The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-06-01
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

lOU percneS to stake, stone and pointers,
thence North 80 degrees East, 100
perches to 6 feet Northwest of Service
tree thence North 264 degrees West,
l61 perches to stake on West side of
State Road near a culvert, thence
South 723 degrees West. So perches to
corner al stone fence, thence South 425
degrees West, 113 perches to a locust
tree, thence South % degrees East, to
place of beginning.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said
corporation shall be governed by a
Mayor and six cOuncilmen, and that
Frederick Burkhard, of said town be
and he Is hereby named Mayor of said
town for period of two years from
the date of its incorporation ending the
first Tuesday in March, 1918, and that
Adam Richter and Robert A. Raven
scrOft be and the same are hereby
named and designated as the council
men for the first two years from the
date of its Incorporation, ending on the
first Tuesday in March, 1918, and that
Floyd c. Diehl and Henry NJ. Speicher
are hereby named as councilmen to
serve for one year from the date of its
incorporation ending on the first Tues
day in March, 1917, and hereafter an
election shall be held on the first Tues
day IN March in each and every year
for the election of two COuncilmen to
serve for two years from the date Of
their election or until their successors
shall be duly elected and qualified; and
an election OF Mayor OF said town to
serve for two years or until his successor
shall be duly elected and qualified. and
an election shall be held hereafter in
every second wear for the election of d
Mayor Tor ..I town.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted The Mavor
and Council shall have fine mower n
pass all such ordinances for c01ductiro
the elections herein provided for or
which may be hereafter authorized to
be held and shall make returns thereof
to the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for
Garrett County. And the qualified
voters OF any Of said elections shall be
bona iide male residents living within
the corporate limits of the town OF
Accident, shall be tWentY-one years Of
age or over, who have been residents
OF the State OF Maryland for the period
OF SIX months continuously next before
the date OF any such election: and that
no one shall be eligible for the Office of
Mayor and councI!meu Of said town
unless he shall be real estate holder
or owner of real estate Of said town.
And the Mayor shall have been d resi-
dent Of said town for two years previous
to his election, and the courcilmen
shall have been residents of said town
one year prior to their election.
SEC. And be it enacted That if any
vacancy shall occur by death resirra-
ton. removal or failure To act of the
Nayar or one on. more Of ,ne ~orocil-
men elected as aforesaid the remaining
coyuciIrneo or = ma iorit,, gr +ba,, LII
elect a proper person to fiji said vacany.
SEC. 6. And be it cnaced That averv
Mayor and councilman befora be ,,ro.
ceeds TO act as such shall NAB datb
before some Justice Of the paace of
Garrett County that he viii diligartI,,
and faithfully. according In tba best of
his skill and Judgment, norform tho
duties of Mavor or councilman az The
case NAV he. without favor nartiaIit,,
or nreiIdica and certifcate Of s,cI
qualification shall be returned bv No
said Justice of the Peace 70 tho said
council to be filed and recorded among
their proceedings.
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