686 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

elected. The judges and clerks of election shall notify the per-
sons elected of their election, and the persons so elected shall
severally hold their respective offices from the third Monday of
May next ensuing the election for and during the term of two
years (except the three members of Council above mentioned
to be elected in May, 1910, who shall hold for one year) and
until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Said
judges shall conduct such election in accord with the ordinance
prescribing the same, which shall require them to make return
to the Mayor and Common Council, and provide for the preser-
vation of the ballots for a reasonable time. If notice of such
election shall not be given as hereinbefore required, or if the
judges of election shall be appointed or shall refuse to act,
five or more voters of the said city may call an election for said
officers by notice set up in the most public places in said city,
not less than one week previous to such election, therein nam-
ing the time and place of holding such election, and naming
three judges thereof, who, or any two of whom, may hold such
election, and have the same powers in respect thereto as. the
judges appointed by the Mayor.

Sec. 217. If at any election for Mayor and Councilmen, or
three Councilmen, there shall be a tie vote between any candi-
dates for the same office, a new election shall be held; or if any
person elected to the office of Councilman shall refuse to act,
die, resign, be disqualified or remove beyond the corporate
limits, the remaining members of the Council shall elect a suc-
cessor to serve the remaining part of his term, who shall qual-
ify as the other members; and in event of the death or disqual-
ification of the Mayor during the term of his office, he shall be
succeeded by the President of the Council, as hereinafter pro-
vided, and a successor of the President of the Council shall be
elected by its remaining members.

OFFICERS SHALL QUALIFY.

Sec. 218. All officers of said city, except the Mayor, before
they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, shall make
oath before a justice of the peace for Carroll county that they
will act faithfully, without favor, partiality or prejudice, in ail
things appertaining to their respective offices; the Mayor shall
qualify as directed by Section 7 of Article 70 of the Code of
Public General Laws', title "Official Oaths," before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Carroll county; and a failure to take
such oath and to qualify within two weeks after their election
shall be deemed a refusal on the part of the party failing to
accept the office to which he has been elected. The Common
Council shall be judges of the qualifications of the Mayor and
of their own members.