1833.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 235.

the places of the commissioners of the first class; and
said, and residents in the second commissioner's' dis-

Election 1841.

trict, shall be elected at the annual election in eighteen
hundred and forty-one, to supply the places, of the

Election 1842.

commissioners of the second class, and in like manner
two commissioners qualified as aforesaid, and residents
in the third commissioner's district, shall be elected
at the annual election in eighteen hundred and forty-
two, to supply the places of the commissioners of the
third class, and the commissioners to be elected, at the
annual election of eighteen hundred and forty, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-one and eighteen hundred and

Term 3 years.

forty-two, shall hold their offices for the term of three
years, and at the animal election forever thereafter,

two commissioners qualified as aforesaid, shall be

elected to supply the places of those whose term of

Case of a tie.

ed by ballot at the first regular meeting of said com-
missioners.

Case of vacancy.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That if any commissioner
elected as aforesaid, shall die, resign, or refuse, or
neglect for twenty days after his election, to qualify as
commissioner, or shall remove from the county, at
any time within the period for which he shall have been

elected, the remaining commissioners, who shall have

qualified according to law, shall proceed to appoint a
person, possessing the qualifications required in the

glecting to qualify, or removing from the county as
aforesaid, to fill his place, and the commissioner, or
commissioners so appointed, shall continue, in office.
until the next ensuing annual election in the said coun-
ty, and until the election and qualification of his suc-
cessor, when a person duly qualified as aforesaid; to
serve the residue of the term of the commissioner, so
dying, resigning, refusing or neglecting to qualify, or

removing as aforesaid.

Oath of office.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That every commissioner
elected, or appointed as aforesaid, shall before he en-

ters on the duties of his office, take and subscribe be-

fore some judge, or justice of the peace, an oath or

affirmation, that he will faithfully, diligently and im-