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treasurer. In case of the absence of the presiding officer from
any meeting of said Councilman, they may choose from among
their number a president pro tem, who shall preside at such
meeting. The treasurer shall in no case pay out any money
except upon the written order of the president or executive
officer of the corporation, and every officer of the corporation
shall promptly, upon the termination of his term of office, turn
over to his successor all property or money pertaining to his
office promptly, on demand by such successor. All records
shall be public and open to inspection at reasonable hours of
the day to any citizen of Eock Hall. In case of removal for
cause of any officer, the Councilmen may appoint a successor
to act during the pleasure of the Councilmen, or until the next
regular election and qualification of such officer. All moneys
in the hands of the treasurer shall be applied to the payment of
orders drawn by the president in the order in which they are
drawn, if seasonably presented by the legal holders thereof for
payment, but the corporation orders, duly executed, shall be
receivable for corporation taxes, payable by the legal holders
thereof.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Councilmen of Rock Hall
shall, at least ten days prior to the first Saturday in May,
1908, and annually thereafter, give notice of the time and place
of holding an election for Councilmen of said town, by posting
printed notices in three of the most public places in said town,
and at some meeting of the said Councilmen prior to the said
first Saturday in May, 1908, and each year thereafter, they
shall appoint three citizens of the said town of Rock Hall to
act as judges of said election, who, before acting as such,
shall take the general oath prescribed by section 6 of article 1 of
the Constitution of Maryland, and shall qualify in the same
manner prescribed for judges of State and county elections in
the State; and the said judges shall have power to appoint two
competent persons to act as clerks to said elections, who shall
qualify as provided by existing laws for clerks of election, and
shall perform their duties in the same manner as is therein
prescribed. The polls shall be opened at 2 o'clock P. M. and
close at 6 o'clock P. M. on such election days, and the said
judges shall, within three days after each election, notify the
person who shall have received the greatest number of legal
votes of their election, and shall make return of such election,
and shall deposit their polls as directed by the ordinances of
said board of Councilmen, and the same persons who shall
respectively receive the highest number of votes shall be the
Councilmen for the said town for the ensuing year, and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified. And the elec-