4914

MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

of Maryland, who have resided in said town for and during
the space of six months immediately preceding any town
election, shall, on the first Monday of May, [1944] 1974,
and every two years thereafter on the first Monday in
May, elect three Commissioners to serve for two years and
until their successors shall be duly elected and
qualified. Each of such Commissioners shall be a
resident of said town, shall have actually resided
therein not less than six months next preceding his or
her election, shall continue to reside therein during his
or her term of office, [shall be the owner of real estate
within said town of Vienna,] and the Chairman shall
receive [seven dollars and a half ($7.50)] FIFTEEN
DOLLARS ($15.00) and the other members [five dollars
($5.00)] TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), each for each official
meeting of said Commissioners actually attended. Any
person possessing the within stated qualifications and
desiring to become a candidate for election as such
Commissioners, may do so by filing with the Clerk to the
Commissioners of Vienna, in writing, notice of his
candidacy, for election as such Commissioner, and such
written notice of candidacy shall be so filed at least
ten days prior to the date for such election. Any person
desiring to withdraw from candidacy for election as such
Commissioner, after filing written notice as aforesaid,
may do so at any time prior to five days before the date
for such election, after which time no further
withdrawals shall be permitted. In filing written notice
of candidacy as above required, it shall be sufficient to
set out the name of the candidate filing, together with
the period of residence [and fact of owning real estate
in the town of Vienna] of such candidate, as well as the
office to which said candidate desires to be elected.
The Clerk to the Commissioners of Vienna shall from the
certificate of candidacy filed and not withdrawn prior to
five days before the date of such election, have ballots
[printed] OR VOTING MACHINES READY for use in such
election and [these] THEY shall be the official ballots
AND/OR VOTING MACHINES and the only ballots AND/OR VOTING
MACHINES recognized at such election. The form and
arrangement of said ballots AND/OR VOTING MACHINES shall
contain the name of every candidate who shall have filed
written notice of his or her candidacy as herein
provided; no ballot AND/OR VOTING MACHINE shall contain
the name of any political party, organization or
association; the names of all candidates shall be
arranged alphabetically according to their surname; above
the group of names of candidates shall be a line
designating the office to be filled, and between such
line designating the office to be filled and the group of
names of candidates shall be [printed in bold, plain,
roman capitals, twelve point (pica) type] FILED WITH
appropriate instructions for whom the voter may lawfully
vote at such election, thus "Vote for One", or "Vote for