WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

579

Chapter 300.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments

sections thirty-two, thirty-nine, forty-three, fifty

and fifty-three of article one of the Code of

Public Local Laws, entitled " Allegany county,"

sub-title " City of Cumberland," as enacted by

the act of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight,

chapter four hundred and eighty-four, relating

to the charter of said city.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That sections thirty-two, thirty-nine,

forty-three, fifty and fifty-three of article one of

the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled " Alle-

gany county," sub-title " city of Cumberland," as

Repealed and

enacted by the act of eighteen hundred and sev-

re-enacted.

enty-eight, chapter four hundred and eighty-four,

relating to the charter of said city, be and are

hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows,

viz:

32. The inhabitants of the city of Cumberland,

residents thereof for one year previous to the

municipal election of said city, and qualified to

Elect city

vote for members of the General Assembly, shall,

clerk.

on the third Monday of May, eighteen hundred and

eighty-two, and on the same day in every second

year thereafter, elect by ballot a person of known

integrity and capacity, to be city clerk; and such

person so to be elected shall, at the time of his

election, be a legal voter in said city; and it shall

be the duty of said city clerk to attend all meet-

ings of the City Council, keep a correct journal

of the proceedings of the same, and to enter on

said journal the yeas and nays upon the passage
of all ordinances or resolutions required by the

Duty of clerk.

charter of said city to be passed by yeas and

nays, and also to enter upon said journal the yeas

and nays upon all other questions upon which the

vote is taken by yeas and nays, which vote shall

be so taken upon any question or motion on

demand of any member of said City Council. It

shall further be the duty of said city clerk to keep