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houses in said town, of the age of twenty-one years and over, shall elect by
ballot on the first Monday in May, in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-two, from among the legal voters of said town, who have resided
within its corporate limits for twelve months next preceding the date of
such election, and who are taxpayers on e'ither real or personal property
therein, and who have been duly nominated for said offices at a public
meeting or meetings held in said town by the citizens thereof not less than
ten days before the date of said election, a Mayor and four common coun-
cilmen; the said Mayor and two of said common councilmen to serve for
two years from the date of their election, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified, and the other two of said common councilmen
to serve for four years from the date of their election, and until their suc-
cessors are duly elected and qualified; and on the first Monday in May
in every second year thereafter a mayor and two common councilmen shall
be elected from among the legal voters and in the manner aforesaid and
qualified as aforesaid, to serve for two years from the date of their election,
and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and the services
of said Mayor and common councilmen shall be gratuitous and without
pay.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 75. 1886, ch. 201.

133. If any person elected as mayor shall refuse to serve as such, or if
his place shall become vacant by death, resignation, disqualification or
otherwise, the common councilmen shall fill such vacancy as early as
possible from among the qualified voters of said town; and the person so
appointed to fill said vacancy shall hold the office until the next election;
and in the event of a vacancy among the common councilmen from any
cause, they shall at once proceed to fill said vacancy from among the
qualified voters of the town, and the person so appointed shall hold said
office until the next election.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 76. 1886, ch. 201.

134. All elections shall be held and conducted as shall be from time to
time directed by the laws of the corporation, not inconsistent with the
provisions of this sub-title of this article.

P. L. L.., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 77. 1886, ch. 201.

135. The mayor and each councilman, before acting as such, shall
make oath before a justice of the peace in and for said county, that he
will perform the duties of mayor or common councilman of said town,
without favor, partiality or prejudice; and a certificate of such qualifica-
tion shall be made by said justice of the peace, and shall be filed and
recorded among the proceedings of said corporation.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 78. 1886, ch. 201.

136. They shall meet once in every two months, and oftener if they
think proper, and a majority of said mayor and common council shall
constitute a board for the transaction of business; and at all meetings the