THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 87

term, but in case of a vacancy in the office of Councilman, if
the [two] remaining Councilmen cannot agree in the appoint-
ment of a person to fill the vacancy, or if they shall fail or
neglect to make such appointment for two months after the
occurrence of such vacancy, it shall be the duty of the Mayor
to appoint some person having the qualification required for
Councilmen of Pocomoke City to fill said vacancy until the
next annual town election, when such vacancy shall be filled
by the election of some person by the qualified voters; and
in case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the Councilmen
shall elect some person having the qualification for Mayor
of Pocomoke City as hereinbefore set forth to be Mayor of
Pocomoke City until the next annual election of town officers,
at which election, the qualified voters shall elect a person
to fill such unexpired term.

203. THE MAYOR SHALL SEE THAT THE ORDI-
NANCES ARE DULY AND FAITHFULLY EXECUTED
AND OBSERVED, AND IN THE MONTH OF MAY IN
EACH AND EVERY YEAR HE SHALL REPORT TO THE
COUNCIL THE GENERAL STATE OF THE TOWN, WITH
AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE MONEY RECEIVED
AND EXPENDED, AND SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL BE
PUBLISHED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE NEWSPAPERS
ISSUED IN SAID TOWN NOT LATER THAN THE FIF-
TEENTH DAY OF JUNE IN EACH YEAR, AND IN SUCH
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL IT SHALL BE HIS DUTY
TO MAKE SUCH SUGGESTIONS AS ARE PROPER FOR
THE WISE, PRUDENT AND ECONOMICAL GOVERN-
MENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TOWN; AND ALL
ORDINANCES AND BY-LAWS PASSED BY THE COUN-
CIL SHALL BE SENT TO THE MAYOR WITHIN TEN
DAYS OF THEIR PASSAGE, FOR HIS APPROVAL, AND
HE SHALL RETURN THE SAME TO THE NEXT REGU-
LAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WITH HIS AP-
PROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL WRITTEN THEREON AND
SIGNED BY HIM; AND ANY ORDINANCE OR BY-LAW
RETURNED BY THE MAYOR WITHOUT HIS APPROVAL
SHALL NOT BECOME AN ORDINANCE OR BY-LAW OF
THE TOWN UNLESS THE COUNCIL AT THE SAME
MEETING TO WHICH THE SAID PROPOSED ORDI-
NANCE OR BY-LAW WAS RETURNED TO THEM WITH-
OUT THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, SHALL BY A
UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL ADOPT
AND PASS THE SAME; AND THE MAYOR SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO BE PRESENT AT ANY OR ALL MEET-
INGS OF THE COUNCIL, AND WHEN PRESENT HE
SHALL PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING AND MAY PAR-
TICIPATE IN THEIR DEBATES OR DISCUSSION, BUT