ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 869

of such persons as an elector under this Act. An appeal
may be taken from the decision of the judges to the Coun-
cil, which shall, for the purpose of considering such ap-
peals, be in session on election day from 4 o'clock P. M.
until the closing of the polls.

187. In case of a tie among those receiving the votes
of the electors which shall preclude a decision that any
one has been elected for Mayor, Treasurer or Councilman,
in that event the Council shall designate one of the per-
sons tying for said election to be Mayor, Treasurer or
Councilman, as the case may be, and shall issue a certifi-
cate of election accordingly.

188. If any person elected as Mayor, Treasurer or
Councilman shall refuse to serve as such or his place shall
become vacant by death, resignation, disqualification or
otherwise, then the other members of the Council shall fill
the vacancy as early thereafter as possible by appointment
from among the qualified electors of the town; provided,
that if such vacancy occurs by reason of failure to qualify
as provided in Section 190, within two weeks after notice
of his election, or otherwise within one month of the date
of election, then and in that case the person receiving the
next highest number of votes for such office at such elec-
tion shall be deemed to have been elected and entitled to
qualify.

189. The Council is hereby empowered at any time
that it shall be deemed advisable, to divide the town into
election districts, and apportion the membership of the
Council among said districts, and provide for the election
of individual members of Council from the respective dis-
tricts in such manner as it may deem proper and best cal-
culated to secure a fair representation of the citizens of
the town in the Council; and otherwise to make provisions
for the holding and conduct of elections, general and spe-
cial, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of
this subtitle.

190. The members of the newly elected Council,
Mayor and Treasurer, shall meet on the Monday following
their election or as soon thereafter as practicable, but not
later than November 15th of any election year, and take the
oath of office before any officer of the State of Mary-
land duly authorized to take an affidavit to support
and maintain the Constitution and Laws of the United