358 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 153

Keenan Homestead; thence in a Southern direction to the
point where the Western boundary intersects with the right of
way of the Washington Railway and Electric Co.; thence along

line of said railway in Northeast direction to where Henry
street intersects with said right of way of the said railway;

thence along middle line of Henry street in a Northwestern
direction to a point connecting with Wells street; thence mid-
dle line of Wells street, in a Southern direction to a point where
Dewey street connects with Wells street; thence West along a
middle line of Dewey street to a point where Dewey street con-
nects with Western boundary of said Town of Brentwood.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the officers of said
town shall consist of a Mayor, four Councilmen and Treasurer,
Mayor and Treasurer to be elected by the combined vote of
the said town, and four Councilmen to be elected by their re-
spective wards, and such appointive officers as are hereinafter
designated, or shall be appointed by the Mayor and Town
Council, and each officer appointed shall continue to hold office
for such term as the Mayor and Town Council shall designate,
or until his successor is duly qualified. Before entering upon
the duties of his office, each officer shall take oath that he will
diligently and faithfully discharge all duties of his office with-
out favor, partiality or prejudice, and said oath shall be filed
among the records of said town.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That at the first election
of officers held under this Charter, the qualified voters of the
town shall elect a Mayor and Treasurer to serve the term of
one year, and shall elect four Councilmen, one from each ward,
to be voted for by the qualified voters of each ward, two to
serve for the term of two years and two to serve for the term
of one year. At the first meeting; the Mayor and Council shall
designate the time to be served each Councilman. At each
successive annual election the qualified voters of each ward in
which there is a vacancy shall elect a Councilman to serve for
two years, after which printed in the same county newspa-
per. All citizens of the age of twenty-one years who are
qualified to vote under the laws of the State of Maryland or
any other State in the United States and who have resided

within the limits of said town for a period of one year previous
to the election at which they present themselves to vote shall
be qualified to vote for the election of officers for the town of
Brentwood and at all elections provided for under this Charter.
The Mayor and Treasurer must continually reside in said