ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  563

day in June or until their successors shall be elected, or ap-
pointed 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 who shall possess the same
qualifications as prescribed for Commissioners in Section 4 of
this Act, who shall hold office for such term or unexpired term.
All vacancies in the Board of Commissioners caused by ab-
sences 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 for filling vacancies due
to other causes. The Commissioners shall serve without pay
and shall a their first meeting after election elect one of their
number to be chairman of the Board of Commissioners. They
shall pass rules and by-laws for their own government while
in session.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Commission-
ers shall meet m some convenient place in said town on the
third Tuesday in June succeeding their election, and from time
to time thereafter as occasion may require, or upon the call of
the chairman; not less, however, than once in every month.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the said Com-
missioners shall annually appoint a treasurer, who shall also
act as clerk for said Commissioners, and who, in addition to
his or her duties as treasurer, shall keep the minutes of their
proceedings in a well-bound book, which shall be open to the
inspection of all qualified voters of said town, and said clerk
shall perform such other duties as the Commissioners may
assign to him or her.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Commission-
ers shall annually appoint one or more bailiffs for said town,
who are hereby declared to have and are vested with all the
powers of a constable of Prince George's County within the
said town limits, and who shall perform such duties as may
be required of them by the said Commissioners, and who shall
preserve the peace and good order in said town.

SEC. '11. And be it further enacted, That the Commis-
sioners shall establish a reasonable salary or compensation for