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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

pond, to a point where the division line formerly
existed, between the lands of Benjamin Parsons
and Susan Booth ; thence by and with the same
line extended to the northeast branch of George
W. Parsons mill-pond ; thence by and with said
branch and pond to a pine tree at the east end
of the dam of said pond ; thence across the
Wicomico river to the foot of River street ;
thence by and with said River street to the
place of beginning.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the male citi-
zens of Salisbury, who have resided within the

What to elect.

corporate limits of said town six months next
preceding the election, and who were qualified
voters at the last state or congressional election,
shall, on the first Tuesday in April, eighteen
hundred and eighty-eight, and on the same day
every second year thereafter, elect by ballot one
person to be mayor; and likewise on the first
Tuesday in April, eighteen hundred and eighty-
eight, elect, by ballot, five persons to be council-
men ; and on the same day every year thereafter
elect, by ballot, three persons as councilmen to
succeed those whose terms of office is about
to expire ; and it shall be the duty of the three
newly elected councilmen, at their first regular
meeting, to designate by lot two of their number
to remain in office for two years.
SEC. G. And be it enacted, That any person
elected as mayor or councilman shall, before he
enters upon the duties of his office, make oath

Who to make
oath.

before the clerk of the circuit court of Wicomico
county that he will diligently and faithfully,
without favor, partiality, or prejudice, perform
the duties of such mayor or councilman of said
town, a certificate of which shall be returned by
said clerk and filed and recorded among the pro-
ceedings of said mayor and council, and the said
councilmen shall not be entitled to receive any
compensation for their services as councilmen.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if any vacancy
shall happen in the office of mayor or council by

Vacancy-
how filled.

death, removal, resignation, failure to qualify,
or otherwise, the remaining councilmen, at their
next regular meeting, shall elect a suitable
person as mayor, or councilman, as the case
may be, to serve until the next election, who