WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 935

judges of election to be recorded among the records of the
corporation.

(c) The voting at all elections held under the provisions of
this sub-title shall be by ballot, on which shall be printed the
name of every person who at least two weeks before the said
election filed his name in writing as a candidate therein with
the Clerk to the Town Commissioners. The ballots shall have
suitable boxes printed thereon, so that each voter can indicate
his choices for Town Commissioner, and also suitable provision
and space to permit the voter to write in the names of addi-
tional persons. Each voter may cast a vote for the names of
the three persons and no more, possessing the qualifications
for Town Commissioners of La Plata, as prescribed in this
sub-title, and no other words, letters, figures, signs or symbols
shall be printed or written upon said ballots; no other ballot
than those herein prescribed shall be received or counted by
the judges of election. The ballots shall be received by the
judges, one of whom shall place the ballot in a box provided
for that purpose, and another of whom shall write upon paper
provided for the purpose the name of each voter whose ballot
is received; immediately after the close of the poll the ballots
shall be taken from the box, one by one, counted and tallied
by the judges of election; the papers containing the names
of the voters and tallies as aforesaid, shall constitute a part
of the returns of the judges of any election.

(d) The three candidates or persons voted for at any elec-
tion, receiving the highest number of legal votes cast shall be
declared Town Commissioners of La Plata elected at that
election. Should there be a tie vote between any candidates
at any election held under the provisions of this sub-title,
the judges of said election shall determine and declare,
if it should be necessary, which of such candidates shall be
returned elected Town Commissioner or Town Commissioners
of La Plata and they shall make their returns accordingly.

(e) Any candidate or candidates for Town Commissioners
of La Plata or any other voter of the said town of La Plata
feeling himself or themselves aggrieved at the result of said
election as declared charging fraud or irregularity on the
part of the election officials in the allowing of persons to
vote not entitled to vote or in refusing the right to vote to
persons entitled to vote or in the manner of conducting said
election, or in the counting of the said ballots, or in the
making of the returns of said election, or in doing any other
act to defeat the will of the qualified voters, or in attempting
to vote at any election for Town Commissioners for said town
of La Plata, may appeal from the decision of the judges of
election within thirty days from the day of the holding of any