JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 731

dwelling houses of said Adam Clark and John Baird,
and including all the lots now improved and lots
laid out for building purposes on both sides of the
street, and including the machine shop and grounds
of William T. Haugh, and one hundred feet of the
northern part of George A. Flickinger's lot, known
as " The Lime Kiln Lot," and all the lots on the
northern part of said street as far as the road com-
monly known as the "Mill Road," and then starting
at the southwest corner of the Catholic Church lot
and running along said street to the northeast cor-
ner of Jacob Lambert's lot, including all the lots on
both sides of the streets ; and for sanitary purposes
and to prevent the introduction of contagious dis-
eases, the powers of the corporation shall extend to
the distance of one mile from the outside limits of
the corporation herein described.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the male citizens
of Taneytown above twenty-one years of age, who
shall have resided in said town twelve months next
preceding the election shall, on the third Monday in
April, annually, elect five commissioners, each one of whom shall be thirty-five years of age, residents	Elect com- missioners.
of and holding real or personal property in said town above the value of five hundred "dollars, and
in case of a tie vote at any election, the President of
the Board of Commissioners shall give ten days' no-
tice of a new election, to decide the choice between
them.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all elections shall
be held by one or more judges, in such manner as	Elections —
shall from time to time be directed by ordinance of	how held.
the corporation, and the polls shall be kept open
from one o'clock until four o'clock P. M.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if the inhabitants
of said town shall, at any time, neglect to make an
election at the time herein required, the power of
electing the commissioners shall not therefore cease,	Power to
but the power of said inhabitants in that respect	continue.
shall continue, and the commissioners for the time
being shall continue in office until such election
shall be held and their successors are qualified.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in case of the
death, refusal to act, disqualification, resignation, or