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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

profit or trust created under the corporation of Crisfield, or to
vote at any election thereafter held by or under this sub-title
or the municipal authority of Crisfield.

Judges of
election.

57 C. It shall be the duty of the town commissioners of said
town, to appoint three judges of election, one of whom at
least shall be of the opposite political party, and shall also
designate the polling place; the names of the judges of
election and the polling places designated as aforesaid shall be
published by said town commissioners in one or more news-
papers printed in the town, for at least ten days preceding the
day of election; if said town commissioners shall fail or refuse
to appoint said judges and designate said polling place as afore-
said, the police justice shall appoint said judges and designate
said polling place, and give notice of election as aforesaid; in
which event, if there should not be sufficient time to give said
ten days' notice before the day of election as aforesaid, such
notice shall be posted in five conspicuous places in said town
at least five days before the election.

Oath.

57 D. Each of said persons so, as aforesaid, appointed judge
of election, shall before he proceeds to act as such judge,
make oath before a justice of the peace for the said county, or
one of the commissioners of the town, that he will faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties of his office; and any
judge failing to qualify and act shall be subject to a penalty of
fifteen dollar's; and upon failure of any judge to attend, the re-
maining judge or judges shall hold the election; and if none
of the said judges attend, the citizens of the town present
shall select three judges.

57 E. The said judges of election, on the day of election,

To count
ballots.

and immediately after the polls are closed, shall count the
ballots and certify the result under oath, to be administered as
in the preceding section, to the said town commissioners, to-
gether with the ballots cast; and the persons receiving the
highest number of votes shall be declared elected commis-
sioners of said town; and the said certificates shall be recorded
and the ballots preserved for at least one year.

Meetings of
commis-
sioners.

59. The said commissioners shall meet on the second
Wednesday of the ensuing month after their election, and as
often thereafter as they may determine by by-laws or ordi-
nance, and shall receive the sum of one dollar per meeting ;
provided, that no one of them shall receive in the aggregate
more than twelve dollars per annum as salary.