ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 153. And be it enacted, That the town of Millington, Kent

county, Maryland, including the place known as " Sandtown,"

Queen Anne's county and the inhabitants thereof, are a body

Corpora-

politic by the name and style of "The commissioners of Milling-

tion.

ton," Kent county, Maryland, and as such may sue and be sued,

and may have and use a common seal, and may alter the same at

pleasure.

SEC. 154. And "be it enacted, That there shall be three com-

missioners for Millington, Kent county, Maryland, all of whom

Commis-

shall be tax-payers upon real or personal property who shall be
elected for one year and who shall serve without compensation.

sioned

SEC. 155. And be it enacted,, The male citizens living within

the corporate limits of the town of Millington, in Kent and Queen

Anne's counties, Maryland, who have been residents of said town

for six months next preceding any election held under and by

authority of this act of incorporation, and who also shall be over

twenty-one years old shall elect by ballot, on the second Saturday

in March, in each year, at some suitable place selected by the said

commissioners in the said town between the hours of two and five

p. m., three suitable persons residents of said town as commis-

To elect.

sioners of said town to serve for one year, commissioners shall

give at least ten days' notice of said election, and any justice of

the peace may preside thereat, and if no justice be present at the

time of holding said election the commissioners may hold the

same; if anything shall prevent said election from being held on

the day appointed, the commissioners shall appoint another day

for holding the same, and shall give notice thereof at least five

days previous thereto, and in case of death or resignation, the

commissioners shall fill all vacancies in their own body which

may happen within the year.

SEC. 156. And be it enacted, That each commissioner before he

proceeds to act as such, shall make oath before a justice of the

peace for Kent county, that he will diligently and faithfully, to

Oath.

the best of his skill and judgment, perform the duties of com-

missioner of said town without favor, partiality or prejudice and

the certificate of said qualifications shall be returned by the said

justice to the said commissioners and filed and recorded among

the proceedings.

SEC. 157. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall

meet annually on the first Monday in April and on the first Mon-

day in every month thereafter, and as much oftener as they think

proper; not less than a majority shall constitute a board for the

Proceed-

transaction of any business, excepting adjournment; they may

ings.

appoint a clerk to keep the minutes of the proceedings, in a well

bound book to be provided by them for that purpose, and they

may also appoint a bailiff who may be allowed to hold the office

of collector of taxes for said town, giving bond therefor for the