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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Divided into
three wards.

from the head of said creek to the head of Acton's
Cove or Spa Creek; and thence following the north-
east of said creek to the place of beginning; and the
said city shall be divided into three wards by the
corporation of said city, and the citizens of Annapo-
lis qualified to vote for members of the General
Assembly of Maryland, shall, on the second Monday
of July, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-
seven, and every two years thereafter, elect by ballot
a mayor, counsellor, and the voters in each ward

Elect officers

shall at the same time elect by ballot two residents
thereof as aldermen, who shall constitute the corpor-
ation of said city, under the name and style of the
Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen of the City of
Annapolis.

Shan con-
tinue.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, Thai the present Mayor,
Counsellor and Aldermen of the City of Annapolis
shall continue to perform their duties as, such until
the election and qualification of their successors, and

Fill vacancies.

that in the meantime any vacancy occurring in the
said board by death, resignation or otherwise, may
be filled in the manner prescribed by the charter of
the City of Annapolis.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage, and approval by
the Governor.

Approved March 31, 1876.

CHAPTER 208.

AN ACT to repeal section ten, chapter five hundred
and five, of the incorporation act, passed at Janu-
ary session, eighteen hundred and seventy-four,
and enact the following in lieu thereof.

Repealed and
re-enacted.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section ten, of chapter five hundred
and five, of the incorporation act, passed January