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political party. In case of a tie vote for any official or officials at any
election the council shall order a new election, upon giving ten days' notice
thereof, by posting a copy of said notice in not less than three conspicuous
places in said town and by publication of the same in the official journal
of the town or in some newspaper published in Montgomery County.

1906, ch. 795, sec. 7. 1912, oh. 790, sec. 541.

917. The Mayor, by and with the consent of the council, shall appoint
onei person to be town marshal, one to be health officer and one to be clerk
and treasurer, to hold office for one year, or until their successors are
appointed and qualified; and the council shall fix the compensation of each
of said officers and of all subordinates under them, and shall prescribe
their duties except as herein otherwise provided. The marshal shall have
power to appoint with the approval of the Mayor, or in case of emergency,
but not to exceed for any one appointment the period of forty-eight hours,
such deputy marshal or marshals as the council shall by law allow. The
marshal shall be held responsible under the Mayor for the enforcement
of all ordinances of the town relating to public safety and order, and shall
perform such other duties as the council may prescribe. The health officer
shall have the power to appoint, with the approval of the Mayor, such
assistants and officers under him as the council may by law allow, and
shall be held responsible under the Mayor for the enforcement of all ordi-
nances relating to the health and sanitary condition of the town. The
clerk shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of the council in a bound
book, which shall be open to all persons interested. He shall collect and
receive the taxes and other monies due the town, and shall keep and dis-
burse the same in the manner prescribed by the council, and shall perform
such other duties as the council may prescribe, but shall make no dis-
bursements except by or upon written order or check countersigned by the
Mayor.

1906, ch. 795, sec. 8. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 542.

918. The Mayor shall have all the powers of a justice of the peace in
criminal cases where the Town of Somerset is a party, and shall receive
the same fees allowed the justices of the peace in similar cases, and an
appeal from his judgment may be taken to the Circuit Court for the county,
which shall hear and determine the matter as upon appeal from a justice
of the peace. The Mayor shall have power to summon witnesses, to admin-
ister oaths, and to certify the same in all matters properly pertaining to
said corporation of the Town of Somerset.

1906, ch. 795, sec. 9. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 543.

919. The marshal and the health officer shall attend the meetings of
the Council when so required. The marshal shall preserve the peace and
good order of the town, and for this purpose he is hereby invested with the
same power and authority and shall receive the same fees as any constable
under the laws of the State, within the limits of said town. He, as well
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