30 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 21

Mayor and have all the authority in law of the Mayor. Special
meetings of the Council may be at any time convened by the
Mayor or at the request of three members of that body. The
Mayor of the town of Federalsburg shall be the executive officer
thereof, clothed with all the powers necessary to secure the
enforcement of all ordinances of said town under this Charter.
At all meetings of the Mayor and Council the Mayor and two
'Councilmen, or in the absence of the Mayor three Councilmen,
present and voting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, and three affirmative votes shall be necessary for
the passage of an ordinance, law or resolution at all times.
Upon every vote the ayes and nays shall be called and recorded.

Section 10. That no person shall be elected as Mayor of
said town unless he shall have been a resident of said town for
at least one year prior to his election, and in the event that he
shall remove from the corporate limits of said town then the
said office of Mayor shall forthwith become vacant, and his suc-
cessor shall be duly appointed as is provided by this Act. The
Mayor shall receive the annual salary of One Hundred Dollars.
($100. 00) per year.

Section 11. That no person shall be elected as a Council-
man of said town unless he shall have been a resident of said
town for at least one year prior to his election, and in the event
that he shall remove from the corporate limits of said town,
then the said office of Councilman shall forthwith become
vacant and his successor shall be duly appointed as is provided
by this Act. The Councilmen elected hereunder shall receive
the sum of One Dollar ($1. 00) per diem for each and every
meeting of said Mayor and Council which they shall attend in
the discharge of their duties as Councilmen.

Section 12. That at the first regular meeting of the Mayor
and Council on the first Monday of May, 1929, and at the same
time every second year thereafter, the Mayor shall appoint,
subject to confirmation by a majority of the Council, one per-
son who shall be a resident and qualified voter of the town of
Federalsburg, and not a member of the Council, to act as Clerk
to the Council, collector of town taxes and treasurer, who shall
be the same person and whose term of office shall be two years
and until his successor is duly qualified. The said officer shall
receive such salary and compensation as may be fixed by the
Mayor and Council, and he shall perform all the duties imposed