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election shall be held by the voters of said city to fill such
vacancies, for the remainder of such unexpired terms, which
special election shall be held in the same manner and under
the same restrictions prescribed by this sub-title of this Article
for the holding of regular elections of Aldermen; the Mayor
shall, within five days after date of such death, refusal
to serve, disqualification, resignation, or removal out of tax-
able limits of the City, of Aldermen, fix the time for the hold-
ing of such special election, which time for such special election
shall not be less, than twenty days, nor more than thirty days,
after the date of such, death, refusal to serve, disqualification,
resignation, or removal out of the taxable limits of the City;
the polling places for such special election shall be fixed in
the same manner and by the same officials, and the polls shall be
kept open between the same hours, prescribed for the holding
of the regular elections of Aldermen under this sub-title of
this Article.

There shall be no special registration of voters for such
special election, and only those persons whose names are on
the lists of voters used at the election of the persons, whose
places are to be filled shall be entitled to vote at the special
election herein provided for.

Provided however, that in case of the death, refusal to serve,
disqualification, resignation or removal out of the taxable
limits of not more than two Aldermen at or about any one
time, the said vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the re-
maining members of the Board of Aldermen, the Mayor, in
case of a tie, to have the deciding vote as to who shall be chosen
to fill such vacancy or vacancies. And provided, further, that
whenever any vacancy or vacancies shall be filled under the
terms of this proviso, that is to say by appointment instead of
by election, the person or persons so chosen to fill such vacancy
or vacancies shall be of the same political party as the Alder-
man or Aldermen whose place or places is or are so to be filled.

Approved March 21st, 1922.

CHAPTER 103.

AN ACT to authorize and direct the Police Commissioner of
Baltimore City to reinstate Arthur B. Caswell as a member
of the police force of said city.