ART. 6. ] CAROLINE COUNTY.

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51. All property and funds of every kind belonging
to or in possession of the village of Denton, are vested
in the said corporation, and said corporation may re-
ceive in trust and may control, for the purpose of such
trusts, all money or other property which may have
been or shall be bestowed upon such corporation by
will, deed or in any other form of gift or conveyance
in trust for any general corporation purpose, or in aid
of the indigent and poor, or for charitable purpose,
within said village; and the said corporation may lease
or otherwise dispose of any property now owned or
which may be hereafter acquired by said village, hav-
ing first given public notice of such lease or sale in one
or more of the newspapers printed in Caroline county,
once a week for three successive weeks before such lease
or sale.

Ibid s 3
Property, &c.,
of village vest-
ed in corpora-
tion.

52. The bounds of Denton shall be as they have
been or may hereafter be fixed by the commissioners
of said village, not containing more than four hun-
dred acres of land.

Ibid s. 4.
Bounds.

53. The citizens of Denton who have resided in said
village for six months previous to the day of election,
and who are qualified to vote for delegates to the gen-
eral assembly, shall on the fourth Monday of April,
annually, at such place as the commissioners of said
village shall appoint, elect by ballot five persons, resi-
dents and qualified voters of said village, commission-
ers of Denton.

Ibid s. 5
Election of
town commis-
sioners.

54. The commissioners or a majority of them, shall
be judges of said election, and the proceedings shall
be recorded under their direction; and every commis-

Ibid. s. 6
Judges of elec-
tion.

sioner, before he opens an election, shall make oath
before a justice of the peace, that he will faithfully and
impartially permit every person to vote at such elec-
tion who shall be qualified to vote for commissioners
of said village, and that he will not suffer any person
to vote at such election who shall not be legally quali-
fied to vote.

Oath.

55. If at any time an election shall not be had for
commissioners at the time mentioned in this article, an

Ibid s. 7.
Notice of elec-
tion.