HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 69

135. The qualifications of voters in town elections of
Ocean City shall be as follows: A voter, whether man or
woman, must be a citizen of the United States and twenty-
one years of age or over and must be one who for one
year next preceding the election has been and is, at the
time of the election, assessed on the tax books of said town
with, and is the owner of, real or personal property of
the value of at least one hundred dollars, and if only a
part owner then such part interest must be of the value,
according to such assessment, of at least one hundred dol-
lars, or, being a citizen of the United States and twenty-
one years of age or over, who for one year next preceding
the election has been and is at the time of the election
the owner of part of the capital stock of any body cor-
porate, which corporation has been for at least one year
next preceding the election and at the time of the election
is assessed with and is the owner of real or personal prop-
erty on the tax books of said town of the value of more
than one hundred dollars, provided the share or shares of
stock of such person, in proportion to all the shares of
stock that have been outstanding for at least one year
preceding said election, represent a proportionate interest
in said assessed property amounting to at least one hun-
dred dollars according to the assessed value of such prop-
erty. Those persons who so qualify as voters shall on the
first Monday in August 1936, and on the first Monday in
August of every second year thereafter elect by ballot one
person to be Mayor of said town and three persons to be
City Councilmen of said town, all of whom must be
owners of real estate therein and at least two of the
council bona fide residents of said city, to serve two years
from the second Monday in September next after the elec-
tion and until their successors are elected and qualified.
If any person so elected or Mayor and City Council-
man shall refuse to serve or if his place shall become
vacant by death, resignation, disqualification or otherwise,
the remaining Councilmen. or Councilman if there is only
one, shall fill the vacancy or vacancies as early as possible
from among the qualified voters of said town eligible to
serve as Mayor or Councilman, and the person so
appointed shall hold his office until the next election;
and in case of a tie between any persons voted for
at any election under this Section of this Act, the Clerk
of Election shall immediately certify to the Councilmen or
Councilman elected the fact of there being a tie and the
said Councilmen or Councilman shall at the first Board
meeting thereafter designate one of the said persons who