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

to which he has been elected, fol
two years from the third Monday in
April next ensuing his election, OF
until his successors shall be elected
and qualified. They shall receive
an annual salary of ten dollars each
and no other fee or compensation
whatever. All members of the
Council shall actually be possessed
of, and assessed for ON the books of
said town, real or personal property
to the amount in value of five hun
dred dollars, at the time of their
election.
Registration of Voters.
Section III. The Mayor and
Council shall cause to be maintained
registration of the legal voters of
the town, such registration to be OBJ
tanned from the registers books of
the district of which said town of
Union Bridge is part, and said list
to be changed, altered and added to,
at each sitting of the Registers of
the district appointed by the Cover
nor and corrected in the manner pro-
vided in the general registration law
of the State. Such registration shall
be essential to the right of voting at
any election under this charter. Pro-
vided, however that all non resi-
dents male adults who hold real es-
tate in said town to the value of five
hundred dollars or more shall be en-
titled to vote, and should be duly en-
tered on the registration list, such
information to be secured from the
city clerk. Said registration book
of the town is to be kept in the GUS
tody of the city clerk, until the
judges of election have duly quail
fled when they are responsible for
its safe keeping until it is returned
to the proper authority, which must
be done within "A hours after the
close of the polls.
Vacancy in Office of Councilman.
Section 172. If any person cleo
ted to the office of Common Coun-
Gilman, shall refuse or neglect to
qualify within two weeks after the
election, or be otherwise disqualified,
the Mayor shall Immediately order a
new election to be held to fill the va
cancy. Provided, however, that no
election shall be held to fill vacan-
cies in the office of Common Coun-
Gilman so long as the Mayor and
three Common Councilmen shall re-
main who have been duly elected and
qualified, and in which latter case
the three remaining shall elect Coun-
cilmen to fill the vacancies.
Notice of Nominations.
Section 172 A. 1t shall be the
duty of the Mayor through the town
clerk, to notify by public posters at
least ten days before the time of said
nominations, of the time and place
of holding such nominations.
Section l72 B. Nominations. All
nominations shall be made in con-
vention of the voters of the town, at
least two weeks prior to the time of
holding the election, the date for
which convention shall be designa-
ted by the Mayor and Council. Two
persons shall be nominated, of pro-
per qualifications, for the position of
Mayor, only one of whom is to be
voted for, and ten persons of the re-
qnired legal status for the office of
Common Councilmen, only five of
whom are to be voted for. A COM
mittee shall be named by the chair
man of the convention to consist of
three persons, to wait upon the NOM
inees and ascertain their willing
ness to serve, and report results of
same to the clerk of the town, whose
duty it shall be to refer the matter
to the council, and in the event that
any person or persons so nominated
shall decline to serve, then the Coun-
Gil shall have power to fill the va
cant places on the ticket, and shall
authorize the clerk to have tickets
printed for distribution, and for sup
plying poll room on date of cleo
ton.
Method of Holding Elections.
Section ia. The method of
holding all elections in said town
shall be as follows. 1t shall be the
duty of the Mayor to appoint, at
least three (3) days prior to the
holding of such elections, three citi-
zens, qualified voters of said town to
act as judges of election, and one
person to act as clerk of election.
In case of the failure of said judges
or clerk so appointed to appear and
qualify as herein provided, it shall
be the duty of the Mayor to issue a
certificate to one or more persons,
as the case may be, to fill the vaoan-
cy, who shall appear and qualify as
herein provided. In case Of death,
absence or inability of the Mayor to
issue such certificates, the duty of
issuing same shall devolve upon the
chairman of the Council.
Section 173 A. The said Judges
shall be conservators of the peace
during the continuance of the cleo
ton and until the ballots shall be
counted, and the necessary certifi-
Gates required by this article shall
be made out by the judges and clerk,
and they shall be vested with the
power and authority to commit Of
tenders for any breach of the peace
in the like manner as any justice of
the peace.
Section l7S B. Every judge of
election, at every election to be here
after held in the town of Union
Bridge in pursuance of law. before
he proceeds to take or receive any
vote, shall take the following oath
or affirmation before a justice of the
peace or notary public: 81 A. B.
do swear Tor affirm that l will per-
NIT all persons to vote who shall Of
fer to vote at the election now to be
held for the town of Union Bridge,