ART. 15.] KENT COUNTY. 895

lic places in said town, and at some meeting of the said Com-
missioners prior to the said first Saturday in May, 1908, and
each year thereafter, they shall appoint three citizens of the
said town of Still Pond to act as judges of said election, who,
before acting as such, shall take the general oath prescribed
by section 6, article 1, of the Constitution of Maryland, and
shall qualify in 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 law
for clerks of election, and shall perform their duties in the
same manner as is therein prescribed. The polls shall be open
at 2 P. M. and close at 6 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 his election, and shall make return of such election
and shall deposit their polls as directed by the ordinance of
said Board of Commissioners, and the same person who shall
receive the highest number of votes shall be the Commissioner
of said town for the three years next ensuing, or until his
successor is duly elected and qualified. And the election held
in such town shall not be required to be conducted in confor-
mity to the requirements of chapter 202, article 33, of the Acts
of 1896, or any amendment thereto.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if it shall happen that any
of the persons voted for and duly elected shall from any cause
fail to qualify, then and in that case the person receiving the
next highest number of votes shall be deemed to have been
elected, and shall be so informed by the judges of elections, and
shall thereupon be entitled to qualify as one of said Commis-
sioners.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in case of death, resigna-
tion, refusal to act or disqualification of any Commissioner,
the remaining Commissioners, not less than a quorum, shall
choose some person duly qualified and eligible, a Commissioner
for the unexpired term.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the said Charles W. Hague,
John C. Schofield and William' Medders hereinbefore appointed
Commissioners of said town, shall meet within thirty (30) days
from the passage of this Act and take oath of office prescribed
before a justice of the peace for Kent county, and organize
as a board by the election of one of their number as president,
who shall act as executive officer and appoint a secretary and
treasurer, policeman, and a collector of taxes, and such other
officers as may be found necessary and do and perform all