HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

by some Justice of the Peace -. "I, ,
do swear (or affirm) that I will execute the
office of Commissioner of Westernport, (or
Clerk or Bailiff, as the case may be,) to the

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best of my ability, without favor, partiality or
prejudice." And at their annual meeting, to
be held on the first Monday of February, in
each year, the Commissioners shall select some
one of the said Commissioners as President,
who shall preside at all meetings of the Com-
missioners, and execute the ordinances passed
by said Commissioners; they may meet as
often as occasion may require, upon the busi-
ness of the town, and not less than once in
every three months.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
missioners of Westernport shall appoint every
year, at least ten days before the day of elec-
tion, three Judges to hold elections; they shall
keep the polls open from nine o'clock in the
morning until five o'clock in the afternoon,

To organize.

and shall conduct the said election in the
same manner in which the Judges of Election
are now directed to conduct elections for
Delegates to the General Assembly, as far as
may be consistent with the provisions of this
act, and the said Judges shall make returns
under their hands and seals to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Allegany county of the
persons elected.

Elections.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the said
Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall
define the duties of the Clerk, and allow him
such compensation for his services as they
may think proper, and that all ordinances
passed by the said Commissioners or a ma-
jority of them shall by the Clerk be entered

Clerk.

in a book to be kept for that purpose, and
shall be open at all times for the inspection
of any person interested, and copies of all
ordinances shall be put up in five of the most
public places of said town.

Ordinances.