496 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 278

said Commissioners shall appoint three citizens, qualified
voters of said Town, to act as Judges of Election, who before
acting as such shall take oath in due form of law, before a
Justice of the Peace of Wicomico County, to fairly and im-
partially perform the duties of Judges of such election, and
any person so appointed failing to qualify and appear and to
open the polls at the time hereinafter stated, or perform
the duties required of them as judges, unless incapacitated
by sickness, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction after indictment shall be fined not less than
ten dollars and be committed to the county jail until fine and
costs are paid. In case any of the Judges so appointed shall
fail to appear and qualify as aforesaid, then the commission-
ers shall at once appoint another person, or persons, to act
in the place of the one, or ones so failing to appear and qual-
ify, and one of the Judges present may administer the oath
to the newly appointed judge or judges. Should none of the
Judges be present at the opening of the polls, then the quali-
fied voters may select from those present at the opening of the
polls three persons to act as Judges of said election. The
judges shall appoint one of their number as Clerk to the elec-
tion; they shall keep the polls open from two P. M. to five
P. M. and voting shall be by written or printed ballot; they
shall within two days return the number of votes cast for each
person to the Commissioners of Willards, and the persons ap-
pearing by said election to have received the largest number
of votes shall be declared elected.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Commission-
ers of Willards after the annual election and qualification of
its members, at its first regular meeting shall appoint not
more than three persons as policemen whose duty it shall be
to preserve order, and to enforce the ordinances of the Town,
and such other duties as the Commissioners may from time to
time require, and each of whom shall hold office for one year
from date of appointment, or until his or their successor or
successors are appointed and qualified. The compensation of
said officials shall be such as are prescribed by law, resolution
Or ordinance from time to time. And said policemen before
entering upon the performance of their duties shall take oath
before a Justice of the Peace of Wicomico County, that he or
they will faithfully, fairly and without partiality or prejudice
perform the duties of their office. And said policemen shall
have all the police powers of constables of this State.