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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ed in a book to be kept by him for that purpose

which book shall be open at all times for the in

spection of any person interested, and copies of all

ordinances shall be put up in the most public places

of said town, that the same may be generally known :

and that said commissioners so elected shall have

power to meet and adjourn from time to time as

they in their discretion may think proper.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the acting president

of each board of commissioners, for the town afore-

said, shall from time to time cause the clerk thereof

To give public

to give public notice in writing at three conspicuous

notice

places in said town, at least ten days preceding the

next ensuing election, and that the president of said

commissioners shall be the judge of said election and

shall open the polls at two o'clock in the evening

and close the same at six o'clock the same evening;

and shall return his certificate of the persons elected

to the said commissioners on the day first appointed

for their meeting, and the same shall be filed and

recorded among their proceedings.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That James Satterfield, J.

B. Bishop, Alexander Matthews, Thomas S. Holt,

and William E. Mason, are hereby appointed and

constituted the first board of commissioners for said

Appointed

town ; and James Satterfield president, and William

commissioners.

E. Mason clerk, to hold their offices from the pas-

sage of this act until the first Saturday of May, in

the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-

four, or until another board of commissioners shall

have been duly elected and qualified.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That every commissioner

to be elected in pursuance of this act, before he shall

Shall take an

proceed to execute his office, shall take an oath or

oath.

affirmation, before some justice of the peace of the

county aforesaid, that he will diligently and faith-

fully, according to the best of his skill and judgment,

perform the duty of commissioner of said town, ac-

cording to the directions of this act, without partial-

ity or prejudice ; and a certificate of such qualifica-

tion shall be made and returned by such justice of

the peace to the said commissioners, to be filed and

recorded among their proceedings.