2954 ARTICLE 13.

three hours, between nine o'clock A. M., and twelve o'clock noon, at the
Council Chamber in said City, to receive nomination papers of candidates
for the several elective offices to be filled at the next ensuing election, and
they shall give at least two weeks' previous notice of the time and place
of said sitting in two newspapers if so many be published in said City.
The manner of nominating candidates shall be as follows:—Every can-
didate for the office of Mayor, or some one in his behalf, shall on or before
the time of the sitting aforesaid present to the Board of Supervisors his
nomination for said office in writing, signed by at least thirty of the
qualified voters of said City, and no signature shall be counted if it shall
appear on the nomination paper of more than one candidate for Mayor,
and if it appears more than once on the same paper it shall be counted
but once. And in like manner every candidate for the office of City Coun-
cilman, or for any other elective office, now or hereafter to be created
under this charter, or some one in his or their behalf, shall on or before
the time of the sitting aforesaid present to the Board of Supervisors in
writing his or their nomination for said office, signed by at least twenty
of the qualified voters of said City, and no name shall be counted if it
shall be upon the nomination papers of more candidates than the number
required to fill the vacancies in the offices for which said candidates are
nominated.

1916, ch. 680, sec. 282.

275. The Board of Supervisors of Election shall provide all ballot
boxes and ballots and all registry books, poll books, tally sheets, blanks;
and stationery of every description, necessary and proper for the registry
of voters and for the conduct of elections, and the expense thereof shall
be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace. It shall be
the duty of the said Mayor and City Council to allow the reasonable use
of the City Council Chamber for the said Board or to provide other suit-
able and proper accommodations for said Board, and in all proper ways
to facilitate said Board in the discharge of their duties as such Super-
visors.

1916, ch. 680, sec. 283.

276. On or before the third Monday in April in each year in which a
municipal election is to be held the Board of Election Supervisors shall
appoint three Judges of Election and two Clerks, all of whom shall be
registered voters of said City. It shall not be necessary to appoint new
or special Judges or Clerks of Election for any election not held on the
first Monday in May, whether general, or special, but the Judges and
Clerks appointed under this Section for the preceding general or munici-
pal election shall discharge the duties of said Judges and Clerks of Elec-
tion respectively. Each Judge and Clerk shall be a man of good char-
acter, able to read, write and speak the English language and not holding
any other office under the City Government. Provided, however, that in
the event of a special election being called by the Mayor and City Council