484 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 304

to fill the vacancy until the next regular Town Election for
Town Commissioners.

The Commissioners so elected shall meet at some convenient
place in the Town of Bel Air at least once a month or as often
as is necessary to properly discharge the duties of their office.

98. The said Commissioners shall provide for the holding of
elections for Commissioners or for any other purpose which
they may deem necessary under the provisions of the Charter
and in so doing they shall give at least two weeks notice of
the time and place of said election and for the purpose of con-
ducting said election they shall appoint three Judges who
shall conduct the said election as near as practical as County
Elections are now conducted. The Treasurer of the Town of
Bel Air shall, at least ten (10) days before such election pro-
vide said Judges with a list of those entitled to vote under
the provisions of Section 97 of this Charter. The ballots for
said election shall be printed and shall contain the names of
all those who have filed in writing with the Town Clerk at
least ten (10) days before said election their intention to
run for the office of Commissioner of Bel Air. The name of
all such persons who have expressed their intention in writing
to the Clerk, as aforesaid, shall be placed on a printed ballot
with a notice at the top thereof as follows:

"Candidates for Commissioners of Bel Air—Vote for Five",
and a box after the name of each candidate to permit the
voter to make an "X" after the names of those he wishes to
vote for. The ballot shall also contain five (5) blank spaces
and five (5) boxes opposite such spaces to permit the voter
to write in the names of anyone he wishes to vote for other
than those appearing on the ballot.

The polls shall be opened for the election of Commissioners
on the second Monday in May in 1942 and the second Monday
in May every two (2) years thereafter from 9 A. M. until 7
P. M. for the purpose of permitting the qualified citizens of
the Town of Bel Air to vote for candidates for Town Com-
missioners in the manner above specified. After the polls
close the Judges shall tally the votes cast and on the day
following said election shall make returns of election under
the hands and seals of a majority of them, to be returned by
them to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Harford County,
in similar manner as now provided by law in General Elec-
tions. Said Judges of Election shall have access to the tax
books of Bel Air for the purpose of determining the qualifi-
cations of any voter whose right to vote is disputed, and it
shall be the duty of the Clerk of the said Court, as soon as
may be after the returns are made, to inform the Commis-
sioners so elected, and administer to them, separately, the