WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1839.

as commissioners as aforesaid, shall elect one of their
body as their president; and if any commissioner or com-
missioners so elected, shall die, resign, refuse or neglect
within sixty days, to qualify as commissioner under this
act, or shall remove from said county at any time within
the period for which they shall have been elected, the re-
maining commissioners, having properly qualified, or a
majority of them, shall appoint a person qualified as is
hereinbefore provided, in case of an original election to
to fill his place, until the next annual general election for
delegates to the General Assembly, when a person or per-
sons shall be elected in the manner hereinbefore described,
to fill the vacancy or vacancies so occasioned by deaths,
resignations, refusal or neglect to qualify, to serve for the
residue of his or their terms.

CHAP. 73.

In case of va-

cancy.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That, in case of a failure to
elect seven commissioners, by reason of a tie, it shall be
the duty of the sheriff of Charles county, upon receiving
official information of the fact from the clerk of said coun-
ty, to appoint a day for holding a new election for a com-
missioner or commissioners, upon at least ten days notice,
exclusive of the day of holding such election; and the
judges of election shall hold the same under the regula-
tions hereinbefore provided for the regular election of com-
missioners for said county, and make their returns in the
same manner.

Judges to hold

election.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That every commissioner
elected or appointed as aforesaid, shall, before he enters
on the duties of his office, take and subscribe, before

tion, that he will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the
State of Maryland; that he will support the constitution
and laws thereof; that he will, to the best of his skill and
judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or
prejudice, execute the office of commissioner of Charles
county, according to the constitution and laws of the
State; which oath or affirmation, certified and subscribed
by the judge or justice of the peace administering the
same, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of said
county court.

Oath of office.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
elected or appointed as aforesaid, and their successors,
shall be and they are hereby constituted a body politic
and corporate, by the name, style and title of the com-
missioners of Charles county; and by that name shall have
continued succession, and be capable in law of suing and

Name and style.