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one year next prior to his election, and in the event that the
Mayor of said town shall remove from the corporate limits
thereof, then the said office of Mayor shall forthwith become
vacant, and his successor shall be duly appointed as is pro-
vided by this Act. The Mayor shall receive the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per annum, payable quarterly, for
his services.

11. No person shall be elected as Councilman of said town
unless he shall have been a resident of said town for at least
one year prior to his election, and in the event that Council-
man of said town shall remove from the corporate limits
thereof, then the said office of Councilman shall forthwith
become vacant, and his successor shall be duly appointed as is
provided by this Act. Each Councilman shall receive the
sum of One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125.00) per
annum, payable quarterly, for his services.

12. At the first regular meeting of the Mayor and Coun-
cil of said town on the second Tuesday of May, 1942, and
at the same time every second year thereafter, the Mayor and
Council of Hurlock shall appoint one person who shall be a
resident and qualified voter of the town of Hurlock, not a
member of the Council to act as Clerk to the Council, collector
of town taxes and treasurer, who shall be the same person,
and whose term of office shall be two years, and until his
successor is duly qualified. The said Clerk shall receive the
annual salary of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and shall
perform all the duties imposed on him by ordinance of the
Mayor and Council and by law, and shall be called "Clerk of
Hurlock".

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
become effective until it shall have been submitted to the
qualified voters of the Town of Hurlock, in Dorchester Coun-
ty, at the next regular municipal election or at a special
election to be held on such date as shall be determined by
the Mayor and Council of said Town. There shall be printed
on the ballots to be used at said election, the title of this
Act and underneath said title on separate lines, a square
or box to the right of and opposite the words "For Increased
Compensation of the Mayor, Councilmen and Clerk of Hur-
lock", and a corresponding square or box to the right of and
opposite the words "Against Increased Compensation of the
Mayor, Councilmen and Clerk of Hurlock", so that the voters
shall be able to designate by a cross mark in the proper
square or box his or her decision for or against said increased
compensation. If a majority of the votes cast on said ques-
tion shall be "For Increased Compensation of the Mayor,