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Peace of Caroline County "that he will diligently and faithfully, with-
out favor, partiality or prejudice, perform the duties of such Mayor or
Councilman of said town," and a certificate showing the taking of said
oath shall be returned by the said Justice of the Peace and filed and
recorded among the proceedings of the said Mayor and Council of Fed-
eralsburg.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 9.

186. The Mayor and Council shall meet the first Monday of May
following their election, and shall hold their offices for a term of twa
years from said date, and shall hold regular meetings on the first Monday
of each and every month thereafter which shall be open to the public
and may meet as often thereafter as may be necessary to the proper
discharge of their official duties. The Mayor shall be the President of
the Council and preside at its meetings, and shall have all the privileges
of a Councilman in debate and vote. He shall have no power to veto any
measure, but every resolution or ordinance passed by the Council must
be signed by the Mayor or by three Councilmen and be recorded before
the same shall be enforced. The Council may elect one of their number
as President pro tempore, who shall in the absence or inability of the
Mayor preside at the sessions, who for the time being shall be acting
Mayor and have all the authority in law of the Mayor. Special meetings
of the Council may be at any time convened by the Mayor or at the request
of three members of that body. The Mayor of the town of Federalsburg
shall be the executive officer thereof, clothed with all the powers necessary
to secure the enforcement of all ordinances of said town under this Charter.
At all meetings of the Mayor and Council the Mayor and two Council-
men, or in the absence of the Mayor three Councilmen, present and vot-
ing shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and three
affirmative votes shall be necessary for the passage of an ordinance, law
or resolution at all times. Upon every vote the ayes and nays shall be
called and recorded.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 10.

187. No person shall be elected as Mayor of said town unless he shall
have been a resident of said town for at least one year prior to his election,
and in the event that he shall remove from the corporate limits of said
town then the said office of Mayor shall forthwith become vacant, and his
successor shall be duly appointed as is provided by this Act. The Mayor
shall receive the annual salary of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per
year.

1929, ch. 21, sec. 11.

188. No person shall be elected as a Councilman of said town unless
he shall have been a resident of said town for at least one year prior to his
election, and in the event that he shall remove from the corporate limits
of said town, then the said office of Councilman shall forthwith become