THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 993

11. It shall be the duty of the Board of Election Super-
visors of Allegany County to order an election to be held
in the City of Cumberland on the third Tuesday of June,
1954, and in each [alternate] fourth year thereafter, at
which elections the qualified voters of said city shall select
a Mayor and four Councilmen. In ordering said election
the said Board shall determine the places in the City of
Cumberland for holding such elections, and the manner of
holding the same shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Maryland governing general elections, except in
the matter of registration of voters, which shall be gov-
erned by the provisions set forth in the sub-title "Registra-
tion of Voters" hereinafter in this Article, and in the ordi-
nances of the Mayor and City Council now made or here-
after made in pursuance thereof, and in the matter of
primaries, which shall be conducted as herein provided.

The said board shall canvass the returns and declare the
election of the candidates receiving the highest number
of votes, and shall report the result of their canvass to the
Mayor and City Council.

The cost of said election shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of Allegany County, but shall be refunded
to said County by the City of Cumberland.

The Mayor and each of said Councilmen shall qualify
as required by this Charter and the Constitution of the
State within twenty days after the official announcement
of his election or appointment, as the case may be, and in
case of failure to do so, his office shall become vacant. '

12. The Mayor shall not be less than thirty years of age,
and each of the said four Councilmen shall not be less than
twenty-five years of age at the time of their election; they
shall each of them be citizens of the United States and for
five years immediately preceding their election residents
of the City of Cumberland. The said Mayor and City
Councilmen shall hold office for a period of [two] four
years from the first Monday in July next succeeding their
election and until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 11, 1953.

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