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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

preceding the first Monday in June next, may on
that day at the Academy in said town, and on, the
first Monday in June in every second year thereaf-
ter, be authorized to elect five Commissioners for
said town, who shall have resided within the limits
of the same, one year next preceding the election.

First election.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That a Justice of the
Peace for the time being residing in the said town,
shall appoint by writing under his hand and seal,
three Judges to hold the first election, who shall
keep the polls open from nine o'clock in the morn-
ing until five o'clock in the afternoon, and shall
conduct the said election in the same manner in
which the Judges of election are now directed to
conduct an election for Delegates to the General
Assembly, as far as may be consistent with the pro-
visions of this act; and the said Judges shall make
returns, under their hands and seals of the persons
elected, to the Clerk of Worcester county to be kept
by him.

Future elec-
tions.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That all future elec-
tions shall be held and conducted as 'shall be from
time to time directed by the laws of the corpora-
tion, the same not being inconsistent -with the pro-
visions of this act.

President of
the Board.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
missioners, elected according to the provisions of
this act, shall on the first meeting after said elec-
tion choose some one of the said Commissioners
President of the Board, whose duty it shall be to
preside at the meetings of the said Commissioners,
and preserve older and give such directions as may
be deemed necessary by the said Commissioners,
to carry into effect the provisions of this act.

Meetings.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the Commis-
sioners aforesaid, or a majority of them, may meet
together from time to time, as often as occasion
may require, upon the business of said town, and
not less than once in six months, and if during the
time for which they may be elected, any of the
Commissioners should die, resign, remove from
said town, or be otherwise disqualified, an election
to fill the vacancy, on ten days notice thereof being
given by the Commissioners, shall be held, at
which all persons qualified as is specified in the
second section of this act, shall be entitled to vote.