LAWS OK MARYLAND. [CH. 456

shall contain a general statement of the grounds for which the
removal is sought. The signatures to the petition need not
all be appended to one paper, but each signer shall add to his
signature his place of residence. One of the signers of each
such paper shall make oath before an officer competent to
administer oaths that the statements therein made are true as
he believes, and that each signature to the paper appended is
a genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to
be. Within ten days from the date of filing such petition the
town clerk shall examine and from the voters registered ascer-
tain whether or not petition is signed by the requisite num-
ber of qualified electors, and if necessary, the Mayor and
Council shall allow him extra help for that purpose; and he
shall attach to said petition his. certificate showing the result
of said examination. If by the town clerk's certificate the pe-
tition is shown to be insufficient it may be amended within
ten days from the date of said certificate. The town clerk
shall, within ten days after such amendment, make like exami-
nation, of the amended petition, and if his certificate shall
show the same to be insufficient, it shall be returned to the
person filing the same, without prejudice, however, to the fil-
ing of a new petition to the same effect. If the petition shall
be deemed to be sufficient, the town clerk shall submit the same
to the Mayor and Council without delay. If the petition shall
be found to be sufficient, the Mayor and Council shall order
and fix a date for holding the said election, not less than thirty
days or more than forty days from the date of the town clerk's
certificate to the Mayor and Council that a sufficient petition
is filed. The Mayor and Council shall make or cause to be
made publication of notice and all arrangements for holding
such election, and the same shall be conducted, returned and
the result thereof declared, in all respects as are other city
elections. So far as applicable, except as otherwise provided
herein, nominations hereunder shall be made as hereinbefore
provided under the section entitled "Nominations" by filing
with the town clerk at least ten (10) days prior to said special
election a statement of candidacy accompanied by a petition
signed by electors entitled to vote at said special election equal
in number to at least ten per centum of the entire vote for all
candidates for the office of Mayor at the last preceding gen-
eral municipal election. The ballot to be used at such special
election, shall be as far as practicable in the same general form
as the ballot to be used at a general election.