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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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corner of lot one (1) in block forty-nine (49); thence from
said point along the easterly side of Carroll avenue to the
Bladensburg road at John Brown's; thence with the westerly
side of said road to the land of Jackson; thence southerly
with Jackson's land to the land of Riggs; thence with the east
line of Riggs' thirty acre wood lot, and the west lines of said
Riggs' land known as the Wroe farm to the land of one Gleason;
thence with the said land to a boundary stone known as the
end of thirty-first (31st) line of Chillum Castle Manor;"
thence with said line reversed, and as now laid down, to the
land of the late Samuel J. Cockerille; thence still with the
said line and said Cockerille's north line, to the aforesaid
third (3d) line of the District of Columbia; thence with said
line reversed to the place of beginning.
Section 4. The residents of said town being qualified
voters under the laws of this State, and who have resided in

Mayor and
Councilmen
to be elected.

said town for three months next preceding any election shall,
on the first Monday in May next, elect one person at least
thirty (30) years of age Mayor of said town, who shall
serve for a term of two years, and six persons not less than
twenty-five (25) years of age as Councilmen, who, together
with the Mayor, shall constitute the Council, and all of
whom shall have resided in the town at least one year pre-
vious to their election, and be legal voters therein.
" (b) They shall receive no pay for their services except

Compensation.

the Mayor, who shall be entitled to the fees hereinafter
allowed, and they shall serve for a term of two years from
the first Monday in June ensuing; provided, that the six
Councilmen elected upon the first Monday in May next, three
(3) shall be chosen for a term of one year only, and three (3)
for a term of two years; and upon the first Monday of each
succeeding May, three persons possessing the necessary
qualifications shall be elected as Councilmen for a term of
two years."
"16 (b) The person or persons making the assessment or

Report to be
made to the
Council.

revision shall report to the Council as soon as practicable
the result of their labors. The clerk to the Council shall
immediately upon the filing of his report, notify every
person, the assessment of whose property is either increased
or diminished by said report, of the fact of the amount of
such increase or decrease, and of the time and place of the
meeting of the Council hereinafter provided for. Said notice