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ART. 22.] CLEARSPRING. 1935
and Commissioners of Clearspring," and by that name may sue
and be sued, and may have and use a common seal.
P. L L, (1860,) art. 21, sec. 77.
73. The following shall be the bounds and limits of said town,
viz: beginning in the middle of the turnpike east of the town,
and at a point south nine degrees forty minutes, east thirty feet
distant from a stone on the north side of the turnpike, marked 82
M. to B., running first north nine degrees and forty minutes, west
sixty poles to a stone marked number two; second, south eighty
degrees twenty minutes west, parallel with the lower end of the
main street of Clearspring, two hundred poles to a stone marked
number three; thence third, south nine degrees forty minutes,
«ast one hundred and fifty poles to a stone marked number four;
thence fourth, north eighty degrees twenty minutes, east two
hundred poles to a stone marked number five; thence fifth, nine
degrees forty minutes, west ninety poles to the place of begin-
ning.
Ibid. sec. 62.
74. The male citizens of Clearspring qualified to vote for
members of the general assembly, shall elect by ballot on the first
Monday of January, annually, a burgess, assistant burgess and
five commissioners for said town, who shall be inhabitants thereof,
above the age of twenty-one years.
Ibid. sec. 63.
75. All elections shall be held and conducted in such manner
and at such place as shall from time to time be directed by the
by-laws of the corporation, not inconsistent with this charter.
Ibid. sec. 64.
76. If at any election, a choice of burgess, assistant burgess
and commissioners shall fail to be made by reason of a tie or
equality of votes, a second election shall be held after not less
than ten days' notice, and so on until such choice be made; and
the burgesses and commissioners for the time being shall continue
in office until their successors shall be duly elected.
Ibid. sec. 65.
77. If, during the year for which they were elected, the bur-
gess, assistant burgess or any of the commissioners shall die,
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