518 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 256

Acts of 1931, and to add a new section to said Article,
said new section to be known as Section 57A, to be under
sub-heading "Mayor, " and to follow immediately after
Section 57 of said Article, providing for the nomination
and election and powers of Mayor of Cambridge.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 57 of Article 10 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Dor-
chester County, " sub-title "Cambridge, " as amended by
Chapter 486 of the Acts of 1931, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows:

57. The newly elected Commissioners, immediately
upon taking the oath of office, shall organize, the
Mayor presiding but having no vote except in case of a tie.
Any vacancy in the office of Mayor shall be filled
by the Commissioners. ' If any person who has been
elected Commissioner shall fail to qualify, as pre-
scribed by Section 52 of this charter, he may appear before
the Mayor and qualify at any time before 9 o'clock on Fri-
day night following the third Wednesday in July in the
year in which Commissioners are elected, but should any-
one who has been elected a Commissioner fail or refuse to
qualify by 9 o'clock on the said Friday night his office
shall be declared to be vacant, and a new election shall
be ordered to fill the vacancy as provided by this charter.
The Mayor, in addition to the duties required of him here-
tofore by this charter shall keep a test book, which shall
be signed by all persons who take an oath of any kind be-
fore said Mayor, the said book shall also state the character
of the oath taken; that is, whether as an officer or a wit-
ness, and if any officer, the title of the officer shall be stated.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a new section
be and the same is hereby added to Article 10 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Dorchester County, " sub-title "Cambridge, " as amended
by Chapter 486 of the Acts of 1931, said new section to be
known as Section 57A, to be under sub-heading "Mayor, "
to follow immediately after Section 57 of said Article, and
to read as follows:

MAYOR

57A. The Mayor of Cambridge shall be nominated in the
manner set forth in Section 49 of this Article and shall be