E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted,
That the free white
male citizens of Leitersburg, of the age of twenty-one
years and upwards, and having resided twelve months
in said town, next preceding the election, shall, on the
first Monday in April next, and on the first Monday in
April in each and every year thereafter, elect by ballot
a Burgess, assistant Burgess and three Commissioners,
who shall have resided within the limits of said town
twelve months next preceding the election, and shall
have attained the age of twenty-one years.
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Day of election.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted,
That the oldest justice
of the peace in commission residing in said town, shall
appoint by writing, under his hand and seal, three
judges to hold the first election, who shall keep the polls
open from ten o'clock in the morning, until three in the
evening, and shall conduct the said election in the
manner in which the judges of elections are now by
law directed to conduct an election for Delegates to the
General Assembly, as far as may be consistent with the
provisions of this act; and the said judges shall make
return under their hands and seals, of the persons
elected to the clerk of the circuit court of Washington
county, to be by him safe kept.
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First election.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted,
That all future elections
shall be held and conducted as shall from time to time
be directed by the by-laws of the corporation, the same
not being inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
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Future elections.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted,
That the burgess shall
preside at all meetings of the municipality, and have
the privilege of the casting vote only, and in his
absence, the assistant burgess shall preside under the
same restrictions, but when the burgess is present, the
assistant burgess shall have the same power and authority
as one of the commissioners.
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Burgess to
preside at
meetings.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted,
That the burgess and
commissioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, may
meet together from time to time, as often as occasions
may require, upon the business of the town and not
less than once in every three months; and if during
the year for which they may be elected, the burgess,
assistant burgess or any of the commissioners should
die, resign, remove from said town or be non compos
mentis, or displaced, an election to fill the vacancy
shall be held by giving at least ten days notice, at which
all persons qualified as is specified in the second section
of this act, shall be entitled to vote.
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Meetings.
Vacancy-how
filled.
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SEC. 7. And be it enacted,
That the said burgess
and commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have
power to appoint a clerk and assign his duties and
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Power to appoint
clerk.
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