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tied to vote. The said Mayor and Council of Rockville shall give at least
three weeks' notice by publication in some newspaper printed in the Town
of Rockville, of the time and place of holding such primary election, and
shall appoint, at least one week prior to the time for holding such election,
three persons to act as judges of such election, which judges shall be sub-
ject to the same provisions of law as are judges of town elections. Bal-
lots of the same form and arrangement as those used in town elections shall
be furnished by the Mayor and Council of Rockville for each primary
election and shall contain the name of each person who shall file with the
Clerk of the Mayor and Council of Rockville at least ten days prior to the
time for holding the primary election by which he seeks nomination, no-
tice in writing of his desire to be voted on at such election, of the office
for which he wishes to become a candidate and the party with which he
is affiliated.

The Mayor and Council shall have power to provide by ordinance for
the conducting, regulating or controlling of primary or town elections in
any respect not covered by the specific provisions of this Act.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 16, sec. 181. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 484.

799. The council shall meet at some convenient place 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.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 16, sec. 182. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 486.

800. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings, and shall call such meet-
ings from time to time as he may deem necessary; but in the event of the
absence of the Mayor at any meeting the members of the council present,
shall elect one of their own members to preside during his absence, who
shall, for the time being, be clothed with all the powers and authority of
said Mayor. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and the council shall pass rules and by-laws for
their own government while in session.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 16, sec. 183. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 486.

801. Neglect or non-user shall not work a forfeiture of this charter.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 16, sec. 184 1912, ch. 790, sec. 487.

802. The council shall annually appoint a clerk, who shall also be
treasurer, who shall keep minutes of its proceedings in a well bound book,
which shall be open to the inspection of all persons interested therein, and
shall discharge such other duties as the council may require; and said
council shall also annually appoint a bailiff and such under-bailiffs and
other officers as may be deemed necessary. They may also, if it is deemed
expedient, appoint a supervisor of streets.