EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1455

as follows: —Every candidate for the office of Mayor, or some
one in his behalf, shall on or before the time of the sitting
aforesaid present to the Board of Supervisors his nomination
for said office in writing, signed by at least thirty of the quali-
fied voters of said City, and no signature shall be counted if
it shall appear on the nomination paper of more than one
candidate for Mayor, and if it appears more than once on the
same paper it shall be counted but once. And in like manner
every candidate for the office of City Councilman, or for any
other elective office, now or hereafter to be created under this
charter, or some one in his or their behalf, shall on or before
the time of the sitting aforesaid present to the Board of Super-
visors in writing his or their nomination for said office, signed
by at least twenty of the qualified voters of said City, and no
name shall be counted if it shall be upon the nomination papers
of more candidates than the number required to fill the vacan-
cies in the offices for which said candidates are nominated.

Section 282. The Board of Supervisors of Election shall
provide all ballot boxes and ballots and all registry books, poll
books, tally sheets, blanks and stationery of every description,
necessary and proper for the registry of voters and for the
conduct of elections, and the expense thereof shall be paid by
the Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace. It shall be
the duty of the said Mayor and City Council to allow the
reasonable use of the City Council Chamber for the said Board
or to provide other suitable and proper accommodations for
said Board, and in all proper ways to facilitate said Board in
the discharge of their duties as such Supervisors.

Section 283. On or before the third Monday in April in
each year in which a municipal election is to be held the Board
of Election Supervisors shall appoint three Judges of Election
and two Clerks, all of whom shall be registered voters of said
City. It shall not be necessary to appoint new or special Judges
or Clerks of Election for any election not held on the first Mon-
day in May, whether general, or special, but the Judges and
Clerks appointed under, this Section for the preceding general
or municipal election shall discharge the duties of said Judges
and Clerks of Election respectively. Each Judge and Clerk
shall be a man of good character, able to read, write and speak
the English language and not holding any other office under
the City Government. Provided, however, that in the event
of a special election being called by the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of said City to be held prior to the first Monday in May,