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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN.

Vacancy
in office of
Councilmen.

Sec. 172. If any person elected to the office of Common
Councilman shall refuse or neglect to qualify within two weeks
after the election, or be otherwise disqualified, the Mayor
shall immediately order a new election to be held to fill the
vacancy; provided, however, that no election shall be held to
fill vacancies in the office of Common Councilman so long as
the Mayor and three Common Councilmen shall remain, who
have been duly elected and qualified, and in which latter case
the three remaining shall elect Councilmen to fill the vacan-
cies.

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS.

Sec. 172A. It shall be the duty of the Mayor, through the
Town Clerk, to notify by public posters at least ten days
before the time of said nominations of the time and place of
holding such nominations.

Nominations.

Sec. 172B. Nominations — All nominations shall be made
in a convention of the voters of the town at least two weeks
prior to the time of holding the election, the date for which
convention shall be designated by the Mayor and Council.
Two persons shall be nominated, of proper qualification, for
the position of Mayor, only one of whom is to be voted for,
and ten persons of the required legal status for the office of
Common Councilmen, only five of whom are to be voted for.
A committee shall be named by the chairman of the conven-
tion, to consist of three persons, to wait upon the nominees
and ascertain their willingness to serve, and report results of
same to the Clerk of the town, whose duty it shall be to
refer the matter to the council; and in the event that any
person or persons so nominated shall decline to serve, then
the Council shall have power to fill the vacant places on the
ticket, and shall authorize the clerk to have tickets printed
for distribution and for supplying pool-room on date of
election.
METHOD OF HOLDING ELECTION.

Method
of holding
elections.

Sec. 173. The method of polling all elections in said town
shall be as follows: It shall be the duty of the Mayor to
appoint at least three (3) days prior to the holding of such elec-
tions three citizens, qualified voters of said town, to act as
judges of election, and one person to act as clerk of election.
In case of the failure of said judges or clerk so appointed to
appear and qualify as herein provided, it shall be the duty of
the Mayor to issue a certificate to one or more persons, as