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

/ is hereby authorized, empowered
] and directed to sub-divide by or
dinance all or any of said wards
into as many precincts as may be
necessary to facilitate the registra-
ton or balloting of the qalified vot-
ers of said City, setting forth in
said ordinace the metes and bounds,
courses and distances of said pre-
cincts, provided the precincts shall
have as nearly as possible equal
numbers of voters, and that no pre-
cinct shall have less than four hun
dred voters.
II. The citizens of Hagerstown of
the age of twenty -one years and up
wards, who shall be first duly reg
istered as hereinafter prescribed and
who have resided in the State of
Maryland and in said City for twelve
months next preceding the election,
shall on the fourth Tuesday of
March, in the year 1949, and not be-
fore, and upon the same day every
four years thereafter, elect by bal
lot person not under twenty-five
years of age, a citizen of the United
States, and five years next preced-
ing the election a resident of said
City as then constituted to be Mayor
of said City; he shall take the oath
of office. hereinafter prescribed and
remain in office until his successor
is elected and qualified.
II. In case of a vacancy in the
office of Mayor, by death or other
wise, or in case any person who may
have been elected Mayor at any
general election shall fail or refuse
to qualify as Mayor within five days
after service of notice of election, as
hereinafter provided, the Council,
at any general or special meeting
shall elect some legally qualified
person to fill the office of Mayor for
any unexpired term caused by
death or otherwise, or for the term
of any person who may have failed
or refused to qualify; and in case
of any election of Mayor by the
Council, the person receiving a ma
jority of the whole number of mem
bers of the Council shall be declared
elected Mayor; and the Council
shall Immediately certify the vote
so taken to elect any such successor,
or to elect any person for any term
as aforesaid, to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Washington Coun-
ty; and the said Clerk of the Circuit
Court, upon receipt thereof, shall
forthwith notify the person so elect
ed, who shall, within five days after
the service of such notice, qualify
by taking the oath prescribed for
city officers; and if such person
elected shall fail to qualify as here
in provided, another election shall
be held by the Council, to fill the
vacancy; and until such vacancy is
| filled, or in case of sickness or alb
sence of the Mayor, or his inability
to be present and preside at any
meeting of the Council called by not
less than four of its members when
in their judgment such meeting is
necessary, and said Councilmen are
hereby authorized to call any such
meeting, the Council shall choose
one of its members as Mayor, who
shall discharge the duties of the
office protempore, and all Acts done
by the Mayor and Council as thus
constituted shall be valid and bind
ing in law.
10. Candidates for Councilmen
shall be nominated by the voters
of each ward in the city of Hagers-
ton in a primary election or in such
other manner as may be provided
by law. The said nominees for
councilman shall be elected by the
voters of each ward. The nominee
in each ward receiving the highest
number of votes shall be elected to
the Council An election for Coun-
cilmen shall be held on the fourth
Tuesday of March in the year 1949,
and not before, and on the same day
every four years thereafter. All
Councilmen elected shall hold office
until their successors are duly elect
ed and qualified. The Qualifications
of the voters for Councilmen shall
be the same as for Mayor and each
voter shall have resided for six
months next preceding the election
in the ward in which he offers to
vote; and in case of removal or
until such residence is acquired;
the voter must vote in the ward from
which he has removed and in which
he is qualified voter The said Coun-
cllmen shall be not under twenty live
years of age, citizens of the United
States, residents of Hagerstown for