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that he will faithfully and impartially permit every person to vote at
such election who shall be qualified to vote for Commissioners of said
town, and that he will not suffer any person to vote at such election who
shall not be legally qualified to vote as provided in Section 276 of this
Article, and the five persons having the highest number of votes shall
be declared elected.

1906, ch. 284, sec. 6.

278. If at any election held under the provisions of the preceding sec-
tion, two or more persons shall receive the same number of votes for Com-
missioners of said town, the judges of said election shall, after having
given five days', notice of the time and place, proceed to hold another
election to fill the said Board of Commissioners, and the person or per-
sons receiving the highest number of votes at said election, with those
previously chosen, if any, shall constitute the Commissioners of Greens-
boro, and such elections shall be continued by said judges until the re-
quired number of Commissioners have been elected.

1906, ch. 284, sec. 7.

279. If any vacancy shall occur by death, resignation or removal from
the town, or failure to qualify and act, within thirty days after his elec-
tion, of one or more of the Commissioners so elected as aforesaid, the
remaining Commissioners or a majority of them shall elect a proper per-
son to fill said vacancy, provided, that no one shall be elected by said
Commissioners to fill such vacancy not having the qualifications neces-
sary for Commissioner to be elected by the qualified voters of said town,
as provided in Section 276 of this Article.

1906, ch. 284, sec. 8.

280. Every Commissioner, before he shall proceed to act as such, shall
make and subscribe an oath before some justice of the peace or notary
public for Caroline County that he will diligently and faithfully, accord-
ing to the best of his skill and judgment, perform the duties of Commis-
sioner of Greensboro without favor, partiality or prejudice, and a cer-
tificate of such qualification shall be delivered by the said justice of the
peace or notary public to the Commissioners to be filed and recorded
among their proceedings.

1906, ch. 284, sec. 9.

281. The Commissioners shall meet at such place, as they, or a major-
ity of them, may appoint within said town on the first Monday in each
month ensuing their election and as much oftener as they, or a majority
of them, shall deem necessary.

1906, ch. 284, sec. 10.

282. The said Commissioners shall at their first meeting after their
election, or at such other time as they may deem proper, elect a president