EGBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Valentine street; thence along the northern boundary

line of ward number three to the place of beginning.

For ward number five: Beginning at the intersection

of the middle of north Potomac street with the middle

of Franklin street, and running thence northward

along the middle of north Potomac street to the north

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bounds.

margin of the Western Maryland railroad; thence

along the said north margin of said railroad and the

boundary line of the town westward and southward

to the north boundary line of ward number one; thence

along the north boundary line of ward number one to

the place of beginning.

SEC. 113. The male citizens of Hagerstown, of the

age of twenty-one years and upwards, who have re-

sided in the State of Maryland and in said town for

twelve months next preceding the election, shall, on

the fourth Monday of March, in the year eighteen

hundred and eighty-four, and upon the same day in

every alternate year thereafter, elect by ballot a per-

Elect mayor.

son not under twenty-five years of age, a citizen of

the United States, and five years a resident of said

town next preceding the election, to be mayor of said

town; he shall take the oath of office as hereinafter

prescribed for town officers, and remain in office until

his successor is elected and qualified.

SEC. 114. In case of a vacancy in the office of

mayor, by death or otherwise, the council, at any

general or special meeting, shall elect his successor to

fill the unexpired term, and the person receiving a

Vacancy — how
filled.

majority of the whole number of members of the

council shall be entitled to fill the office of mayor of

said town for the unexpired term; and the clerk of

the mayor and council shall certify the vote so taken

to elect such successor, under his hand and the corpo-

rate seal of the town, to the clerk of the circuit court

for Washington county within three days after such

election; and the said clerk of the court for Washing-

ton county, upon receipt thereof, shall immediately

Notify person

notify the person so elected, who shall within three

elected.

days qualify by taking the oath hereinafter prescribed

for town officers; and if such person elected shall fail

to qualify as hereinafter provided, another election

shall be held by the council to fill the vacancy, and

until such vacancy is filled the council shall choose

one of their number as mayor, who shall discharge

the duties of the office pro tempore.