The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-24

unexpired term, the person so APP
pointed to be one who for more than
one year was affiliated with the
political party whose candidate was
elected as Councilman for such ward
at the last general election and who
possesses all of the qualifications
prescribed for Councilmen.
(b) When any Councilman becomes
a member of the armed forces of
the United States, and indicates in
writing to the Mayor his preference
to be considered member on leave
of absence during his service in the
armed forces, then the Mayor, with
! the advice and consent of the Coun-
ell, shall appoint substitute Coun-
| Gilman to serve until the end of the
term of such Councilman, or until
such Councilman returns with an
/ honorable discharge from the armed
forces, whichever first occurs. Such
substitute Councilman shall possess
all the qualifications prescribed for
other Councilmen, and shall have
possessed such qualifications for
more than one year prior to his Sc
lection as substitute Councilman,
and be affiliated with the same po-
litical party as the Councilman for
whom he is substituting During
his term of service, such substitute
Councilman shall receive the pay to
which the Councilman for whom he
is substituting would be entitled.
The provisions of this section shall
not be taken to extend in any way
the term of office of any Councilman
beyond the period for which he was
appointed or elected.
Is. 1t shall be the duty of the
Mayor to publish in at least one
newspaper of general distribution
published in Hagerstown, at least ten
days prior to the day of holding any
election in which voters of the City
may cast ballots, notice thereof,
which notice shall state the officers
to be voted for, or the object and
purposes of such election.
Is. The Board of Supervisors of
Election of the City of Hagerstown
and judges of election holding office
at the time this Charter becomes
effective, shall continue in office I'M
til their successors are duly appoint
ed and qualified.
The Governor shall appoint, not la
ter than the first Monday in No
vember in the year 1852 and every
! four years thereafter, from a list of
six persons submitted by the Mayor,
three persons, residents and voters
of the City of Hagerstown not more
than two of whom shall be selected
from the same political party of the
City of Hagerstown, all of whom
shall be men of approved integrity
and capacity, and none of them
shall hold office or employment
under the Government of the Unit
ed States or of the State of Mary
land, and they must not be candi-
dates for office at the next ensuing
municipal election in the City of Ha-
! gerstown, or at any municipal cleo
ton in said City, within the term
for which they or any of them were
appointed, who shall be styled the
Board of Supervisors of Election of
the City of Hagerstown; each of said
Supervisors shall hold office for the
term of four years accounting from
the first Monday of November in the
year of their appointment; in case
| of vacancy occurring in said Board,
such vacancy shall be filled by the
Governor as soon as possible; it
shall be the duty of said Board to
conduct each primary, general and
special election for the City of Ha-
gerstoWn in accordance with the
election laws of Maryland, all of
which are hereby made effective in
the City insofar as such laws are
! applicable; it shall be the duty of
said Board, not later than the fiji
teenth day of December of the year
following their appointment, to ap-
point two persons for each precinct
of said City of Hagerstown, who
shall be residents and voters of the
ward in which such precinct is sit
uated, and who shall be judges of
election for such precinct from the
time of their appointment and until
new appointments shall have been
made; and it shall be the duty of
said Board in making the appoint
ment of such judges of election to
select one of the said judges for each
precinct from each of the leading
political parties. If any of the said
judges shall die, resign or remove
out of the ward in which the pre-
cinct for which he was appointed is