3760 ARTICLE 17

1922, ch 62, sec 10

152. If at any election it shall appear from the returns of the Judges
of Election, that any two or more persons voted for as Mayor, Treasurer
oi common Councilman have received the same number of votes, so that
there is no choice for the office, a new election shall be immediately pro-
claimed by the Mayor and Common Council to fill the vacancy, from
among such tie candidates, which election shall be held on ten days' notice
and in all respects as aforesaid, except as to day of election

1922, oh 52, sec 11

153. In case of failure to elect a Mayor and at least six Councilmen,
those in office shall continue to perform the duties pending an election
which shall be held in the manner and upon the notice prescribed in Sec
tions 150 and 152 Eveiy Judge of Election before he proceeds with the
discharge of his duty shall take an oath that he will peimit every duly
qualified person to vote and none other to vote at the election, every clerk
before he enters any votes on the polls shall take an oath that he will dili-
gently and faithfully without favor, affection, or partiality execute the
office of clerk of election, said oath shall be taken before any Justice of
the Peace or Mayor of the town and posted in a prominent place in said
town on the day of election The Mayor and Common Council are vested
with power and authority to pass all ordinances necessary and proper
in lespect to the manner of holding elections and making returns and the
manner and time of destioying election returns

1922 oh 52 sec 12

154. The Mayor and Common Councilmen shall qualify and take pos
session of these offices respectively on the second Wednesday in May imme-
diately following their election, and the failure to qualify within the time
prescribed shall be deemed a refusal oi the person failing to qualify to
accept the office, whereupon the office shall be filled, in case of a Mayor,
by the election of a Mayor by the Council, and in the case of a Council-
man, by the election of a Councilman to fill the term by the Council

1922, ch 52, sec 13

155. The Mayor of the town of Capitol Heights shall be the executive
officer thereof, clothed with all the power necessary to secure the enforce-
ment of all ordinances passed bv the Council of said town under the
charter. He may convene the Council when in his opinion the public
good may require it, and shall from time to time lay belore them in writ-
ing such proposed alterations in the laws of the corporation as he may
deem necessaiy and proper. In case of his death, lesignation, inability
or refusal to serve or removal from the town, the Common Council shall
elect some qualified citizen of the town to act in his place until his suc-
cessor is elected or the disability removed The Mayor shall have power
to veto any ordinance, law or regulation passed bv the Council, and un-
less said veto is overuled by a two-thirds vote of all the Councilmen