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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the said Mayor and Council-
men elected hereunder, shall meet on or before the third
Monday in May next succeeding their election, when they
shall qualify and meet as often thereafter as necessary to a
proper discharge of their official duties. They shall receive
no pay for their services, and in case of vacancy in either of
these offices by reason of death, refusal to act, disqualification,
resignation or removal beyond the corporate limits, the Mayor
and Council, or a majority of them for the time being, shall
elect a Mayor or Councilman from the citizens of the town to
fill said vacancy until bis successor shall be elected at the next
regular town election and shall have qualified. The vacancy
so caused as regards Councilmen shall be filled from the ward
in which the vacancy occurred. The Mayor shall preside at
all meetings of the Council, and shall have all the privileges
of a Councilman in debate and vote. The Council may elect
one of their number as chairman pro tem., who shall in the
absence or inability of the Mayor preside at the session.
Special meetings of the Council may at any time be convened
by the Mayor or at the request of three members of that body.
The Mayor of the town of Hyattsville shall be the executive
officer thereof, clothed with all the power necessary to secure
the enforcement of all ordinances of said town under this
charter. At all meetings of the Mayor and Common Council,
the Mayor, and three Councilmen, or in the absence of the
Mayor, four Conncilmen, present and voting, shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, and four affirmative
votes shall be necessary for the passage of any ordinance, law
or resolution, at all times.
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Time of
meeting of
Mayor and
Councilmen.
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SEC. 6. The first election hereunder shall be held at such
places as the present Mayor and Common Council of Hyatts-
ville shall designate, after at least ten days' public notice of
the same given by them, and three judges and clerks thereof
shall be designated and appointed by them in each of said
wards ten days prior thereto; and at said first election, and the
election thereafter, which shall be held upon notice and under
authority of the Mayor and Common Council, the polls shall
be kept open at such places in each ward as shall be desig-
nated by the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville, from
two o'clock P. M. to seven o'clock F. M., when they shall be
closed and the ballots publicly counted, and the said judges
shall, within two days after the election, make a true and
correct return of the same under their hands, to be addressed
and transmitted to the Mayor, who shall convene the Common
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Where first
election shall
be held.
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