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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ginning at the cucumber tree; and the property within said

Subject to

lines shall be subject to such taxes and charges as may be

taxes.

deemed necessary by said Commissioners, or a majority of

them, to support and maintain the expenses which may at

any time be incurred in the government and improvement of

said town.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the male citizens of Barton

aforesaid of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, being

citizens of the United States who have resided in said town for

Qualifications

and during the space of six months next preceding the third

of voters.

Monday in April in each and every year, at the usual place of

holding county elections in said town, or at such place as

shall be designated by the Commissioners of Barton, are au-

thorized to elect five Commissioners for the said town, who

shall be owners of real estate, and regular taxpayers in the

said town on an assessment of not less than five hundred

dollars, and who shall have resided within the limits of the

same for two years next preceding the election; also one

clerk and a bailiff, each of whom shall have resided in said

town for two years next preceding their election. The Com-

missioners elected under this Act shall serve for one and

two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified;

and it is herein provided that the two Commissioners receiv-

ing the highest number of votes at the first election shall

serve for two years, and the three receiving the lowest number

of votes shall serve for one year, and at each succeeding elec-

tion two Commissioners shall be elected to serve for two

Clerk and

years, and three for one year as above provided. The clerk

bailiff.

and bailiff to be elected under the provisions of this Act

shall, after they have qualified, hold their offices or serve for

one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners, the

clerk and the bailiff elected under the provisions of this Act

shall qualify on the first Monday in May of each year by

taking the following oath, to be administered by some justice

Oath to be ad-
ministered.

of the peace: "I, ............. do swear (or affirm) that

I will execute the office of Commissioner of Barton, or clerk

or bailiff, (as the case may be) to the best of my ability,

without prejudice, fear, favor or partiality;" and at their

annual meeting on said date the Commissioners shall elect

some one of the said Commissioners as president of the Com-

missioners, and who shall be the acting Mayor of the said

town, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the

Commissioners, and execute ordinances passed by the said