway No. 33, and continuing South 87 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds East 159.53 feet; thence (19) by and with the southerly side of the public road leading to Miles River Yacht Club, and still continuing South 87 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds East 1263.65 feet to a Concrete Monument and the land of Elsie Watkins Hunteman; thence by and with the said Hunteman land the following four courses and distances: (20) South 45 degrees 56 minutes 52 seconds East 386.84 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (21) North 84 degrees 13 minutes 00 seconds East 570.00 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (22) South 54 degrees 17 minutes 08 seconds East 1187.45 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (23) continuing South 54 degrees 17 minutes 08 seconds East 52.00 feet to a Point at or near the mean high-water line of Miles River; thence over the waters of the said Miles River the following two courses and distances: (24) South 28 degrees 49 minutes 17 seconds West 1657.17 feet to a Point near Three Cedairs Point; thence (25) South 75 degrees 04 minutes 02 seconds West 211.58 feet to the aforementioned Town of St. Michaels Boundary Line; thence by and with the said Town of St. Michaels Boundary Line the following four courses and distances: (26) North 88 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 742.83 feet to the shore of Miles River; thence (27) continuing North 88 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 22.00 feet to a Concrete Monument; thence (28) still continuing North 88 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 617.17 feet to a Point; thence (29) still continuing North 88 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds West 488.00 feet to the Place of Beginning, containing 185.140 Acres, more or less.

[Amended 6-27-1980, effective 8-11-1980]

(4) The boundaries of the Town of St. Michaels are hereby extended to include the following area; comprising the entire tract of land owned by Talbot County Sanitary District and adjacent to the presently existing Town boundary and running to the land owned by the Town of St. Michaels, all such land and areas being contiguous and adjoining the existing corporate area, which area is hereby added to said corporate area, being shown upon a plat entitled "PROPOSED ANNEXATION TOWN OF ST. MICHAELS SHEET #1 of 1, FILE NO. 8720," dated January 27, 1994, a copy being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit C being located in the Second Election District of Talbot County, Maryland, and being more particularly described as follows:

[Added 5-10-1994 by Res. No. 94-01; effective 6-24-1994]

(a) Beginning for the same at an Iron Rod set in the pavement in an entrance to the St. Michaels School property, Iron Rod being the westerlymost corner of the herein described land and being on the southeasterly side of Seymour Avenue, said Iron Rod also being on the existing Town of St. Michaels boundary, and from said Place of Beginning running by and with the southeasterly side of the said Seymour Avenue, (1) North 56 degrees 33 minutes 36 seconds East 619.19 feet to a Concrete Monument set and Radcliffe Avenue; thence by and with the southwesterly side of the said Radcliffe Avenue, (2) South 33 degrees 26 minutes 24 seconds East 379.96 feet to an Iron Rod set in the pavement in another entrance to the St. Michaels School property; thence crossing the Radcliffe Avenue and running by and with the southeasterly side of Bentley Street or Parsonage Lane, (3) North 56 degrees 33 minutes 36 seconds East 218.50 feet to an Iron Bar found; thence leaving said Bentley Street or Parsonage Lane, (4) South 33 degrees 25 minutes 04 seconds East 124.55 feet to an Iron Pin found; thence (5) South 56 degrees 27 minutes 52 seconds West 99.96 feet to an Iron Pin found; thence (6) South 33 degrees 26 minutes 24 seconds East 124.71 feet to an Iron Pipe found and Osage Lane; thence by and with the northwesterly side of the said Osage Lane, (7) North 56 degrees 33 minutes 36 seconds East 92.80 feet to a Concrete Monument found and Woodside Avenue; thence crossing Woodside Avenue, (8) North 25 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East 132.31 feet to an Iron Pipe found and Short Lane; thence by and with the southwesterly side of the said Short Lane, (9) North 56 degrees 33 minutes 36 seconds East 475.70 feet to a Concrete Monument set and Calvert Avenue; thence by and with the southwesterly side of the said Calvert Avenue, the following three courses and distances, (10) South 49 degrees 08 minutes 03 seconds East 356.54 feet to a Concrete Monument found; thence (11) South 52 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds East 194.73 feet to a Concrete Monument found; thence (12) continuing South 52 degrees 38 minutes 35 seconds East 537.00 feet to an Iron Pipe found; thence (13) South 33 degrees 49 minutes 42 seconds West 300.00 feet to a Concrete Monument found; thence (14) South 52 degrees 26 minutes 10 seconds East 150.00 feet to an Iron Pipe found and Forest Avenue; thence by and with the northwesterly side of the said Forest Avenue (15) South 33 degrees 31 minutes 57 seconds West 1378.29 feet to a Concrete Monument found; thence (16) North 48 degrees 52 minutes 58 seconds West 694.53 feet to a Concrete Monument found and the aforementioned Woodside Avenue; thence by and with the easterly side of the said Woodside Avenue, (17) North 03 degrees 19 minutes 47 seconds. East 384.25 feet to a Concrete Monument set; thence crossing the said Woodside Avenue, (18) North 45 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West 43.91 feet to the existing Town of St. Michaels boundary; thence by and with the said existing Town of St. Michaels boundary, (19) continuing north 45 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West 1403.48 feet to the Place of Beginning, containing 57.433 Acres of Land, more or less.

(5) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the enactment of this Resolution, be extended to include all of the lands being contiguous to and adjoining the existing corporate area and being embraced by the following limits, being shown upon a plat entitled "Annexation Plat for Town of St. Michaels, Sheet No. 1 of 1, Card File 992481-Anx, Job No. D1990248" and prepared by McCrone, Inc. dated June 1999, containing in all 1.715 acres of land, more or less, as surveyed by McCrone, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, in June, 1999, and being more particular described as follows:

[Amended 9-14-1999 by Res. No. 99-04, effective 10-30-1999]

(a) 1.715 acres of land, more or less, located in the second election district of Talbot County, Maryland, beginning for the same at a concrete monument set along the southernmost side of Chew Avenue, a 50' foot wide right-of-way, at the intersection of the westernmost side of Meadow Street, a 50' foot wide right-of-way; said beginning point being further located North 06 degrees, 52 minutes, 22 seconds West 753.42 feet from a point located at the end of the third or North 45 degree, 37 minutes, 00 degree West 1,490.10 foot line, as described in the Charter of the Town of St. Michaels, Article 1, Section 4, "Description of Corporate Boundaries", Parcel #3; said beginning point still further being located at the end of the fourth or South 47.5 degree West course, as described in Parcel 1 of the aforesaid Section 4, Article 1 of the Charter of the Town of St. Michaels; THENCE, leaving said beginning point so fixed and binding on the aforesaid existing corporate boundary of the Town of St. Michaels, as now surveyed; 1) North 41 degrees, 43 minutes, 37 seconds East 667.36 feet to an iron rod found along the easternmost side of Radcliffe Avenue, at the westernmost corner of a cemetery THENCE binding on the easternmost perimeter of the herein described lands to be annexed to the Town of St. Michaels, along the easternmost side of the aforesaid Radcliffe Avenue; 2) South 15 degrees, 02 minutes, 02 seconds East 267.65 feet to a concrete monument set; THENCE binding on the southernmost perimeter of the herein described lands to be annexed to the Town of St. Michaels, crossing Radcliffe Avenue, and binding on the southernmost side of the aforementioned Chew Avenue 3) South 64 degrees, 59 minutes, 32 seconds West 566.74 feet to the Place of Beginning.

(6) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the enactment of this Resolution, be extended to include all of the lands being contiguous to and adjoining the existing corporate area and being embraced by the following limits, being shown upon a plat entitled "Annexation Plat of Part of the Lands of The Commissioners of St. Michaels, Sheet No. 1 of 1, Card File 99248- ANX, Job No. D1990248 Folder Ref No. 1460" and prepared by McCrone, Inc. dated May 2001 containing in all 1.160 acres of land, more or less, as surveyed by McCrone, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, in May 2001, and being more particular described as follows:

[Added 9-18-2001 by Res. No. 2001-7, effective 11-3-2001]

(a) 1.160 acres of land, more or less, to be annexed to the Town of St. Michaels, located in the second election district of Talbot County, Maryland. Beginning for the same at a concrete monument found along the easternmost right-of-way line of Woodside Avenue, a 50' foot wide public right-of-way, said place of beginning being further located at the end of the sixteenth, or North 48° 52' 58" West 694.53 foot course of the existing corporate boundary of the town of St. Michaels, as amended by Resolution Number 94-01, Section 1, effective date June 24, 1994;

	THENCE, leaving said beginning point so fixed and binding on the perimeter of the herein-described lands to be annexed to the Town of St. Michaels, the following eight courses and distances;
	BY and with the easterly right-of-way line of the aforesaid Woodside Avenue;
	1)	South 03° 19' 47" West 160.72 feet to an iron rod set at the northwesterly corner of the lands of the Commissioners of St. Michaels (see 823/511);
	THENCE leaving the easterly right-of-way line of the aforesaid Woodside Avenue, and binding on the division lines between the said Commissioners of St. Michaels lands and the lands now or formerly of St. Michaels Fire Department, Incorporated (see 793/532), the following two courses and distances;
	2)	South 87° 00' 19" East 124.72 feet to a concrete monument found;
	3)	South 03° 17' 16" West 197.01 feet to an iron rod set on the northeasterly right-of-way line of South Lane, a thirty-foot-wide public right-of-way;
	THENCE binding on the northeasterly right-of-way line of said South Lane, and crossing the aforementioned Woodside Avenue;
	4)	North 48° 52' 58" West 221.27 feet to an iron rod set on the westerly right-of-way line of said Woodside Avenue;
	THENCE binding on the westerly right-of-way line to said Woodside Avenue;
	5)	North 03° 19' 47" East 614.22 feet to an iron rod set along the second, or North 43° 06' East 1,020.10 foot line, as described in the Charter of the Town of St. Michaels, Article 1, Section 4, "description of Corporate Boundaries," Parcel Number 3; THENCE leaving the westerly right-of-way line of the aforesaid Woodside Avenue, and binding on the said existing corporate boundary of the Town of St. Michaels,
	6)	North 43° 06' 00" East 26.40 feet to an iron rod set a the end of the aforesaid North 43° 06' East 1,020.10 foot line, said iron rod being also located at the end of the eighteenth or North 45° 37' 00" East 43.91 foot course of the aforementioned corporate boundary as amended by Resolution Number 94-01, Section 1; THENCE binding on the eighteenth and seventeenth courses of said existing corporate boundaries, reversed, the following two courses and distances;
	7)	South 45° 37' 00" East 43.91 feet to a concrete monument found along the easterly right-of-way line of the aforementioned Woodside Avenue;
	THENCE binding on the easterly right-of-way line of said Woodside Avenue,
	8)	South 03° 19' 47" West 384.25 feet to the place of beginning. Containing in all 1.160 acres of land, more or less, as surveyed by McCrone, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, in May 2001.

(7) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the effective date of the enactment of this Resolution, be extended to include all of the lands being contiguous to and adjoining the existing corporate area of the Town, and being embraced by the following limits, being located in the Second Election District of Talbot County, Maryland:

[Added 7-8-2003 by Res. No. 2003-5, effective 11-13-2003]

(a) Beginning for the same at a point, said point being the southwesterly corner of the herein described land, said point also being on the northerly boundary of the existing Town Boundary Line of the Town of St. Michaels; said point also bears South 87 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds East 398.18 feet from the northwesterly most corner of the existing Town Boundary Line of the Town of St. Michaels; and from said Place of Beginning, running by and with the approximate southwesterly side of Maryland Highway Number 33, the following three courses and distances; (1) North 10 degrees 12 minutes 52 seconds West 309.82 feet; thence (2) by and with the arc of a curve deflecting to the left which has a radius of 1348.13 feet for a length of 807.40 feet, the chord of which bears North 27 degrees 20 minutes 56 seconds West 795.39 feet; thence (3) North 44 degrees 30 minutes 23 seconds West 1708.71 feet to a concrete monument found; thence leaving the said Maryland Highway Number 33 (4) South 42 degrees 55 minutes 39 seconds West 966.94 feet to a granite monument found; thence (5) continuing South 42 degrees 55 minutes 39 seconds West 622.54 feet to a stone found; thence (6) South 47 degrees 06 minutes 54 seconds East 318.70 feet to a stone found; thence (7) South 37 degrees 20 minutes 04 seconds West 472.41 feet to a concrete monument found; thence (8) North 58 degrees 16 minutes 41 seconds West 831.85 feet to a stone found; thence (9) South 85 degrees 59 minutes 19 seconds West 283.35 feet; thence (10) continuing South 85 degrees 59 minutes 19 seconds West 10 feet more or less to Broad Creek; thence nothing through Broad Creek the following seven courses and distances (11) North 30 degrees 03 minutes 39 seconds West 546.56 feet; thence (12) North 81 degrees 35 minutes 59 seconds West 441.80 feet; thence (13) North 32 degrees 42 minutes 02 seconds West 406.50 feet; thence (14) North 06 degrees 44 minutes 08 seconds West 697.56 feet; thence (15) North 26 degrees 11 minutes 24 seconds East 702.47 feet; thence (16) North 45 degrees 01 minutes 19 seconds East 590.47 feet; thence (17) North 47 degrees 00 minutes 49 seconds East 422.01 feet; thence (18) North 69 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds East 13 feet more or less to a concrete monument found; thence (19) continuing North 69 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds East 75.35 feet to an iron pipe found; thence (20) North 39 degrees 42 minutes 58 seconds East 317.75 feet to a concrete monument found and the southwesterly side of the aforesaid Maryland Highway Number 33; thence crossing the said Maryland Highway Number 33 (21) continuing North 39 degrees 42 minutes 58 seconds East 100.02 feet to the northeasterly side of the said Maryland Highway Number 33; thence by and with the northeasterly side of the said Maryland Highway Number 33 the following six courses and distances; (22) by and with the arc of a curve deflecting to the right which has a radius of 1391.14 feet for a length of 167.73 feet, the chord of which bears South 47 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds East 167.62 feet; thence (23) South 44 degrees 30 minutes 23 seconds East 4260.41 feet; thence (24) South 42 degrees 11 minutes 47 seconds East 167.10 feet; thence (25) South 31 degrees 29 minutes 49 seconds East 273.46 feet; thence (26) South 18 degrees 27 minutes 30 seconds East 341.06 feet; thence (27) South 05 degrees 01 minutes 30 seconds East 326.01 feet to the aforementioned existing Town Boundary Line of the Town of St. Michaels; thence by and with the said existing Town Boundary Line of the Town of St. Michaels (28) North 87 degrees 37 minutes 12 seconds West 122.68 feet to the Place of Beginning; containing 158.061 acres of land, more or less.

(b) BEING all of those roads, rights of way, lots and other parcels or tracts of land and waters contained within the above described boundaries, and shown upon a plat entitled "PLAT SHOWING PROPOSED ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF ST. MICHAELS IN THE SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT", dated April 11, 2003, prepared by Lane Engineering, Inc., a copy of which plat is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference, and intended to be recorded among the Land Records of Talbot County, Maryland.

(8) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the effective date of the enactment of this Resolution, be extended to include all of the lands being contiguous to and adjoining the existing corporate area of the Town, and being embraced by the following limits, being located in the Second Election District of Talbot County, Maryland:

[Added 4-27-2004 by Res. No. 2004-4, effective 6-7-2004]

(a) Beginning for the same at a point, said point being the northerlymost corner of the herein described land; said point also being on the westerly side of Woodside Avenue; said point also being on the existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate Boundary; said point also bears South 41 degrees 44 minutes 38 seconds West 35.00 feet from an existing corner of the aforesaid Corporate Boundary; and from said Place of Beginning running by and with the westerly side of the said Woodside Avenue (1) South 02 degrees 13 minutes 38 seconds West 275.00 feet to a flat iron bar found; thence (2) South 63 degrees 51 minutes 11 seconds West 464.92 feet to a point and the aforesaid existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate Boundary; said point bears North 63 degrees 51 minutes 11 seconds East 98.31 feet from an iron rod at the southerlymost corner of the land of Craig S. Willis and Patti K. Willis (Liber 736, Folio 267); thence by and with the said existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate Boundary (3) North 41 degrees 44 minutes 38 seconds East 642.88 feet to the Place of Beginning containing 1.291 acres of land more or less, and

(b) Being a part of the lands described in a deed from Gerald L. Cochran and Jean K. Cochran to Craig S. Willis and Patti K. Willis dated October 20, 1992 recorded in the Land Records of Talbot County, Maryland in Liber 736 Folio 267, and as shown on a plat entitled "Proposed Annexation to The Town of St. Michaels in the Second Election District Talbot County, Maryland," prepared by Lane Engineering, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference, and intended to be recorded among the Plat Records of Talbot County, Maryland.

(9) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels are hereby extended to include the following area comprising the entire tract of land owned by Hatton's Garden Limited Partnership, a portion of the bed of the San Domingo Creek, and a portion of Maryland Highway No. 33, all such land and areas being contiguous and adjoining the existing corporate area of the Town, which area is hereby added to said corporate area, being located in the Second Election District of Talbot County, Maryland, and being embraced by the following limits:

[Added 3-22-2006 by Res. No. 2005-23, effective 5-7-2006]

(a) Beginning for the same at a Point and Place of Beginning; said Point being in the centerline of the driveway leading to Hatton's Garden Farm; said Point also being the southernmost corner of the existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate boundary; and from said Place of Beginning running by and with the centerline of the said driveway to Hatton's Garden Farm and by and with the existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate boundary the following three courses and distances (1) North 43 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds East 66.77 feet; thence (2) continuing North 43 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds East 99.34 feet to the south side of the public road which leads from St. Michaels to Easton known as Maryland Highway No. 33; thence (3) still by and with the existing Town of St. Michaels boundary and crossing the said Maryland Highway No. 33 and still continuing North 43 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds East 100.04 feet to the north side of the said Maryland Highway No. 33, thence leaving the said Corporate boundary and running by and with the north side of the said Maryland Highway No. 33 (4) South 48 degrees 47 minutes 10 seconds East 901.48 feet; thence crossing the said Maryland Highway No. 33 (5) South 48 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 81.47 feet to the land now or formerly of Heatherington Harbor, LLC (Liber 1125 Folio 448), thence by and with the said Heatherington Harbor, LLC land (6) continuing South 48 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 977.64 feet to the land now or formerly of Thomas E. Daley (Liber 1152 Folio 450), thence by and with the said Thomas E. Daley land (7) still continuing South 48 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 463.30 feet to the Mean High Water Line of San Domingo Creek, thence (8) still continuing with the bed of San Domingo Creek South 48 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 291.23 feet; thence with the bed of San Domingo Creek (9) North 36 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds West 573.21 feet to the aforementioned Mean High Water Line of San Domingo Creek and the land now or formerly of William Winthrop Cox (Liber 1011 Folio 735), thence by and with the said William Winthrop Cox land the following four courses and distances (10) continuing North 36 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds West 148.80 feet; thence (11) North 48 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 215.66 feet; thence (12) South 40 degrees 35 minutes 00 seconds West 145.08 feet; thence (13) South 70 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds West 110.70 feet to the aforementioned Mean High Water Line of San Domingo Creek; thence with the bed of San Domingo Creek (14) continuing South 70 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds West 235.04 feet; thence with the bed of San Domingo Creek (15) North 00 degrees 26 minutes 33 seconds West 673.91 feet; thence with the bed of San Domingo Creek (16) North 51 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds West 230.00 feet to the aforementioned Mean High Water Line of the San Domingo Creek and Tricefield Subdivision; thence by and with the said Tricefield Subdivision the following three courses and distances (17) continuing North 51 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds West 20 feet; thence (18) still continuing North 51 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds West 430.90 feet; thence (19) North 28 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds West 354.13 feet to Boundary Lane; thence by and with the easterly side of the said Boundary Lane the following three courses and distances (20) continuing North 28 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds West 274.10 feet; thence (21) North 21 degrees 51 minutes 00 seconds West 111.79 feet; thence (22) North 10 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West 133.45 feet; thence by and with the southeasterly side of Boundary Lane (23) North 66 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds East 875.08 feet to the aforementioned existing Town of St. Michaels Corporate boundary; thence by and with the said Town of St. Michaels Corporate boundary (24) South 55 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds East 1976.86 feet to the Place of Beginning;

CONTAINING IN ALL 94.78 acres of land, more or less as described by a Certificate of Survey by Lane Engineering, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

BEING all of those roads, rights of way, lots and other parcels or tracts of land, waters and the bed of navigable waters, contained within the above described boundaries, and shown upon the plat attached hereto as Exhibit 2 entitled, "PLAT SHOWING ANNEXATION, TO THE TOWN OF ST. MICHAELS, IN THE SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND, TAX MAP 32, GRID 9, PARCEL 7" dated November, 2005, and prepared by Lane Engineering, Inc., Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, said plat being incorporated herein by reference and intended to be recorded among the Land Records of Talbot County, Maryland.

(10) The boundaries and taxable limits of the Town of St. Michaels, in addition to the boundaries of said Town as now established, shall, from and after the effective date of the enactment of this resolution, be extended to include all of the lands being contiguous to and adjoining the existing corporate area of the Town, and being embraced by the following limits, being located in the Second Election District of Talbot County Maryland:

[Added 12-13-2017 by Res. No. 2017-03, effective 1-27-2018]

See METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION as set forth in Exhibit C.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in the Town offices.