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missioners shall become disqualified to act, or shall
have failed, or shall fail to hold an election for the
space of thirty days from the said fourth Monday in
April in any year, then it shall be lawful for any
three or more qualified voters in said town, to give
notice, either by written or by printed handbills, or by	Give notice.
publication in some newspaper of an election to be
held on a certain day, at least ten days from the date
of the publication or posting of such notice for com-
missioners under this act, and a majority of voters
present at the hour fixed by said notice, for the com-
mencement of said election, shall select three judges
to hold said election, who shall take an oath before
some justice of the peace, or before some one of the
persons thus selected, who is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer said oath, that they will
well and truly discharge the duty of judges of said
election, without fear, favor or partiality ; and the
five persons having a majority of votes at said elec-
tion shall qualify, as hereinbefore provided, and shall
be, and are hereby authorized and empowered to act
as the commissioners of said town, and they shall
have full power and authority to conduct the affairs
of said town, to hold its property, assets, books, and
papers, and to collect all moneys due to said corpo-
ration in as full and ample manner as if elected and.
qualified in the manner hereinbefore provided.
Approved, March 27, 1874.

CHAPTER 132.
AN ACT to give and declare the sanction of the
General Assembly of Maryland to certain bequests
in the last will and testament of .Temperance
Bradshaw, late of Kent county, deceased, and in
the codicils to said will.
WHEREAS, Temperance Bradshaw, late of Kent
. county, deceased, by her last will and testament, and	Preamble
the codicils thereto, which were admitted to probate
in the Orphans' Court for said county, on the seven-
teenth day of February, eighteen hundred and