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Appointment of chairman of commissioners.
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28. Immediately after taking such oath, or making such affirmation, the commissioners first elected in any city, town corporate, borough, or market town, or other town, under this Act, shall proceed to elect, by majority of voices, one of such commissioners to be their chairman, who shall go out of office on the thirty-first day of July next ensuing; and on the first day of August in every year the commissioners for the time being shall elect a chairman for the ensuing year; and in case any chairman so appointed shall decline to act as chairman, or shall die or become disqualified, or shall neglect or refuse to act as a commissioner, or otherwise vacate his place, a new chairman shall be in like manner elected to serve for the residue of the year for which such former chairman was elected; and the chairman for the time being shall preside at all meetings of the commissioners at which he shall be present; and in case of absence, such chairman may constitute and appoint a deputy chairman, or if no such deputy shall be appointed, the commissioners present shall appoint one of their number present at any such meeting to act as a chairman.
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