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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the male citizens of said town of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, having resided therein for the space of six months next preceding the first Monday in April next, may on that day, at the place where elections are held in said town, and on the first Monday in April in each and every year there- after, he authorized to elect five (5) Commissioners for said town, who shall have resided within the limits of the same for at least one year next pre- ceding the election.	Qualification of voters.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the judges of election in Laurel election district are hereby em- powered to act as judges of the first election for said Commissioners, who shall keep the polls open from two o'clock P. M. to six o'clock P. M., and shall conduct the said election in the same manner as an election for delegates to the General Assem- bly, as far as may be consistent with the provi- sions of this act, and the said judges shall make	Judges of election — who to act.
return under their hands and seals of the persons elected to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince George's County, and said Clerk shall issue a cer- tificate of election to said Commissioners.	Make returns.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That all future elec- tions shall be held and conducted as shall be from time to time directed by the laws of the corpora- tion, the same not being inconsistent with the pro- visions of this act.	Future elec- tions.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That the said Com- missioners elected according to the provisions of this act, shall, on the first meeting after said elec- tion, choose one of their number President of the Board, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of said Board of Commissioners, to pre- serve order and give directions to the Clerk and Bailiff, by the directions of the Commissioners or a majority of them, and superintend such improve- ments of the town as may be ordered by the Com- missioners; and in absence of the President the Commissioners may appoint some member of the Board to fill the chair temporarily and perform all other duties deemed necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act. Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the Commission- ers aforesaid, or a majority of them, may meet	President and his duties.