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and other village maintenance and upkeep of the existing improvements,
clerical and other public service, for furnishing police protection and pub-
lic service, including the removal of ashes, garbage and other refuse, and
disposal thereof; for the employment of a building inspector to enforce
the requirements of all deeds of conveyance for properties situated in
said village for enforcing such building, sanitary and other regulations
as said Citizens' Committee subject to the approval of the Board of County
Commissioners may prescribe for said village, or for any part of said sec-
tion thereof.

1916, ch. 172, sec. 3.

102. The said Chevy Chase Citizens' Committee of Section 3 shall be
constituted as follows: A. Bruce Bielaski, Joseph A. Burkart, John L.
Beatie, William M. Imlay and Harvey L. Curtis, who shall serve until
the qualification of the Committeemen to be elected in April, 1917, as
herein provided, and vacancies therein shall be filled by the remaining
Committeemen as hereinafter provided; the first named shall, until other-
wise directed by said Committee, be and constitute the Chairman thereof,
each of whom shall qualify as such Committeemen by taking an oath be-
before any officer in said Montgomery County, authorized by law to ad-
minister oaths, to diligently and faithfully discharge all duties of the
office. In case any of such persons shall fail to so qualify within ten days
after the passage of this Act, or any of their successors shall fail to so
qualify within ten days after his election as a Committeeman as herein-
after provided, or in case of any vacancy through death, resignation, re-
moval from said Section 3, or otherwise, the remaining Committeemen
shall fill such vacancy by the appointment of a resident, registered and
qualified voter of said Section 3 of said village, who shall hold office until
the next regular election as hereinafter provided.

On the second Tuesday in April, 1917, two members of the said Citi-
zens' Committee shall be elected to serve for one year and three members
to serve for two years. On the second Tuesday in April, 1918, and on the
second Tuesday in April of each following year an election shall be held
at which Committeemen shall be elected for two years to succeed those
whose terms expire, and at which Committeemen shall be elected to fill
any vacancies which may exist, but the Committeemen so elected to fill
such vacancies shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Election shall be by ballot in a manner to be prescribed by said Citizens'
Committee. Only registered and qualified voters of Montgomery County
residing within said Section 3 of Chevy Chase, Maryland, shall be entitled
to vote for, or hold the office of Committeeman. Following each election
each newly elected member of said Citizens' Committee shall qualify by
taking an oath before any officer in said Montgomery County, authorized
by law to administer oaths, to diligently and faithfully discharge all duties
of the office. Said Committee shall select from their members a chairman,
secretary-treasurer, and any other officers they may deem necessary.