ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1339

of the Committeemen to be elected in April, 1924, as herein pro-
vided; the first named shall, until otherwise directed by said
Committee, be and constitute the Chairman thereof, each of
whom shall qualify as such Committeemen by taking an oath
before any officer in said Montgomery County, authorized by
law to administer oaths, to diligently and faithfully discharge
all duties of the office. In case any one of such persons shall fail
to qualify within ten days after the passage of this Act, or any
one of their successors shall fail to so qualify within ten days
after his election as a Committeeman as hereinafter provided, or
in case of any vacancy through death, resignation, removal from
said Chevy Chase View, or otherwise, the remaining Committee-
men shall fill such vacancy by the appointment of a resident,
registered and qualified voter of said Chevy Chase View, the next
regular election as hereinafter provided.

On the second Tuesday in April, 1924, two members of the
said Citizens' Committee shall be elected to serve for one year
and three members and the Secretary-Treasurer to serve for two
years. On the second Tuesday in April, 1925, and on the sec-
ond Tuesday in April of each following year, an election
shall be held at which Committeemen or Secretary-Treasurer
shall be elected for two years to succeed those whose terms ex-
pire, and at which Committeemen shall be elected to fill any va-
cancies which may exist, but the Committeemen so elected to fill
such vacancies shall serve only for the remainder of the unex-
pired term. Election shall be by ballot in a manner to be pre-
scribes by said Citizens' Committee. Only registered and quali-
fied voters of Montgomery County residing within said Chevy
Chase View, or resident property owners of legal age, shall be
entitled to vote for. or hold the office of Committeeman. Follow-
ing each election each newly elected member of said Citizens'
Committee shall qualify by taking an oath before any officer in
said Montgomery County, authorized by law to administer oaths,
to diligently and faithfully discharge all duties of the office.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said Citizens' Com-
mittee of said Chevy Chase View, is empowered to grade, pave,
macadamize, or otherwise improve any existing dedicated street,
road or lane, or any county road, street or lane, which has been,
or which may be acquired and opened for public use, but which
is ungraded, unpaved or unimproved, and to lay sidewalks and
curbs thereon provided, that said Citizens' Committee, subject to
the approval of the Board of County Commissioners and after
due publication thereof, shall have power to assess the cost of