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with the balloting for all other elective offices. At all these subse-
quent elections, beginning with the election of 1958, all candidates
for office must have their petitions fully certified and presented to
the Chairman of the Board of Election Supervisors at least twenty
(20) days prior to such election. The person elected to office at the
1958 election shall hold office for a period of six years. In a similar
manner, the member elected to serve until 1960 shall be replaced or
re-elected at the 1960 election, and the candidate elected to serve until
1962 shall be replaced or re-elected at the 1962 election. Thereafter
members of the Board whose terms expire shall be replaced or re-
elected every two years for a term of six years. The Chairman of
the Board shall be chosen by its members after each general election.
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation. In the
event of the removal from office of any member, or his failure to
qualify, or his death in office, or for his inability to serve for any
reason whatsoever, this sub-title shall not fail for want of a member
of the Board, but in all such cases the Board of County Commis-
sioners for Allegany County shall appoint a person to serve as a
member of the Board to fill the unexpired term of the member of
the Board. In the event that the original Board cannot or is not for
any reason whatsoever elected at the June 18, 1957, referendum and
election, the Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County
shall appoint the entire Board as aforesaid. The LaVale Zoning
Board shall exercise such duties, powers and authority as may be
necessary and advisable for the proper administration and enforce-
ment of this sub-title.

(d) Before assuming the duties of office, each member-elect shall
take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be recorded in the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County.

337-E. Any person, persons, taxpayer or officer of the District,
jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of the LaVale Zoning
Board may, within thirty days after the filing of such decision in the
office of the Zoning Board, appeal to the Circuit Court for Allegany
County. The said Court shall hear all such appeals de novo without
the intervention of a jury and shall have power to affirm, modify or
reverse in part or in whole any decision appealed from and may
remand any case for the entering of a proper order or for further
proceedings, as the Court shall determine. An appeal may be taken
to the Court of Appeals of Maryland from any final decision of the
Circuit Court for Allegany County.

337-F. Any violation of the rules, regulations and restrictions
adopted pursuant to this sub-title shall be a misdemeanor, punish-
able by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Any
person who shall violate such rules, regulations and restrictions shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day that such viola-
tion shall continue. In addition to other remedies, the Zoning Board
may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to compel com-
pliance with the zoning regulations and restrictions adopted pur-
suant to this sub-title.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed
to the extent of such inconsistency.