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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	CHAP. 284	and that he will not suffer any person to vote at such elec- tion who shall not be legally qualified to vote as provided in Section 4 of this Act, and the five persons having the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. Section 6. And be it further enacted, That if at any elec- tion held under the provisions of the preceding section, two
	Duty of judgei in case of tic vote.	or more persons shall receive the same number of votes for commissioners of said town, the judges of said election shall, after having given five days' notice of the time and place, proceed to hold another election to fill the said board of commissioners, and the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes at said election, with those pre- viously chosen, if any, shall constitute the commissioners of Greensboro, and such elections shall be continued by said judges until the required number of commissioners have been elected. Section 7. And be it further enacted, That if any vacancy shall occur by death, resignation or removal from the town,
	Vacancies.	or failure to qualify and act, within thirty days after his election, of one or more of the commissioners so elected as aforesaid, the remaining commissioners or a majority of them shall elect a proper person to fill said vacancy, pro- vided, that no one shall be elected by said commissioners to fill such vacancy not having the qualifications necessary for commissioner to be elected by the qualified voters of said town, as provided in Section 4 of this Act. Section 8. And be it further enacted, That every commis-
	Oath to be taken.	sioner, before he shall proceed to act as such, shall make and subscribe an oath before some justice of the peace or notary public for Caroline county that he will diligently and faithfully, according to the best of his skill and judgment, perform the duties of commissioner of Greensboro without favor, partiality or prejudice, and a certificate of such qualifi- cation shall be delivered by the said justice of the peace or notary public to the commissioner to be filed and recorded among their proceedings. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners
	Time of meet- ing.	shall meet at such place, as they, or a majority of them, may appoint within said town on the first Monday in each month ensuing their election and as much oftener as they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary.