The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-12

the polls the judges shall immedia-
tely count the ballots, cast up the
vote, and return under their hands
and seals, to the clerk of the town of
Union Bridge, the number of the
votes cast for each candidate, and
return the persons receiving the
highest number of votes as duly
elected, and they shall return at the
same time the ballots that were cast
for the candidates and all records
of said election, and the said clerk,
upon receipt thereof, shall file the
same, together with the certificate of
the oath taken by the judges, and
shall Immediately notify the persons
chosen of their election in accor-
dance with the return of the Judges.
The necessary expenses incurred in
connection with said election shall
be regulated and paid by the Mayor
and Common Council.
Date of Meeting.
Section ia. The Common Coun-
Gil shall meet at some convenient
place in the said town at least once
in every two months, or oftener if
the Mayor shall deem it necessary
and the Mayor shall preside at said
meetings, and the said Council shall
elect from their own number a
chairman, who shall preside at their
meetings in the absence of the Mayor,
and have the same power of voting
and taking part in all acts and de-
alterations of the said Council as any
other member thereof.
Officers qualifications.
Section IT'S. The Mayor of the
town before entering upon the dis
charge of the duties of the office to
which he has been elected, shall
take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Carroll
County, or one of his sworn depu-
ties: do hereby swear
Tor affirm that 1 will well and
faithfully discharge the duties of
Mayor in accordance with the best
of my ability and understanding"
which said oath shall be filed with
the clerk of the Mayor and Coun-
ell. All other officers of the town
shall similarly qualify before the
Mayor. If any person elected or
appointed to any office shall fail to
take the oath Or affirmation re-
quired, within ten days from the
date of his election or appointment,
the office shall be declared vacant.
Quorum.
Section 176. The Mayor and
three Councilmen, or the Chairman
and two Councilmen, shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of
business, but no ordinance shall be
enforced unless the same shall have
been passed by three alternatives,
and be signed by the Mayor; and if
the Mayor shall refuse to sign any
ordinance or other paper requiring
his signature, he shall, within three
days, return the same to them with
his reasons in writing for refusing (;
and the same may be passed by the
Common Council by four affirma-
tive votes, and thereby become a
law and be enforced the same as if
it had been signed by the Mayor.
Officers Appointed.
Section III. The Mayor shall
appoint, subject to the approval of a
majority of the Common Council,
and properly qualify him, clerk,
who shall keep accurate minutes of
the proceedings of the Common
Council in a well bound book, and
all laws and ordinances passed by
the Common Council, and intended
to take effect and operate as local
laws, in and for said town, shall be
attested by the clerk; and the said
book shall at any time be subject to
inspection by interested therein;
and copies of all laws and ordinances
shall be posted up, in not less than
five public places in the town before
they shall go into effect and be in
force; and the clerk shall be paid
from the funds of the Corporation
such a salary as the Common Coun-
Gil may deem just and proper; He
shall hold the office from the, date
Of his appointment for two years, or
until his successor is elected.
Bailiffs.
Section 17S. The Mayor shall
appoint bailiif, subject to the ap-
proval of majority of the Common
Council, who, before he enters on
his duties shall make oath before a
justice of the peace that he will
faithfully and impartially perform
the duties imposed upon him by the
subtitle of this article, and the by
laws and ordinances of the said
Mayor and Common Council, and he
shall execute to the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the town, bond,
with two good and sufficient sureties
to beapproved by the Mayor and Com
mon Council, in such penalty as they
shall prescribe, conditioned that he
shall well, truly and faithfully per-
form the duties of his office, and shall
pay to the treasurer of the town all
sums of money that may be collected
by him, for the use of the Corpora
ton, it shall be the duty of the bailiff
to preserve order, and to enforce the
ordinances of the town and to im-
mediately arrest any and all persons
whom he may see violating the pro-
visions of this subtitle, or of the
lrws and ordinances governing the
town, and to take the person so ar
rested before the Mayor or any JUS
tice of the peace residing in the
town, to be dealt with according to
the law governing the offence com
mitted and in the execution of the
duties of his office, he shall have all
and the same powers as any Consta-
BILE, and be entitled to the same fees;
and his bond shall be liable as Con-
stables bonds are under the laws of
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