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Councilmen of said town; and the said Judges of Election, before opening the polls, shall take an oath before some Justice of the Peace in said town to permit every qualified person to vote, and none other, and a majority of said three Judges shall have power to do all things under this Section, in case one of them dies or refuses to act; and the Mayor and Councilman then elected shall imme- diately qualify, and serve until the first Monday	Judges of Election to take oath.
in May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, or until their successors shall qualify; all future Mayors and Councilmen elected according to the preceding Sections shall qualify by the first Mon- day in May, and take possession of their offices the first Monday in May each year.	Mayor and Councilmen to qualify.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the Mayor and Gouncilmen of the town of Frostburg for each succeeding election shall appoint three Judges of Election, who shall have power to appoint clerks and conduct the elections in all respects as the elections for members of the General Assembly are required to be conducted, opening the polls at nine o'clock in the morning, and closing them at six o'clock in the evening; and the said Judges and clerks shall receive the same compensation as Judges and clerks of election in Allegany County, to be paid for by the said town.	Succeeding election.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That in case of the death, refusal to act, resignation, disqualification of the Mayor or any of the Councilmen, the Coun- cilmen or the remaining Councilmen, shall direct an election to be held to fill such vacancy, and the Mayor and Couneilmen, or remaining Coun- cilmen, shall give at least ten days notice of all elections by advertisement, in one or more news- papers published in said town or county.	Death or Resignation,
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the Mayor shall ex-officio have all the powers of a Justice of the Peace in cases where the town is a party, and an appeal may be taken from his judgment to the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in the same manner as from a judgment of a Justice of the Peace for said county.	Mayor to be Justice of the Peace.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted. That the Mayor and Councilmen shall meet at the Council chamber on the first Monday in May next succeeding their	Council to meet.