5226 ARTICLE 24.

1898, ch. 528. 1920 Code, sec. 164.

138. The Mayor shall before the hour of opening the polls for any
election in said city for the election of Mayor or City Councilmen or for
any other purpose, appoint three persons, qualified voters of said city, to
act as judges of election, who before entering upon the discharge of their
duties, shall make oath before the Mayor or any justice of the peace of
Worcester county, to act fairly and impartially as judges of election; and
in case of failure of any person or all of said persons so appointed, to
appear and qualify, the Mayor shall appoint another or others to act as
such judge or judges, who shall qualify in manner aforesaid; they shall
appoint one of their own number to act as clerk; they shall keep the polls
open from two o'clock P. M. to six o'clock P. M., and they shall within
two days after election return under their hands the number of votes cast,
and for whom cast, to the clerk of the City Council, who shall file the
same at once and issue certificates of elections to the persons receiving the
largest number of votes; said certificates shall be recorded among the pro-
ceedings of the Council. Should the Mayor or the clerk of the City Council
fail to perform the duties imposed upon him under this section he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to indictment in the
Circuit Court for Worcester County, and upon conviction shall be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars, to be paid into the treasury of the city; pro-
vided, that said judges or a majority of them shall have the right at any
municipal election to swear any applicant to vote as to his residence or
ownership or interest in real estate in said city, as the case may be, and
the production of a tax receipt not more than one year back by such appli-
cant, if a non-resident of said city, shall be evidence of his right to vote.

1898, ch. 528. 1920 Code, sec. 165.

139. The Mayor shall have power to appoint policemen, not to exceed
three in number, one of whom may be designated as chief of police, to be
regulars, and as many specials as he may deem necessary, for the protec-
tion, regulation and good government of the city, and by and with the
advice of the City Council, he shall appoint one person as treasurer of
said city and one person as collector of taxes of said city, and such other
officers or employes as the law may authorize to be appointed, except, how-
ever, the clerk of the City Council, who shall be elected by the City Coun-
cil; provided, however, the same person shall not hold at the same time
both the office of treasurer and collector of taxes.

1898, ch. 528. 1920 Code, sec. 166.

140. The Mayor shall see that all ordinances of the city are faithfully
executed and shall send a written message to the Council after each elec-
tion concerning the condition of municipal affairs, accompanying his mes-
sage with such recommendations as he may deem proper for the public
welfare of the city, and shall have the power to veto any ordinance or
other measure passed by the Council which does not meet his approval,
and no ordinance or other measure vetoed by the Mayor shall become law