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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

election, they shall choose from their own body a

President, who shall preside at all meetings of the

Commissioners, and vote on all questions before

them.

Elections

SEC. 143. All such elections shall be held and con-

ducted as shall from time to time be directed by the

by-laws of the corporation, not inconsistent with the

provisions of this article.

Refuse to

SEC. 144. If any of said Commissioners, after they

qualify

are elected, shall refuse to qualify or shall after they

have qualified, die, resign, remove from said town

or be otherwise disqualified, an election to fill said

vacancy shall be held after two weeks previous

public notice, to be put up as aforesaid by said

President and Commissioners, by hand bill written

or printed, and posted at the post office and at three

Proviso

other public places in said town ; provided, that no

election to fill vacancies shall be held so long as five

of the Commissioners shall remain, who have been

duly elected and qualified ; and the said remaining

Commissioners not less than tive, shall have all the

powers conferred upon said President and Com-

missioners, as fully to all intents and purposes as if

the whole seven were in office, duly qualified.

Neglect to

SEC. 145. If the inhabitants of said town shall at

old election.

any time neglect to make an election at the time

herein mentioned, the power of electing Commission-

ers shall not cease, but the right and power of said

inhabitants in that respect shall continue, and the

President and Commissioners for the time being shall

continue in office until such election shall be held.

SEC. 146. The limits of said town shall commence

Limits

on the Susquehanna River, at the eastern terminus

of the old Port Deposit bridge, and run thence north

forty-five degrees, eastone quarter of a mile; thence

in a southeasterly direction in a straight line to a

point one-fourth of a mile from the centre of the

main street of said town on the road leading from

Port Deposit to Battle Swamp, known as the Bell's.

Ferry road; thence in a straight line to a point on

Herring Run, one fourth of a mile from the Susque-

hanna River ; thence down the said run to the Sus-

quehanna River, and then by and with the said river

to the place of beginning.