WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the members of the
levy court, who shall be elected in October next, shall
at their first regular meeting, or as soon thereafter as
may be, proceed to classify themselves as follows:
They shall write the number "one" on two ballots,
the number "two" on two ballots and the number
"three" on one ballot, and deposite the same in a hat,
and shall proceed alphabetically, each member to draw
from the hat one ticket, and the seats of the members
drawing the tickets having on them the number "one"

CHAP. 305.

Classification direc-

ted.

shall be vacated on the first Wednesday in October,
eighteen hundred and forty, the seats of the members
drawing the tickets having on them the number "two"
shall be vacated on the first Wednesday in October,
eighteen hundred and forty-one, and the seat of the
member drawing the ticket having on it the number
"three" shall be vacated on the first Wednesday in
October, eighteen hundred and forty-two; provided
nothing herein contained shall prevent the re-election
of any member of said court

Terms of service.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That on the first Wed-
nesday of October, eighteen hundred and forty, and in
every third year thereafter, the legal voters of Kent
county shall proceed to elect two members of the levy
court to fill the vacancies which may be created by the
places of number "one" in the same manner as herein-

Election of 1840,

and every 3 years

thereafter to elect

2 commissioners.

before provided for; and on the first Wednesday in
October, eighteen hundred and forty-one, and in every
third year thereafter, the legal voters of Kent county
shall proceed to elect two members of the levy court
to fill the vacancies which may be created by the places
of numbers "two" in the same manner as hereinbefore

1841, &c. two com-

missioners.

provided for; and on the first Wednesday in October,

eighteen hundred and forty-two, and in every third

year thereafter, the legal voters of Kent county shall
proceed to elect one member of the levy court to fill the
vacancy created by the place of number "three" in the
same manner as hereinbefore provided for, which per-
sons, or person, so elected shall hold their office for

1843, &c. one com-

missioner.

three years from their election aforesaid, and the

sheriff of Kent county shall give public notice that a
member, or members, of the levy court, in the place of
those whose terms are about expiring, is to be elected,
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Term 3 years each.