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orally or otherwise to hear and determine the matter of said contest and
declare who was or were the duly elected Town Commissioner or Town
Commissioners of La Plata, and certify its judgment to the Town Commis-
sioners of the said town of La Plata.

The judges of the Circuit Court for Charles County when so certified
to the Town Commissioners of said town of La Plata shall be spread upon
the minutes of the proceedings of the said Town Commissioners of La
Plata, and upon said appeal the petition, the petitioner, or petitioners,
as the case may be declared, the duly elected Town Commissioners of La
Plata and they shall supersede all persons acting or alleged in that capacity.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 95.

168. The Town Commissioners of La Plata shall meet in said town on
or before the first Monday in June next succeeding their election, and as
often thereafter as may be necessary, to discharge the duties of their
office, not less, however than once in every three months.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 96.

169. The Town Commissioners of La Plata shall at the first meeting
after their election, elect one of their member to be president; and all
vacancies in the board of Town Commissioners caused by the death, resig-
nation, removal from the town of La Plata or otherwise, shall be filled
by the remaining members of said board.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 97.

170. The Town Commissioners of La Plata shall annually appoint a
clerk who shall also be treasurer, who shall keep minutes of their pro-
ceedings in a well-bound book, procured by the Town Commissioners for
that purpose, which shall be open to the inspection of all persons inter-
ested therein; he shall also keep proper accounts as treasurer and shall
perform such other duties as the Town Commissioners may assign to him.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 98.

171. The Town Commissioners of La Plata shall annually appoint a
bailiff who shall prevent or disperse disorderly or irregular meetings of
persons within the corporate limits of said town; enforce the ordinances
enacted by the Town Commissioners, and perform such other duties as the
Town Commissioners may prescribe; and who shall have, within said cor-
porate limits, all the authority of a constable in making arrests and serving
warrants and processes, whether ordered and issued by the Town Commis-
sioners or the president thereof, or by any justice of the peace.

1912, ch. 770, sec. 99.

172. The Town Commissioners of La Plata and all other officers of the
corporation created by this Act or appointed by said Town Commissioners
shall before they enter upon the duties of their respective office make oath
before some justice of the peace that they will diligently and faithfully to
the best of their skill and judgment perform the duties of their office,