2284                               Municipal Charters

CORPORATE LIMITS

2.    The corporate limits or boundaries of the Town of Church Hill
shall be as follows:

Beginning at the south side of William Barcus' mill-house and running
thence along the north edge of the mill stream to a cedar tree on the lines
of William Barcus, Dr. T. H. Green and B. E. Cook; thence in a straight
line to a stone planted on the northwest corner of the Episcopal church
property, marking the boundary of said property and the property of
Dr. T. H. Green and B. E. Cook; thence in a straight line to the northwest
corner of T. W. Trenchard's stable; thence in a straight line to the north-
west corner of the lot belonging to the public school property at the stream
known as Taylor's branch; thence by and with said stream in an easterly
direction to a point in said stream opposite to a chestnut tree standing
near said stream; thence south in a straight line to the northeast corner
of the Methodist Episcopal Church property; thence with the line of said
church property, in a southerly direction, to the property of W. W. Bowen;
thence by and with the lines of W. W. Bowen's property to the northwest
corner of the livery stable property of Mrs. Mary T. Gawlthrop; thence
by a straight line in an easterly direction to the northeast corner of the
lot now owned by Wm. E. Temple, Jr.; thence in a straight line running
south to the north edge of Barcus' mill pond; thence by and with the north
edge of said mill pond and stream to the place of beginning.

THE COMMISSION

3.    (Number, Selection, Term) All legislative powers of the Town
shall be vested in a Commission (sometimes hereinafter referred to as
Town) consisting of three Commissioners who shall be elected as herein-
after provided and who shall hold office for a term of three years or until
the succeeding Commissioner takes office. The regular term of Commis-
sioner shall expire on the second Monday in June following the election
and qualification of a successor. Commissioners holding office at the time
of this Charter becomes effective shall continue to hold office for a term
for which they were elected and until the succeeding Commissioners take
office under the provisions of this Charter.

4.     (Qualification of Commissioners) Commissioners shall have re-
sided in the Town at least one year immediately preceding their election
and shall be qualified voters of the Town.

5.     (Salary of Commissioners) Each Commissioner shall receive an
annual salary which shall be equal for all Commissioners and shall be as
specified from time to time by an ordinance passed by the Commission in
the regular course of its business; provided, however, that the salary
specified at the time any Commissioner takes office shall not be changed
during the period for which the Commissioner was elected. An ordinance
making any change in the salary paid to the several Commissioners, either
by way of increase or decrease, shall take effect only as to members of the
Commission who shall be elected or re-elected to office after the passage
of such salary change.

6.    (Meetings of the Commission) The said Commission shall have
power to meet and adjourn from time to time as they shall, think proper,
except that they shall meet at least once in every month, and at their first
meeting on or after the second Monday in June shall choose from their
own body a President, who shall preside at all their meetings, vote on all
questions before them, and remain in office until superseded by the ap-
pointment of a new President. Special meetings shall be called by the