810 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 446
of resolutions, by-laws and ordinances, and also in all con-
tracts and business transactions and all other matters where
concurrent action is required, the veto of the Mayor may be
overruled by the unanimous vote of the Council. In all matters
requiring their concurrent action it shall be the duty of the
Mayor to recommend and advise, but the first action on such
matters shall be taken by the Council, after which it shall be
the duty of the Mayor either to approve or disapprove; and it
shall be the duty of the Council to cause full and accurate
minutes to be kept of all their proceedings; and whenever the
Council shall vote upon the question of the adoption of any
resolution, by-law or ordinance, the minutes shall show how
many and which Councilmen voted for the adoption of said
resolution, by-law or ordinance, and also how many and which
Councilmen voted against the same. Each Councilman shall
receive the annual salary of two hundred ($200) dollars which
sum shall be payment in full for all services rendered the town
as Councilman, provided, however, that any Councilman may
be reimbursed by the town for actual and necessary traveling
expenses while outside the corporate limits of Pocomoke City
on business for the said town and provided further that one
Councilman may be appointed and act as town treasurer and
receive therefor in addition to his salary as Councilman not to
exceed the sum of two hundred dollars per annum and that
another Councilman may be appointed and act as superintend-
ent of Water Works of said town and receive therefor in addi-
tion to his salary as Councilman not to exceed the sum of seven-
ty-five dollars per annum. Provided, however, that no Coun-
cilman shall hold the offices of town treasurer and superin-
tendent of Water Works both at the same time.
262. At the first regular meeting after the annual town
election, that is to say, on the first Monday in May in each
and every year, the Mayor, by and with the advice and ap-
proval, of the Council, shall appoint a town clerk, a town
treasurer, a superintendent of water works, an attorney, one or
more policemen and one or more night watchmen; provided,
that the town treasurer and superintendent of water works
may be members of the Council; and the Mayor and Council
shall fix the compensation of each of said officers by their
unanimous vote or by ordinance; provided, however, that the
salary of said town clerk including all deputy clerks shall not
exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum and that
the salary of said town treasurer including all his deputies shall
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