802 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 557]

be in session on election day from six o'clock P. M. until the
closing of the polls.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That in case of a tie among those
receiving the votes of the electors which shall preclude a deci-
sion that any one has received the highest number of votes for
Mayor, or that any six have received the highest number of
votes for councilmen, and in that event the Council shall desig-
nate one of said persons, so tied, to be Mayor and Councilman,
as the case may be, and shall issue a certificate of election
accordingly.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That if any person elected as
Mayor or Councilman shall refuse to serve as such, or his place
shall become vacant by death, resignation, disqualification or
otherwise, then the other members of the Council shall fill the
vacancy as early thereafter as possible by appointment from
among the qualified electors of the town; provided, that if such
vacancy occurs by reason of failure to qualify as provided in
section 12, within two weeks after notice of his election, or
otherwise within one month from the date of election, then
and in that case, the person receiving the next highest number
of votes for such office at such election shall be deemed to have
been elected and entitled to qualify.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the Council is hereby
empowered at any time that it shall be deemed advisable, to
divide the town into election districts, and apportion the mem-
bership of the Council among said districts, and provide for
the election of individual members of Council from the respec-
tive districts in such manner as it may deem proper and best
calculated to secure a fair representation of the citizens of the
town in the Council; and otherwise to make provisions for the
holding and conduct of the elections, general and special, in a
manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the members of the newly
elected Council shall meet on the Saturday following their elec-
tion or as soon thereafter as practicable and take the oath of
office to support and maintain the constitution and laws of the
United States and the State of Maryland, and to perform their
respective duties as Mayor and as members of the Council of
North Beach to the best of their ability, without fear, favor or
partiality.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and the Coun-
cilmen shall serve for one year from the date of their election
and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the
service rendered by said Mayor and Councilmen, as such, shall