WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1929
(D) (Time, Place and Notice.) All elections hereunder
shall be held within the town limits at such place or places as
the Commissinoers shall designate. At least ten days prior to
the holding of any election the Commissioners shall give
notice of the time and place or places of such election by hand-
bills posted in at least five public places in said town. The
hours for such election shall be between the hours of four
o'clock and eight o'clock past noon.
(E) (Count and Return.) After the polls have been closed,
the ballots shall be publicly counted, and the said Judges shall
within two (2) days after such election make a true and
correct return of the results of said election under their hands
and seals to be addressed and transmitted to the Commissioners
along with the ballots. Said return to be made a part of the
records of the said Commissioners.
(F) (Tie Elections.) If at any election it shall appear from
the returns of the Judges of Election that two or more presons
voted for as Commissioner have received the same number of
votes, so that there is not a choice for the office, a new election
shall be immediately proclaimed by the Commissioners to fill
the vacancy from among such tie candidates which election
shall be held on ten (10) days' notice and in all respects as
aforesaid, except as to day of election.
(G) (Persons Elected to Qualify.) The Commissioners shall
qualify and take possession of their offices on the second Mon-
day in August immediately following their election, and the
failure of any person so elected to appear and qualify within
the time prescribed shall be deemed a refusal of the person
-failing to qualify to accept the office of Commissioner, where-
upon the person receiving the next highest number of votes
shall be declared duly elected.
94D. (Town Commissioners.) The government of said town
shall be vested in five Commissioners who shall possess the
qualifications, receive the compensation and have the powers
and duties as set forth in this section.
(A) (Qualifications.) Each Commissioner shall have at-
tained the age of twenty-one years on the day of election, and
shall have resided within the corporate limits of Hebron for
not less than two (2) years prior to the date of his election.
The Commissioners must be the owners of real estate within
said town, and must continue to reside within the town during
the term of their office.
(B) (Compensation.) The Commissioners shall serve with-
out pay.
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