808 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 446

fill the vacancy until the next annual election of town officials,
at such election, the qualified voters shall elect a person to
fill such unexpired term, but in case of a vacancy in the
office of Councilman, if the two remaining Councilmen can
not agree in the appointment of a person to fill the vacancy,
or if they shall fail or neglect to make such appointment for
two months after the occurrence of such vacancy, it shall be
the duty of the Mayor to appoint some person having the
qualification required for Councilman of Pocomoke City to
fill said vacancy until the next annual town election, when
such vacancy shall be filled by the election of some person by
the qualified voters; and in case of a vacancy in the office of
Mayor, the Councilmen shall elect some person having the
qualification for Mayor of Pocomoke City as hereinbefore set
forth to be Mayor of Pocomoke City until the next annual
election of town officers, at which election, the qualified voters
shall elect a person to fill such unexpired term.

259. The Mayor shall see that the ordinances are duly
and faithfully executed and observed, and in the month of
May in each and every year he shall report to the Council
the general state of the town, with an accurate account of
the money received and expended, and such account shall be
published in one or more of the newspapers issued in said
town not later than the fifteenth day of June in each year,
and in such report to the Council it shall be his duty to make
such suggestions as are proper for the wise, prudent and
economical government and management of the town; and all
ordinances and by-laws passed by the Council shall be sent
to the Mayor within ten days of their passage, for his ap-
proval, and he shall return the same to the next regular meet-
ing of the Council with his approval or disapproval written
thereon and signed by him; and any ordinance or by-law re-
turned by the Mayor without his approval shall not become
an ordinance or by-law of the town unless the Council at
the same meeting to which the said proposed ordinance or
by-law was returned to them without the approval of the
Mayor, shall by a unanimous vote of the whole Council adopt
and pass the same; and the Mayor shall be entitled to be
present at any or all meetings of the Council, and when
present he shall preside over the meeting and may partici-
pate in their debates or discussion, but he shall be entitled
to no vote; the concurrence of the Mayor with a majority
of the Council shall be necessary for the transaction of cor-