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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

with Jackson's land to the land of Riggs; thence with the eaet
line of Riggs' thirty (30) acres wood lot. and the west lines of
said Riggs' land, known as the Wrae farm, to the land now
in possession of one Gleason; thence with said land to a
boundary stone, known as the end of the thirty-first (31) line
of " Chillum Castle Manor ;" thence with said line reversed,
and as now laid down, to the land of Samuel J. Cockville ;
then still with said line and Cockville's north line, to the afore-
said third (3) line of the District of Columbia; then with said
line reversed to the place of beginning.

4. The residents of said town being qualified voters under
the laws of this State, and who have resided in said town for
three months previous to any election shall, on the first Monday

Mayor and
council.

in May next, and every two years thereafter on the same day
elect one person, at least thirty years of age, Mayor of said
town, and six persons, not less than twenty-five years of age
who, together with the Mayor, shall constitute the council, and
ail of whom shall have resided in the town at least one year
previous to their election, and be legal voters therein, (a).
They shall receive no pay for their services, except the mayor,
who shall receive the fees hereinafter allowed; and they shall
serve for two years from the first Monday in June ensuing.
(6). All residents of that portion of said town included within
its limits by this act, and not heretofore included, shall, for all
purposes of this charter, be considered to have resided in said
town for the length of time they have resided in said annexed
territory.

5. Elections shall be conducted by three judges appointed

Elections.
how to be
held.

by the mayor and council, and shall be held at some convenient
place to be designated by the council; and the judges shall
appoint a clerk of elections. The polls shall be opened at 6
A. M. and closed at 6 P. M., when, the ballots shall be carefully
counted, and on the result appearing, certificates of election
shall be granted by the judges to the mayor and council so
elected, and a report of the same shall be filed with the mayor
and council.

6. The council shall meet at gome convenient place in said

Meetings of
council.

town, on or before the first Monday in June next succeeding
their election, and as often thereafter as may be necessary to
discharge the duties of their office; not less, however, than
once in every three months,

Mayor to
preside.

7. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings, and shall call
such meetings, from tame to time, as he may deem neceassary,