EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall at their first meeting after their election, or at

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such other time as they may deem proper, elect a president
of their board and appoint a secretary and treasurer, who
may be the same person, a bailiff, and such number of under-
bailiffs at any time as they may deem necessary to properly
preserve the peace and good order of said town, and they
may at such time or such other times as they may deem
proper appoint such other officer or employes as they may
deem necessary for the interests of said town.
SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That if at any time an
election shall not be held for commissioners on the day

Appointment
of officers.

mentioned in Section 4 of this Act, an election may he held
at any time after ten days' notice thereof shall have been
given by the commissioners or a majority of them, and in
case a majority of the said commissioners shall become dis-
qualified to act or shall have failed or shall fail to hold an
election for the space of thirty days after the said fourth
Monday in April in any year, then it shall be lawful for any
three or more of the qualified voters in said town to give
notice either by written or printed handbills or by publica-
tion in some newspaper printed in said town, of an election
to be held on a certain day at least ten days from the date
of publication or posting of such notice for commissioners
of Greensboro, and a majority of the qualified voters present
at the hour fixed by such notice for the commencement of
said election shall select three judges to hold the same.
SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the president of

Election to be
held.

said board of commissioners shall preside at all meetings,
unless prevented by sickness or reasonable cause, and in his
absence the remaining commissioners may select a president
pro tempore; he shall sign all by-laws and ordinances of
said board of commissioners, and shall countersign all
orders, drafts and checks drawn by the secretary or treasurer
under the direction of said commissioners.
SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That all officers

President to
preside at all
meetings.

appointed by the said commissioners shall be selected from
among the citizens of said town qualified to vote for com-
missioners, and shall before entering upon their duties make
oath before said commissioners, or any one of them, or before
a justice of the peace or notary public for Caroline county,
that he will well and faithfully perform the duties of his

Selection of
officers.