FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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in June next succeeding their election, and shall choose

one of their number as president ; they shall meet as often

Meetings

thereafter as necessary to a proper discharge of their official

of commis-
sioners.

duties, and shall continue in office until their successors

shall be duly elected and qualified; they shall receive no

pay for their services, except the president, who shall

receive the fees hereinafter allowed ; and in case of vacan-

cies by reason of death, refusal to act, disqualification,

resignation, or removal of any of said commissioners out of

the corporation limits, the commissioners or a majority

of them, for the time being, shall elect commissioners to fill

said vacancies for the uuexpired term, who shall serve until

their successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the commissioners shall,

annually, on or before the first Monday in April, appoint

three judges of elections, who shall appoint one clerk; and

the said judges shall conduct the election according to the

election laws of this State as they existed prior to the adop-

Judges of
elections.

tion of the Australian ballot except that the polls shall be

opened at twelve o'clock, noon, aud closed at six o'clock in

the afternoon ; and the judges and the clerk shall make their

returns to the commissioners, but shall receive no compen-

sation for their services; the first election shall be held

before Andrew Stafford, M. D. William, T. Tuff and Jerome

A. Cox, or a majority of them, who are hereby appointed

judges for that purpose, and who shall give certificates

to the qualified persons receiving the highest number

of votes.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That on the same day on which

the commissioners are to be elected under this act, and on

every first Monday in May in each and every second year

thereafter, one person, a legal voter in said town, and owuer

of real estate of the value of at least one thousand dollars,

Treasurer,

may be chosen by the voters of said town as treasurer of

said corporation to serve for two years and until his successor

shall qualify ; but before said treasurer shall enter upon his

duties of this office, he shall give bond, payable to said

commissioners, in such penalty as they may fix, with secu-

rities to be approved by them, conditioned as they may

direct; and the said treasurer shall qualify and enter upon the

duties of his office on or before the first Monday in June

succeeding his election, and a failure to qualify within the

time herein specified shall be deemed a refusal to accept the

office ; whereupon the commissioners shall order a new elec-

tion to fill the vacancy ; and it shall be the duty of the

commissioners to cause to be issued a certificate of election

to the person receiving the highest number of votes for