HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1399

shall report to the council at its first meeting each year the
condition of municipal affairs; he shall have the power of
vetoing any ordinances, as hereinafter provided in Section
335. From and after the General Election on the Fourth
Tuesday in March, 1941, he shall receive an annual salary of
Twenty-Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars, provided that the
duly qualified Mayor serving until said election in 1941, shall
receive, in addition to his present salary the sum of $600.00
per year, payable at the rate of $50. 00 per month as an expense
account, and no other fee or compensation whatsoever.

233. There shall be elected one councilman for each of said
Wards as follows: on the fourth Tuesday of March in the year
1941 and not before, and on the same day every four years
thereafter; and the term of office of the present councilmen
are hereby extended until said election in 1941. All coun-
cilmen elected shall hold office until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. The qualifications of the voters for
councilmen shall be the same as for Mayor, provided the voter
shall have resided for six months next preceding the election
in the ward in which he offers to vote; and in case of removal
or until such residence is acquired, the voter must vote in the
ward from which he has removed and in which he is a quali-
fied voter. The said councilmen shall be twenty-five years of
age, citizens of the United States, residents of Hagerstown
for five years next preceding the election and residents of the
respective wards for which they are chosen for six months next
preceding the election, and shall take the oath of office as here-
inafter prescribed for city officers. From and after the Gen-
eral Election on the Fourth Tuesday in March, 1941, they shall
receive an annual salary of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars
each, provided, however, that the duly qualified councilmen
serving until said election in 1941, shall receive, as expenses
in addition to their present salary the sum of $300.00 per year,
payable at the rate of $25.00 each per month, and no other fee
or compensation whatsoever.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 11, 1939.