FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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take the oath of office as hereinafter prescribed for town

officers, and remain in office until his successor is elected

and qualified, all elections shall be by ballot, and no person

shall be entitled to vote at any election who is not duly

registered as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 159. There shall be elected one councilman for each

of said wards as follows : On the fourth Monday in March

eighteen hundred and ninety-two, one councilman forward

Council-
men.

number one, one for ward number two, one for ward uum-

ber three, oue for ward number four, one for ward number

five. The councilmen elected on the date aforesaid for

wards number one, three and five, shall continue in office

until the fourth Monday in March, eighteen hundred and

ninety-three or until their successors are elected and quali-

fied, when there shall be an election for councilmen in said

wards one, three and five, and from that time upon the same

day in every alternate year thereafter, there shall be an

election for councilman in said ward one, three and five.

The councilman elected on the date aforesaid for wards

number two and four shall continue in office until the fourth

Monday in March, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, or

until there successors are elected and qualified, when there

shall be an election for councilman in said wards two and

four ; and from that time upon the same day in every alter-

nate year thereafter, there shall be an election for council-

man in said wards, and the qualifications of the voters for

Election.

councilmen shall be the same as for mayor as provided in

section one hundred and fifty-six, as amended by this act,

provided the voters shall have resided for six mouths next

preceding the election in the ward in which he offers to

vote ; and in case of removal or until such residence is

acquired, the voter must vote in the waid from which he

has removed, and in which he is a qualified elector. The

said councilmen shall be twenty-five years of age, citizens

of the United States, residents of Hagerstown for five years

next preceding the election, and residents of the respective

wards for which they are chosen for six; months next pre-

ceding the election, and shall take the oath of office as

Oath of
Office.

hereinafter prescribed for town officers. They shall receive

an annual salary of fifty dollars each, and no other fee

or compeusation whatever.

SEC. 159 A. For the purpose of registering the voters

qualified to vote at municipal elections in the city of

Hagerstown, said city of Hagerstown shall be divided into

Districts.

five registration districts, to be named respectively, the

first, second, third, fourth and fifth registration districts of

Hagerstown, the first registration district shall comprise