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LAWS OF MARYLAND,
other court having jurisdiction in the premises, his office shall

Vacancy.

be deemed to be vacant, and said Board of Aldermen shall
thereupon appoint some other person having the qualifications
hereinbefore prescribed for the office of City Register to fill
out the unexpired term of the person so convicted. The term
of office of the person so elected City Register shall begin on
the first Monday of May next after his election, and shall
continue until his successor in office is duly elected and quali-
fied.

181. The Mayor shall appoint such number of city constables
as may from time to time be provide, for by ordinance, who
within the police limits of the said city, shall have all the

City
constables.

powers possessed by constables in this State, except as to the
collection of debts; and said city constables shall receive a
salary to be fixed by ordinance, annually, and shall not be enti-
tled to receive any fees, costs or other emoluments. The Mayor
shall have the power and authority to summarily remove from
office any city constable who may be found inefficient, incom-
petent or incapable, or who may be guilty of any misconduct
or malfeasance in office, or who is negligent in the performance
of his official duties.
182. All officers of the corporation not herein named, who
shall be deemed necessary to execute the laws and ordinances

Mayor to
appoint
officers.

of the corporation, whose offices are now or may hereafter be
provided for by law, or by ordinance, order or resolution of the
Board of Aldermen, shall be appointed by the Mayor, and
they, and all officers herein named, shall receive such compen-
sation as shall be fixed from time to time by the ordinances of
the corporation. The Mayor shall have the same power of
removal as to all such officers as that set forth as to city con-
stables in the preceding section.
185. The Mayor shall receive in lieu of fees an annual salary
of six hundred dollars, payable in equal quarterly installments,

Salary of
mayor.

which sum shall be his total compensation. He shall annually,
immediately before the making out of the tax levy for each
year, and as much ofteaer as he shall deem necessary, examine
into and audit the accounts of the City Register, and shall
report the results of his examinations in writing to the Board
of Aldermen, who shall preserve such reports and record the
same among the minutes of their proceedings. The term of
office of the person elected Mayor shall begin on the first
Monday of May next after his election, and shall continue
until his successor in office is duly elected and qualified.
245. The Mayor shall have power at such time as he may
think proper to appoint commissioners or assessors to revise