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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

duly elected and qualified; they shall receive
no pay for their services, except the President,
who shall receive the fees hereinafter all owed;
and in case of vacancies by reason of death,
refusal to act, disqualification, resignation or
removal of any of said Commissioners out of
the coporation limits, the Commissioners, or a
majority of them, for the time being, shall
elect Commissioners to fill said vacancies for
the unexpired term, who shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the Com-
missioners shall, annually, on or before the
first Monday in April, appoint three Judges of
Election, who shall appoint one Clerk; and
the said Judges shall conduct the election ac-
cording to the Election Laws of this State, ex-

Elections.

cept that the polls shall be opened at twelve
o'clock, noon, and closed at six o'clock in the
afternoon; and the Judges and the Clerk shall
make their returns to the Commissioners, but
shall receive no compensation for their serv-
ices; the first election shall be held before
Harrison S. Bowen, Frank A. Aman and Seth
A. Holton, or a majority of theni, who are
hereby appointed Judges for that purpose, and
who shall give certificates to the qualified per-
sons receiving the highest number of votes.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That on the same
day on which the Commissioners are to be
elected under this act, and on every first Mon-
day in May, in each and every second year
thereafter, one person, a legal voter in said
town, and owner of real estate of the value of at
least one thousand dollars, may be chosen by
the voters of said town as Treasurer of said
corporation, to serve for two years and until his
successor shall qualify; but before said Treas-
urer shall enter upon his duties of this office,

Treasurer.

he shall give bond, payable to said Commis-
sioners', in such penalty as they may fix, with
securities to be approved by them, conditioned
as they may direct; and the said Treasurer
shall qualify and enter upon the duties of his