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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Make oath.

proceed to hold such election, shall make oath before a duly authorized officer of the law, that he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of judge of election, and permit every person to vote at such election who is qualified and a resident within the corporate bounds of said town, and prevent any one from voting, who is not a resident within the bounds of the corporation, or otherwise disqualified.

Call meeting.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the commissioners elect, after having received their certificates of election from the judges of election, shall, within ten days after receiving such certificates, call a meeting for the purpose of organizing their body.

Give notice

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the justices of the peace for the second election district of Queen Anne's county, or a majority of them, shall give ten days' public notice before the first election shall take place; and said justices of the peace are hereby empowered to appoint election judges and a clerk or clerks, and duly qualify them before the voting commences. This action is only to apply to the first election after these articles and laws shall have been incorporated according to law.

Hold new election.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if the election should fail, or from any cause be prevented on the first Monday in June, then it shall fee the duty of the commissioners or justices of the peace in the first election, within three weeks after said failure of election, to order a new election, giving one week's previous notice of said election, which mode shall be continued until a legal election shall be had.

Make oath.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That every commissioner, before he shall enter upon the discharge of his duties as such, shall make oath before some justice of the peace having jurisdiction, that he will, to the best of his abilities, discharge the duties that may devolve upon him as commissioner.

Issue certificates.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the judges of election shall in all respects act and do as judges of a regular State election, and issue certificates, signed by said judges or a majority of them, attested by the clerk or clerks of election, of the parties elected as