HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1865

SEC. 4 And lie it further enacted, That the government of
said Town shall be vested in a Mayor, a Treasurer, two (2)
Councilmen at Large, four (4) District Councilmen (one (1)
District Councilman for each of the several Districts of the
Town), and such other officers as are hereinafter designated
or shall be appointed by the Mayor and Common Council; and

each officer appointed shall continue to hold office for such term
or terms as the Mayor and Common Council shall determine.
The Mayor, the Treasurer, and the two (2) Councilmen at
Large shall be elected by the combined vote of the electorate
of said Town; the several District Councilmen shall be elected
by the voters within their respective Districts. Each elective
officer of said Town shall be a freeholder or the spouse of a
freeholder, shall have attained the age of 25 years, must be
, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of
Maryland, and must be a registered voter of the said State
and of the said Town. Each elective officer of the Town of
College Park must continuously reside in said Town during
his Term of office; each District Councilman must reside in
the District from which he is elected; each Councilman at
Large must reside in a different District from that in which
resides any other Councilman at Large; and each officer shall
retain throughout his respective term of office all the qualifica-
tions necessary for his election, and the failure to retain all of
such qualifications shall ipso facto cause a forfeiture of office.

Neither the Mayor nor any Councilman shall hold any other
office under the corporation during his term of office; neither
shall they, nor any other officer of the Corporation, either, di-
rectly or indirectly, through the medium or agency of other per-
; sons enter into a contract or contracts with the Corporation.

Before entering upon the duties of his office, each officer shall
take an oath that he will diligently and faithfully discharge all

-duties of his office without favor, partiality or prejudice. The
; said oath shall be filed among the records of said town.

SEC. 5. The Mayor of the Town of College Park shall receive
a compensation of $100. 00 per year to reimburse him for Ms
expenses in connection with the office of Mayor. Each Council-
man elected, qualified and holding office under this Charter,
shall receive a compensation of $50. 00 per year to reimburse
him for his expenses in connection with the office of Council-
man. The compensation provided to be paid to the Mayor and
Councilmen shall be payable monthly and be chargeable as a
municipal expense of the corporation.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That at the first election
of officers held under this Charter, the qualified voters of the
"Town shall elect a Mayor, a Treasurer, and two (2) Council-
men at Large, each to serve the term of two (2) years. The