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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 631.

resided therein for two years at least next preceding the
election, to be Mayor of said town, and two persons in
each of the wards herein provided for, who shall possess
the same qualifications and be residents of the wards from
which they shall be chosen by the various voters of said wards,
to be Common Councilmen of the said town ; and annually
thereafter on the first Monday of May such citizens shall
elect one person having the qualifications above described, to
be Mayor ; provided, that one of such Councilmen shall at
the first election held under the provisions of this section be
elected for the term of two years, such person to be voted for
upon a ticket to be designated "To serve for two years," in
each ward, and one person at said election shall be selected
from each ward to serve one year ; and annually thereafter one
person shall be elected in each ward having the qualifications
above described, to serve for two years as Councilman, and
until their successors shall be elected and qualified; no person
shall be eligible as Mayor or as Councilman of said town unless
he be an owner in fee simple of real estate in said town, in
his own name to the amount of tive hundred dollars and shall
so remain during his term of office, and his term of office shall
terminate upon his removal of residence from the town limits.
Neither the Mayor nor any of the Councilmen shall, during
their term of office, hold, or be interested in any office under

Divided into
three wards.

the corporation, or be a party, directly or indirectly, in any
contract to which the corporation is a party. The said town
of Hyattsville shall be divided into three wards, as follows :
Ward number one shall embrace all of the said town lying
south and east of the centre line of Maryland avenue, com-
monly known as the Washington and Baltimore turnpike, and
south and east of the Washington Branch of the Baltimore
Railroad, as now established in its lines through said town,
including the grounds on which the Wells' pump-house, etc.,
are located which belong to the town corporation. Forwards
number two and three, the remaining part of Hyattsville,
shall be divided into two sections by a general division line,
beginning at the junction of the centre line of Johnson
avenue with the centre line of Maryland avenue, and running
thence along the centre line of Johnson avenue to the centre
line of Wine avenue; thence along the centre line of Wine
avenue to the centre line of Ralston avenue; thenee along
the centre line of Ralston avenue to Columbia avenue; and
thence along to centre line of Columbia avenue to the western
boundary line of said town. All that part of the said remain-
ing part of said town lying south and weet of the said general
division line as described shall constitute ward No. 2, and all