1664 ARTICLE 6.

keep a record of the persons voting and the persons voted for and the
persons having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected;
the Judges of Election shall notify the persons elected of their election,
and the persons so elected shall severally hold their respective offices from
the second Monday of May next ensuing the election for and during the
terms, respectively, of three, two and one year, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. Said judges shall conduct such election in
accordance with the ordinance prescribing same, which shall require them
to make return to the Commissioners and provide for the preservation
of the ballots for a period of four months. If notice of such election shall
not be given as hereinbefore required, or if the Judges of Election shall
not be appointed or shall refuse to act, five or move voters of said town
may call the election of said officers by notices set up in at least four of
the most public places in said town, not less than one week previous to
said election, therein naming the time and place to hold such election and
naming three judges thereof who or any two of whom may hold such.
election and have the same powers in respect thereto as the judges ap-
pointed by the Commissioners.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 5.

429. If at any election for Commissioners there shall be a tie vote
between any candidates for the same office, a new election shall be held,
or if any person elected to the office of Commissioner shall refuse to act,
die, resign, be disqualified or remove beyond the corporate limits of said
town, the remaining Commissioners shall elect a successor to serve until
the next election, at which said time a Commissioner shall be elected to
fill the unexpired term caused by said vacancy. Said Commissioner
elected as aforesaid shall qualify as the other members.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 6.

430. All officers of said town, before they enter upon the duties of
their respective offices shall make oath before a justice of the peace for
Caroline County or any notary public, that they will perform the duties
of their respective offices without favor, partiality or prejudice; and a
certificate of such qualification shall be delivered by said justice of the
peace or notary public to the Commissioners, to be filed and recorded
among their proceedings, and a failure to take &uch oath and to qualify
on or before the second Monday in May, after their election shall be
deemed a refusal on the part of the party failing to qualify as aforesaid
to accept the office to which he has been elected or appointed.

1914, ch. 833, sec. 7.

431. The said Commissioners shall at their first meeting after their
election or at such other time as they shall deem proper elect a President
of their board and appoint a secretary and treasurer, who may be the
same person, and they may appoint one or more assessors of taxes, bailiff
or bailiffs not exceeding three, who within the limits of said town and