482 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 256

sub-title "Kensington", to provide that candidates for Mayor
shall be freeholders and not be less than thirty (30) years
of age, candidates for councilmen shall be freeholders and
not less than twenty-five (25) years of age; to authorize the
Council to make building regulations and to grant building
permits; and to control or prohibit dumps.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 511 and 521 of Article 16 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Mont-
gomery County", sub-title "Kensington", be and they hereby
are repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as
follows:

511. The citizens of the Town shall, on the first Monday
in June, in the year 1938, and every second year there-
after on the first Monday in June, at such place or places
as shall be designated by the Judges of Election, between
the hours of six o'clock P. M. and nine o'clock P. M. elect
by ballot one person, Mayor of the Town, whose term of
office shall commence on the first day of July following Ms
election, and he shall serve for a term of two years or until
his successor is elected and qualified. The citizens aforesaid
shall, on the first Monday in June, 1937, elect two per-
sons to be members of the Council of said Town, who
shall serve for a term of two years, or until their successors
are elected and qualified, and whose term of office shall com-
mence July 1, 1937, and they, with the two Councilmen elected
at the election held in said Town on the first Monday in
June in 1936, for two years from said date, shall constitute
the Council of said Town, with the Mayor elected at said
election. The citizens of the Town shall elect, on the first
Monday in June of each year thereafter, two persons to be
members of the Council of said Town, who shall serve for
two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified,
and whose terms of office shall commence on the first day
of July immediately following their election. The qualifica-
tions for voters in said election shall be the same as pre-
scribed for voters by the Laws of this State, and they must,
have resided within the corporate limits of said Town for
at least six months next preceding the election. Candidates
for Mayor shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age and
candidates for councilmen not less than twenty-five (25) years
of age; they shall have resided in the Town for at least one
year immediately preceding the election for which they are
candidates and be legal voters and freeholders therein. The
Mayor and Councilmen must continue to reside in said Town
during their terms of office and they shall receive no compen-
sation for their services.