FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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resignation, failure to qualify, or otherwise, the remaining

councilman, at their next regular meeting, shall elect a

suitable person as mayor, or councilman as the case may

be, to serve until the expiration of the term for which the

predecessor was elected, who shall subscribe to the oath,

which shall be certified to, as prescribed in the preced-

ing section.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall pub-

lish in some newspaper of general circulation in said town,

Notice
of

at least ten days prior to holding such election, notice

Election.

thereof, stating the day and hours of opening and closing

the polls, the place of polling, aud the officers to be voted

for, he shall also appoint three citizens, qualified voters

of said town, to act as judges of election, who, before

Judges of

entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take oath

before a notary public, or justice of the peace, for Worcester

County, to act fairly and impartially, and in accordance with

law, as judges of said election ; oue of the said judges shall

Polls open

act as clerk ; the polls shall be opened at nine o'clock, a.

m., and closed at three o'clock, p. m., and the names of all

persons voting shall be registered by said clerk ; and the

said judges shall make immediate returns under their hands

the number of votes cast, and for whom cast, with a certi-

fied copy of their oath, to the clerk of the Circuit Court of

Worcester County, who shall record the same at once and

issue certificates of election to those persons receiving the

largest number of votes for the offices for which they were

respectively voted ; said certificates" of election shall be

recorded among the proceedings of the council ; and the

judges of election shall receive one dollar each for their

services as such, provided, that the notice required by this

section may be given by the president of the present board

of commissinners prior to the first election to be held under

this act.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the council shall meet

the first Monday of the month ensuing their election, and

shall hold stated meetings the first Monday of every month

Meeting of
Council.

thereafter and adjourned meetings called by the mayor as

often as necessary for the transaction of business ; and a

majority of the council shall constitute a quorum.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall see that

the ordinances of the town are faithfully executed, and

Duties of

shall make a written report to the council after each annual

Mayor

election the condition of municipal affairs accompanying his

reports with such recommendations as he may deem proper

for the public welfare of the town, and shall have the power

of vetoing any ordinance as hereinafter provided ; and that