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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Term of
directors

Monday in May, 1898, or until their successors shall be elected ;
and to continue the succession of said corporation, general
meeting of the stockholders shall be held quadrennially on the
second Monday in May, at which meeting a board of directors
shall be elected in manner aforesaid to serve for four years or
until their successors shall be elected; and other meetings may
be called of the stockholders by the president and directors, or
a majority of them, according to such rules as may be adopted
by the by-laws of said corporation; and the board of directors
may meet as often as may be necessary for the transaction of
the business of the corporation.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the corporation hereby

May hold an
exposition

formed shall have power, and it is hereby authorized to hold
an exposition of arts, industries, manufactures, and the
products of the said mine and sea, in the city of Baltimore,
and maintain the same for a period of not less than one month
nor more than six months during the said year of eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven; to fix admission fees and dispose of
privileges of every character upon its grounds; to establish
and maintain hotels, restaurants, amusements or any species of
entertainments which the board of directors may deem proper;
to lay tracks, run cars, and to establish an electric lighting
plant upon its grounds; to allot space for exhibitors; prepare a
classification of exhibits; determine the plan and scope of
the exhibition, appoint judges and examiners for the exposi-
tion, and award premiums, if any.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of preserving

Appointment
or police-
men.

order in and around the grounds of said corporation, the Gov-
ernor, upon application of the association, may appoint such
number of policemen as he may deem fit; and shall issue to
each of said persons a commission for such period as he may
deem proper, to be recorded in the office of the Secretary of
State, and revocable at the pleasure of the Governor.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That every such policeman,

Oath.

before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and
subscribe before the Secretary of State the oath or affirmation
prescribed by the sixth section of the first article of the Con-
stitution, to be recorded in said office.

Powers.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, Every policeman who has been
thus qualified shall be a conservator of the peace, possessing
throughout the corporate limits of the city of Baltimore, all
the common law and statutory police powers and authority of
constables, policemen and other peace officers.