ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1230

to vote under the laws of the State of Maryland or any other
State in the United States and who has 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
North Brentwood and at all elections provided for under this
Charter. The Mayor and Treasurer must continually reside
in said town, and each Councilman in his respective ward dur-
ing their term of office, and they shall receive no compensa-
tion for their services, except that the Mayor shall receive the
fees hereinafter allowed.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Town Council shall meet in some convenient place in said
town on or before the first Monday in August of each year,
and as often thereafter as may be necessary in the discharge
of their duties; provided, however, that they shall not meet
less than once in every month. The majority shall form a
quorum for the transaction of business, and upon each action
taken the yea and nay vote of each Councilman and Mayor
shall be recorded opposite his name. The Mayor and Council
shall pass rules and regulations consistent with the provisions
of this Act for their own government while in session. Any
Councilman absent from three consecutive meetings, without
excuse, shall constitute a vacancy. All vacancies occurring
shall be filled by the Mayor and Town Council. The Mayor
shall preside at the meeting of the Council and shall call meet-
ings from time to time as he may deem necessary, but in case
of his absence from any meeting, the Councilmen present shall
elect one of their members to preside, who shall for the time
being have all the authority of the Mayor.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That annually on or be-
fore the first Monday in June, after notice printed in the same
county newspaper, the Mayor and Town Council shall ap-
point two judges, who shall appoint a clerk to conduct an elec-
tion by a ballot on the first Monday of July, if not a legal
holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the day following, for
the election of officers provided for in Section 5 of this Act.
The polls shall be opened between the hours of one and seven
P. M., the two judges and clerk above provided for shall con-
stitute the Board of Election Supervisors for said town, and
shall determine the qualifications and right of each voter to
participate in the town election by asking each applicant who