ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1443

be a party, directly or indirectly, in any contract to which
the corporation is a party. The town clerk shall appoint in
a period not less than thirty and not more than forty days
before the General town election, three days of registration,
on which days duly qualified voters shall register their names,
addresses, and occupation at such time and place as the town
clerk may prescribe; provided, that on at least two of those
days registration may be made between the hours of six and
eight P. M. Only such voters as have duly registered shall
be entitled to vote at the primary and General town election;
any person desiring to become a candidate for Mayor or
Councilman shall, at least ten days prior to said election, file
with the town clerk statement of such candidacy, accompanied
by a petition signed by at least twenty duly qualified electors
requesting such candidacy; provided that the candidate for
Councilman from each ward shall secure a majority of such
petitioners within the limits of their respective wards. Each
petition shall be verified by one or more persons as to qualifi-
cations and residence of each of the signers of said petition.
Immediately upon the expiration of the time of filing peti-
tions, the town clerk shall cause to be published, in one or
more newspapers published or circulated in the town, the
names of all the candidates as they are to appear upon the
ballots, and said clerk shall thereupon cause the ballots to
be printed, authenticated with a facsimile of his signature.
Upon the said ballot the names of all the candidates for
Mayor, arranged alphabetically. Immediately before the words
"Vote for one," shall first be placed with a square at the
left of each name. Following these names shall appear the
names of the candidates for Councilman in all wards. The
wards must be arranged in their numerical order and the
names of the candidates for Councilmen must be arranged
in alphabetical order in their respective wards. Imme-
diately following the election the town clerk shall canvass
the returns thereof, and cause the result to be published in
the usual manner. Said canvass by the town clerk shall be
publicly made; provided, that for the first election held under
this charter Ernest D. Kirkland shall act as town clerk.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That the said
Mayor and Councilmen elected hereunder shall meet on
the first Monday after their election, when, they shall
qualify; they shall hold stated monthly meetings, which
shall be open to the public, and meet as often as is