ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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and eighty perches; thence north twenty-six and

a-half degrees, west eighty perches to the beginning,
SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That there shall be five com-

missioners for said town, who stall hold office for two

years from the date of their election, or until their

successors are duly elected and qualified, who shall be

elected by ballot by the qualified voters of said town,

Term and quali-

and who shall be at least twenty-five years of age and

fications of the
commissioners.

a bona fide resident of said town for at least twelve

months next preceding the date of his election, and

shall also possess in his own right, or in the right of

his wife, real or leasehold property in said town of the

assessed value of two hundred dollars.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That the male inhabitants of

said town above the age of twenty-one years, who

have resided in said town for six months next preced-

Electors quali-
fications.

ing the date of election, shall possess the qualifications

of electors of commissioners for said town. The qual-

ified voters of said town shall, on the first Monday in

May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and

eighty-four, between the hours of twelve o'clock m.

Election — when

and five p. m., and in like manner every two years

held.

thereafter, elect by ballot five persons of known integ-

rity, experience and sound judgment, to be commis-

sioners of said town.

SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of

the commissioners of said town, at the first election to

be held under this act, as provided in the preceding

Duty of the
commissioners.

section, and at every election thereafter, to appoint

three judges of election, one of whom, at least, shall

be of the opposite political party, and shall give notice

of the time and polling place and names of the judges

appointed as aforesaid; such notice shall be posted in

two conspicuous places, at least five days before elec-

tion; each of said persons so, as aforesaid, appointed

judge of election shall, before he proceeds to act as

such judge, make oath before a justice of the peace for

Judges take

the said county, or one of the commissioners of said

oath.

town, that he will faithfully and impartially dis-

charge the duties of his office, and upon fail-

ure of any judge to attend, the remaining judge

or judges shall hold the election, and if none of the

judges attend, the citizens present shall select three

judges. The said judges of election, on the day of

Certify result.

election and immediately after the polls are closed,

shall count the ballots and certify the result to said