304 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 178

said oath shall be filed among the records of said town of Col-
mar Manor.

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, Clerk and a Treasurer, to serve the
term of two years and shall eject 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 of the Mayor and
Council, that body shall designate the time to be served by
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. All citizens of

the United States of the age of twenty-one years or over who
have resided within the limits of the said town for a period of
one year previous to the election at which they present them-
selves to vote shall be qualified to vote for the election of officers
for the town of Colmar Manor and at all elections provided for
under this Charter. The Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer must
continuously reside in said town, and each Councilman in his
respective ward, during their terms of office, and they shall
receive no compensation for their services, except that the
Treasurer shall receive a salary to be fixed by the Mayor and
Council which salary shall not exceed an amount. equal to
five per centum of the money coming into the custody of the
town Treasurer.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Council shall meet in some convenient place in said town not
less than once in every month. The majority shall form a
quorum for the transaction of business; and upon each action
the yea and nay vote of the Mayor and each Councilman 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
from a ward shall be filled from said ward by the Mayor and
Council. The Mayor shall preside at the meetings of the
Mayor and Council and shall call meetings 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 mem-
bers to preside who shall for the time being have all the
authority of the Mayor.