FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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term of four years, and one for a term of six years from the

date of their election, and the judges of the Circuit Court

for Dorchester County, or any one of them, so soon as they,

or he conveniently may after the said election returns have

been officially made, shall fairly determine by lot which of

said three commissioners shall hold office for the term of

two years, and which for the term of four years, and which

for the term of six years, and in accordance with said

determination by lot, the governor shall issue to them their

commissions for their respective terms ; and any of said

commissioners elect desiring to be present and notifying the

judges thereof shall have the right to be present at the

drawing of said lots to see that the same is fairly done.

Thereafter beginning at the general election to be held on

the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of

November in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, at

each general election on the same day in every second year,

one county commissioner for said county alternately, as

their respective terms may expire, shall be elected for the

term of six years from the date of their election who shall

receive a compensation of five hundred dollars per annum,

and shall be ineligible to succeed themwelves, or to hold

the office of county commissioner for two years from the

expiration of their term of office.

105 A. In case the office of anyone or more of the county

commissioners for Dorchester County shall become vacant

by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall

Vacancies

appoint a proper person to fill such vacancy until the next

general election ; and if the term of the commissioners by

whose death, resignation, or incapacity, the office has

become vacant be not then completed a commissioner shall

be elected to serve for the unexpired term occasioned by

the vacancy.

105 B. The powers and duties of county commissioners

shall be such as are now and may hereafter be prescribed

Proviso.

by law.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all laws inconsistent with,

or repugnant to the provisions of this act be and the same

Repeal.

are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Approved April 7th, 1892.