HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1181

tered before them, and to receive petitions of candidacy for
the office of Mayor, Treasurer and Councilmen.

The said Committee shall post the notices of election and
sample ballots in this Act provided for, on or before May 17,
1941, and shall on May 19, 1941, between the hours of 1 P. M.
and 9 P. M. hold an election for the first Mayor, Treasurer
and Councilmen in the manner and form prescribed herein for
general town elections, except that said Committee shall can-
vass the votes and publicly announce the results thereof, and
file their returns with the Town Clerk as soon as practicable
after he or she has been appointed and qualified. The candi-
dates for Mayor and Treasurer receiving the largest number
of votes in the town respectively, and the candidate for Coun-
cilman from each ward receiving the largest number of votes
from that particular ward shall be declared by said Com-
mittee to be duly elected to the respective offices, and upon
their taking the oath of office they shall become the Mayor
and Town Council for said town. In case this Act should
not be approved by the Governor before April 27, 1941, the
said Committee shall change the dates fixed in this and the
preceding section to approximately one month later, on which
changed dates they shall perform the enumerated duties.

In case of a tie the remaining members of the Mayor and
Town Council shall order a new election for that particular
office as in this Act provided for.

The Mayor and Town Council may make their first tax levy
of not to exceed 20 cents on each f 100. 00 of assessed valuation,
on or before June 16, 1941, for the partial tax year ending
December 31, 1941, which taxes shall be due on July 1st, 1941,
and shall become delinquent and bear interest at the same
time as provided for town taxes generally in this Act.

SEC. 38. That should any section, sections, or part or parts
of a section of this Act be held invalid for any reason what-
ever, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the
validity of any remaining section or part of a section of this
Act, it being the legislative intent that the remainder of this
Act shall stand and would have been passed notwithstanding
such invalidity or elimination of any portion or portions
hereof.

SEC. 39. That this Act is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law and necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public health and safety, and being passed by a yea and nay
vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 26, 1941.