2008 ARTICLE 8.

male inhabitants of the town, citizens of the United States, above twenty-
one years of age, who shall have bona fide resided in the town for two
years next preceding the election at which they shall offer to vote, shall
be entitled to vote for said President and Commissioners.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 8, sec. 191. 1870, ch. 100. 1910, ch. 678, sec. 191 (p. 707).

288. On the third Monday in March, in the year 1911 (and on the
same date biennially thereafter), said voters shall elect a president of said
board, who shall serve for the two years thence ensuing, or until his suc-
cessor is duly elected and qualified; also on the third Monday of March,
1911, said voters shall elect four Commissioners for terms to be deter-
mined as follows: As soon as said Commissioners have been elected and
qualified they shall by lot divide themselves into two classes, two of said
Commissioners to serve for two years from the date of their election, or
until their successors are elected and qualified, and two to serve for one
year from the date of their election, or until their successors are duly

elected and qualified; and on the third Monday of March, 1912, and on
that date annually thereafter, said voters shall elect two Commissioners
to serve for two years from the date of their election, or until their suc-
cessors are elected and qualified.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 8, sec. 192. 1870, ch. 100. 1892, ch. 149, sec. 192.
1910, ch. 678, sec. 192 (p. 707).

289. The President and Commissioners of said town shall annually
designate the time and place of holding said election and give at least ten
days' notice thereof by notices set up at five of the most prominent places
in said town; and at a meeting of said board prior to the third Monday in
March in each year shall appoint some person to act as judge of said elec-
tion, who before acting as such shall qualify in the same manner as judges
of election for State and county officers in said county are required to
qualify, before a justice of the peace of said county, and shall open the
polls at two o'clock P. M. on the third Monday in March in each year,
and close the same at six o'clock P. M.; and said President and Commis-
sioners shall also appoint at said meeting a person to act as clerk of said
election, who shall qualify in like manner as said person so as aforesaid
appointed as judge; and the person voted for President as aforesaid at
said election who shall receive the highest number of votes shall be presi-
dent as aforesaid, and the persons in number according to the previous sec-
tion voted for at said election for Commissioners for said town who shall,
Tespectively, receive the highest number of votes, shall be Commissioners
as aforesaid.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 8, sec. 193. 1870, ch. 100. 1892, ch. 149, sec. 193.
1910, ch. 678, sec. 193 (p. 707).

290. " If at any election to be held as aforesaid it shall appear by the

certificate of the said judge and clerk of said election that any two or
more persons voted for as President, or any two or more persons voted for
as Commissioners have received the same number of votes, so that there