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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

town, who shall serve for a term of two years or until their

successors are elected and qualified. The qualifications of

voters for Mayor and Councilmen shall be the same as pre-

Must reside in

scribed for voters by the laws of this State. They must have

the town.

resided within the corporate limits of said town for at least

six months next preceding their election. The Mayor and

Councilmen must continue to reside in said town during their

terms of office, and they shall receive no fees or compensa-

tion for their services, except that the Mayor shall receive

the fees hereinafter allowed.

Mayor to pre-
side at all

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That the Mayor shall preside at

meetings.

meetings and shall call such meetings from time to time as he

may deem necessary ; but in the event of the absence of Mayor

from any meetings the members of the Council present shall

elect one of their own number to preside during his absence,

who shall, for the time being, be clothed with all the powers

and authorities of said Mayor. The Council shall pass rules

and by-laws for their own government while in session. All

vacancies in the Council caused by absence from its session for

more than three consecutive months, without satisfactory ex-

cuse or otherwise, shall be filled by an election held after ten

days' notice having been given as to time and place. In the

Vacancy.

event of the death or resignation of the Mayor, the Council shall

elect one of their number to fill the vacancy until the next elec-

tion following

Place and date

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the Council shall meet in

of Council

some convenient place in said town on or before the first Mon-

meetings.

day in June next succeeding their election, and as often there-

after as may be the duties of their office, meeting not less than

once every month. A majority of the Council shall consti-

tute a quorum for the transaction of business.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That they shall annually, on or

before the first Monday in April appoint the judges of elections,

Appointing
election offi-

who shall appoint a clerk, and said judges shall conduct an elec-

cials.

tion by ballot in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of

this Act; the polls to be opened at five o'clock P.M. and close

at nine o'clock P.M. The judges and clerks shall make their

returns to the Council, but said judges and clerks shall receive

no compensation for their services. Not more than two of

said judges of election shall be of the same political party.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the Mayor shall appoint one

Town marshal

person to be town marshal, one to be health officer and one to

health offi-
cers, etc.

be clerk and treasurer, to hold office until their successors are

elected and qualified; and the Council shall fix the compensa-