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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Judges of
Ant election.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the first election for town
commissioners shall be held before Sylvester Smith, Thomas L.
Day and Thomas W. Jones, who are hereby appointed judges for
that purpose and for the time hereinafter named, and provided
that in case that any of said judges hereinbefore named shall
become disqualified to act, by sickness, death or otherwise, then
the remaining judge or judges shall fill the vacancy by appoint-
ing suitable person or persons from within the limits of said
town, who are duly qualified voters in accordance with this
act; and further provided, that should all the judges herein-
before named become disqualified to act, it shall be lawful for
any three or more qualified voters in said town to give notice,
either by written or printed hand-bills of an election to be
held on a certain day, at least ten days from the date of pub-
lication or posting of such notice under this act; and a majority
of voters present at the hour fixed by said notice for the com-
mencement of said election, shall select three judges and pro-
ceed to hold said election for Town Commissioners as herein-
after provided.

Election of
commis-
sioners.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the citizens of Ridgely,
who have resided in said town for six months previous to the
day of election, and who are qualified in other respects to vote
for Delegates to the General Assembly, shall, on the fourth
Monday of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, between
the hours of two and five o'clock P. M., at such place as the
aforesaid judges of said election shall appoint, elect, by ballot,
five persons, residents and qualified voters of, and owners of
real estate in said town, as Commissioners of Ridgely, to serve
for one year therefrom, or till their successors are duly elected
and qualified. And that such election shall be held on the
fourth Monday of April annually thereafter, between the hours
of two and five o'clock P. M., at such place as the commis-
sioners of said town shall appoint, elect, by ballot, five persons,
residents and qualified voters of, and owners of real estate in
said town, as Commissioners of Ridgely.

Commis-
sioners may

act as
Judges of
election.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the commissioners, or a ma-
jority of them, shall be judges of said election, or they may
appoint any three voters to act as judges, and the proceedings
shall be recorded under their discretion; and every commis-
sioner or person so appointed before he opens an election, shall
make oath before a justice of the peace for Caroline county,
that he will faithfully and impartially permit every person to
vote at such election, who shall be qualified to vote for com-
missioners of said town, and that he will not suffer any person