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New Market," and by that name may have perpetual succession, sue and
be sued, and may have and use a common seal, which they may alter at
pleasure.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 377. 1918 Code, sec. 613.

635. The limits of the Town of New Market, for the purpose of
taxation as well as for all other purposes, shall be as follows: Beginning
for the same at the end of a line drawn due south, and five feet from an
elm tree (said tree being at the west end of the town, and about fifty feet
south from the middle of the Baltimore and Frederick turnpike road),
then running first south eleven degrees, west thirty-two perches; second,
north eighty-eight degrees, east two hundred and fourteen and seven-tenths,
perches; third, north two degrees, west sixty-four perches; fourth, south
eighty-eight degrees, west two hundred and eleven and three-tenth perches;
then fifth, south eleven degrees, west thirty-two and one-tenth perches, to
the place of beginning.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 3Y8. 1918 Code, sec. 614.

636. The male citizens of the Town of New Market, of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards, who stall have resided within the limits
of the town, as hereinbefore described, for the period of six months, and
within the State for the period of one year next preceding any election
hereinafter provided for, and who shall be citizens of the United States,
and qualified to vote under the provisions of the Constitution of this
State, shall be qualified to vote at any, town election.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 379. 1918 Code, sec. 615.

637. There shall be five commissioners of said town, who shall hold
their office for five years from the time of their respective election, as pro-
vided in the succeeding section, and until their successors, respectively,
shall be elected.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 380. 1918 Code, sec. 616.

638. On the first Thursday in May, in each and every year, one com-
missioner for said town shall be elected by ballot, to hold office for a term
of five years, and the commissioners for the town shall be the judges of all
elections held under the provisions of this sub-title of this article; and
their proceedings as judges of said election shall be recorded under their
direction; provided, that every commissioner, before he proceeds to act as
judge of election, shall make oath before a justice of the peace for said
county, that he will faithfully and impartially permit every person to vote
at such election who shall be qualified to vote, and that he will not suffer
any person to vote at such election who shall not, in his judgment, be qual-
ified to vote under the provisions of this sub-title of this article; and the
person receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 11, sec. 381. 1918 Code, sec. 617.

639. No person shall be eligible to the office of commissioner for the
Town of New Market who shall not possess the qualifications of a voter,