ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

shall subscribe to the oath, which shall be. certi-
fied to and recorded as in the preceding section,
and at the next annual election the qualified
voters shall elect by ballot a person to fill the
said vacancy for the unexpired term.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall

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see that the ordinances of the town are faith-
fully executed, and shall report to the council
after each annual election the condition of muni-
cipal affairs, accompanying his reports with
such recommendations as he may deem proper
for the public good and welfare of the town.
He shall have the power of vetoing any ordi-
nance as hereinafter provided, and for his ser-
vices shall receive an annual salary of one
hundred dollars.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the mayor

Duty of the
mayor.

shall publish in one or more newspapers pub-
lished in said town, at least ten days prior to
holding such election, notice thereof, which
notice shall state the object of such election, the
day and hour of polling, and the officers to be
voted for. He shall also appoint, three days

What to pub-
lish.

prior to holding such elections, three citizens,
qualified voters of said town, to act as judges of
election, who, before entering upon the dis-
charge of their duties, shall take oath before
the clerk of the circuit court for Wicomico
county, to act fairly and impartially as judges
of election for mayor and councilmen, and in
case of failure of said persons so appointed to
appear and qualify, the mayor shall issue a
certificate to one or more persons to act as such
judge or judges, who shall qualify as above ; they
shall appoint one of their own number as clerk ;

Who to ap-
point judges
of election.

they shall keep the polls open from nine o'clock
a. m. until five o'clock p. m., and they shall,
within two days after the election, return, under
their hands, the number of votes cast, and for
whom cast, with a copy of their oath to the clerk
of the circuit court of Wicomico county, who
shall record the same at once, issue certificates
of election to the persons receiving the largest
number of votes ; said certificates shall be re-
corded among the proceedings of the council ;
should the mayor fail to perform the duties im-
posed upon him, he shall be subject to indict-

Hours of

polling.