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their hands and seals of a majority of them, or the
hand and seal of any of them, to be appropriated by
themselves to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Harford county, in a similar manner as now provided
by law in general elections throughout the State, and
it shall be the duty of said clerk as soon as may be
after the returns are made, to inform the Com-
missioners so elected and administer to them sep-	Oath or affir-
arately, the following oath or affirmation : " I, ——	mation
make oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, or affirmation, that I will faithfully and without
partiality discharge the duties of Commissioner of
Bel Air, to the best of my ability, so help me God,"
which shall be within the text-book for other officers
in the custody of the said clerk, and signed by the
said Commissioners; which said oath and signing
shall be deemed the qualification of the said Com-
missioners ; and it shall be the duty of the said clerk
to administer the said oath or a similar one, and
have it signed by the officers of the said town sub-
sequently elected or appointed.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the commission-
ers of the said town, after the first election and	Powers.
qualification provided for in the preceding section,
shall have full power and authority to order and
direct such other elections as may be necessary un-
der the provisions of this act, to give notice thereof,
to determine upon the number of judges of such
elections, who shall act and make their returns as
provided in the preceding section, appoint them, and
fix the place for opening the polls, and the hours
they shall be kept open, and to call such town meet-
ings as they may deem expedient from time to time.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That if the inhabitants	Neglect to hold
said town at any time neglect to make an election as	An election
herein directed, the power of electing commissioners
shall not thereupon cease, but shall continue as
though such election had been made ; and the com-
missioners for the time being shall remain in office
until such annual election shall he held.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all ordinances	Ordinances to
passed by the commissioners shall be entered by the	be entered.
secretary in a book, to be kept by him for that pur-
pose, and shall be open at all times to the inspection