ART. 8.] CHESAPEAKE CITY. 809

missioners of Chesapeake City," and by that name shall have
perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, may purchase, hold
and dispose of real, personal and mixed property, for the use and
benefit of the town, and may have and use a common seal, which
may be altered at pleasure.

1876, ch. 140

85. All the male inhabitants of the town, citizens of the
United States, above twenty-one years of age, who shall have bona
fide resided in the town for the space of six months, and twelve
months in the State next preceding the election, shall elect by
ballot, on the first Monday in May, annually, at such place as
shall be designated by the president and commissioners, by a
notice to be put up in at least five of the most public places in
the town, at least one week before the day of election, five
judicious and discreet persons, citizens of the United States, who
shall have resided within the limits of the town for at least
twelve months next preceding the election, as commissioners of
the town; the persons thus elected as commissioners shall qualify
within one month after their election, by taking the oath pre-
scribed by the sixth section of the first article of the constitution

of Maryland, before a justice of the peace in and for Cecil

county; and at their first meeting, which shall be within one
month after the election, they shall choose from their own body

a president, who shall preside at all meetings of the commissioners,
and vote on all questions before them.

Ibid

86. If any of said commissioners, after they are elected, shall
refuse to qualify, or after they have qualified shall die, resign,
remove from town, or be otherwise disqualified, an election to fill
eaid vacancy shall be held after two weeks' previous public notice,
to be put up as aforesaid by said president and commissioners,
by hand-bills, and posted at the postoffice, and three other public
places in the town; provided, that no election to fill vacancies
shall be held so long as three of the commissioners shall remain
who have been duly elected and qualified; and the said remain-
ing commissioners, not less than three, shall have all the powers