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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 87

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the commissioners, or a
majority of them, shall be judges of said election, or they

Judges of elec-
tion.

may appoint any three voters to act as judges, and the pro-
ceedings shall be recorded under their direction; and every
commissioner or person so appointed, before he opens an
election, shall make oath before a justice of the peace for
Caroline county that he will faithfully and impartially per-
mit every person to vote at such election who shall be quali-
fied to vote for commissioners of said town, and that he will
not suffer any person to vote at such election who shall not
be legally qualified to vote, and the five persons having the
highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if at any time an election
shall not be held for commissioners on the day mentioned

Ten days'
notice given
for an elec-
tion for com-
missioners.

in this Act, an election may be held at any time after ten days'
notice thereof shall have been given by the commissioners, or
a majority of them, and in the event that a majority of the
said commissioners shall become disqualified to act, or shall
have failed, or shall fail to hold an election for the space of
thirty days from the first Saturday in May in any year, then
it shall be lawful for any three or more qualified voters of
said town to give notice, either by written ———— or printed
handbills, or by publication in some newspaper, of an elec-
tion to be held on a certain date, at least ten days from the
date of publication or posting of such notice for commis-
sioners under this Act, and a majority of voters present at
the hour fixed by said notice for the commencement of said
election shall select three judges to hold said election.
SEC 8. And be it enacted, That if any election held under

Duties of
judges in
case of tie
vote.

this Act two or more persons shall receive the same number
of votes for commissioner 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 up said
board of commissioners, and the person or persons receiving
the highest number of votes at said election shall, with those
previously chosen, if any, constitute the commissioners of
Goldsboro.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any vacancy shall occur

Vacancy to be
filled.

by death, resignation, removal or failure to act of one or
more of the commissioners elected as aforesaid, the remain-
ing commissioners, or a majority of them, shall elect a
proper person to fill said vacancy.