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1896, ch. 178, sec. 6.

481. The Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall be judges of
said election, or they may appoint any three voters to act as judges, and the
proceedings shall be recorded under their discretion; and every Commis-
sioner or person so appointed before he opens an election, shall make oath
before a justice of the peace for Caroline County, 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,
and the five persons having the highest number of votes, shall be declared
elected.

1896, ch. 178, sec. 7.

482. If at any time an election shall not be held for Commissioners
on the day mentioned in this Act, an election may be held at any time after
ten days' notice thereof shall have been given by the Commissioners, or a
majority of them, and in the event a majority of the said Commissioners
shall become disqualified to act, or shall have failed, or shall fail to hold an
election for the space of thirty clays from the said fourth Monday in April
in any year, then it shall be lawful for any three or more qualified voters
in said town, to give notice, either by written or printed handbills, or by
publication in some newspaper, of an election to be held on a certain day,
at least ten days from; the date of the publication or posting of such no-
tice for Commissioners under this Act, and a majority of voters present
at the hour fixed by said notice for the commencement of said election,
shall select three judges to hold said election.

1896, ch. 178, sec. 8.

483. If at any election held under this act two or more persons shall
receive the same number of votes for Commissioners 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 up said board of
Commissioners, and the person or persons receiving the highest number of
votes at said election shall, with those previously chosen, if any, constitute
the Commissioners of Ridgely.

1896, ch. 178, sec. 9.

484. If any vacancy shall occur by death, resignation, removal or
failure to act of one or more of the Commissioners elected as aforesaid,
the remaining Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall elect a proper
person to fill said vacancy.

1896, ch. 178, sec. 10.

485. Every Commissioner, before he proceeds to act as such, shall
make oath before some justice of the peace for Caroline County, that he
will diligently and faithfully, according to the best of his skill and judg-
ment, perform the duties of Commissioner, without favor, partiality or
prejudice, and a certificate of such qualification shall be returned by the