ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 961

boxes, polling; places and printed ballots shall be provided by
the said Commissioners. Any person desiring to become a
candidate for any elective office shall, at least ten days before
election, file, or cause to be filed with the Commissioners, the
chairmen or clerk thereof, a petition stating that he or she is
a candidate for the office, which petition must be signed by
such person and endorsed by at least (15) persons entitled to
vote in the next town election. Upon the filing of such petition
the Commissioners shall print such person's name upon the
ballot, with a square opposite each, the names appearing in the
order in which their petitions were received by the Commis-
sioners. Preceding the list of names on the ballot, there shall
appear a statement instructing the voter how many persons to
vote for. Immediately upon the closing of the polls the ballots
shall be publicly counted and the said judges shall within two
days thereafter make a true and correct return of the votes so
cast in a sealed envelope to the chairman of the said Commis-
sioners, and within ten days thereafter the said Commissioners
shall meet and canvass said return and declare those qualified
persons receiving the highest number of votes duly elected. In
case two or more persons shall have received the same number
of votes so that there is no choice for the office, a new election
shall be immediately proclaimed by the said Commissioners
from among such tie candidates, which election shall be held
on five days' notice and in all respects as aforesaid except as
to the day of election and the convening of the Commissioners.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners
elected shall hold office for one year from the first Tuesday in
August or until their successors shall be elected, or appointed,
and qualified as herein provided. In case any person elected
Commissioner shall fail to qualify within thirty (30) days
after his election as Commissioner, or in case of any vacancy
by death, resignation, removal from said town, or otherwise,
the remaining Commissioners shall fill such vacancy by the
appointment of a resident qualified voter and property owner
of said town of Fairmount Heights, who shall hold office for
such term or unexpired term. All vacancies on the Board of
Commissioners caused by absences from its session for more
than three consecutive months without excuse satisfactory to
the remaining Commissioners, shall be filled by the remaining
Commissioners in the same manner as provided in this section

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