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Sections 36 and 37 of this Charter; provided that no special election
shall be held to fill a vacancy within the four months next preceding the
date appointed for the regular [biennial] election. While a vacancy exists
ordinances may be passed with the concurrence of three Commissioners,
as in other cases, and any other acts may be done and performed by
a quorum which may ordinarily be done and performed thereby.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall be-
come effective September 16, 1969.

ORDAINED AND PASSED by The Commissioners of Cambridge this
July 28, 1969.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF CAMBRIDGE
By: Osvrey C. Pritchett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kenneth L. Hughes, Clerk

APPROVED September 16, 1969.

Osvrey C. Pritchett, Mayor

Charter Amendment No. 26

Resolution of The Commissioners of Cambridge adopted pursuant
to the authority of Article 11E of the Constitution of Maryland and
Section 13 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition, as Amended), title "Corporation—Municipal", to amend the
Charter of The Commissioners of Cambridge by repealing and reen-
acting, with amendments, Section 41, "Organization of Commission-
ers"; "oath: failure to qualify; test book", of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Dorchester County (1961 Edition), said Code being Article 10
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Dorchester
County" subtitle "Cambridge", providing for certain duties of the
Commissioner.

Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED by The Commissioners of Cambridge
that the Charter of said Municipal Corporation be, and the same is hereby,
amended by repealing and reenacting said Section 41 to read as follows:

41. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSIONERS; OATH: FAILURE TO
QUALIFY; TEST BOOK.

The newly elected Commissioners, immediately upon taking the oath
of office, shall organize and elect a president, the Mayor presiding but
having no vote except in case of a tie. Any vacancy in the office of Mayor
shall be filled by the Commissioners. If any person who has been elected
Commissioner shall fail to qualify as prescribed by Section 40 of this
Charter, his office shall be declared to be vacant and a new election shall
be ordered to fill the vacancy as provided by this Charter. The Clerk,
in addition to the duties required of him heretofore by this Charter, shall
keep a test book which shall be signed by all persons who take an oath
of any kind, the said book shall also state the character of the oath taken;
that is, whether as an officer or a witness, and if any officer, the title
of the office shall be stated. All officers of said town, before entering
upon their duties, shall take the oaths required by Article 1, Section 6,
of the Constitution of Maryland and the same shall be recorded in said
test book.