426 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 199

resided within the limits of said town not less than one
year, next preceding any regular town election and who are
owners of real property within the limits of said town or
who are purchasing real property under contract in said
town or who are members of the immediate family (con-
sisting of father, mother and children) of such an owner
or purchaser shall be entitled to vote at any election held
in said town under the provisions of this or any other act
requiring an election to be held in said town for any town
purpose whatsoever.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the government
of said town shall be vested in a Mayor and Common Coun-
cil of six (6) residents to be elected at large as hereinafter
provided, each of whom shall be a legal voter and own
property in his or her own right or jointly with wife or
husband to the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00),
who shall have resided within the said town for at least
one year next preceding the election and shall be actual
residents thereof at the time of election.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That election of town
officers except as herein provided for the referendum and
the first election held thereunder, shall be held on the first
Tuesday in June each year at a place or places to be desig-
nated by the Mayor and Common Council, at which elec-
tion the polls shall remain open from seven (7) o'clock
a. m., to seven (7) o'clock p. m.

The election shall be conducted by three (3) judges of
election and two (2) clerks to be appointed by the Mayor
and Common Council of said town. At least five (5) days
before any election the said Mayor and Common Council
shall cause to be posted in two (2) or more public places
in said town the notice of said election, designate the place
or places of voting, the hours the polls are open and the
names of the judges and clerks. In the event that any
judge or clerk after appointment is unable or declines to
serve, the remaining judges shall name someone to take
his or her place. Suitable ballot boxes, polling places and
printed ballots shall be provided by the said Mayor and
Common Council. Any person desiring to become a candi-
date for any elective office shall at least ten (10) days be-
fore election, file or cause to be filed with clerk in charge
thereof, a petition stating that he or she is a candidate for
the office, which petition shall be signed by such person, and
endorsed by at least fifteen (15) persons entitled to vote
in the next town election, upon the filing of such petition,