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as affiliated with a given political party shall have the right
to vote the official ballot of that party, and of no other.

There shall be annually a sitting of the registration officers
in and throughout Baltimore City, and all the several counties
of the State on the day which shall be the fifth day before
the day of the primary election (excluding the day of the
primary election in the computation of said fifth day prior
thereto), on which day all of said registration officers shall
sit from eight o'clock A. M. until eight o'clock P. M. in the
counties, and from 12 o'clock noon until ten o'clock P. M.
in Baltimore City, for the purpose of revising the registration
lists by adding new voters, making transfers, etc., so that
fair and full opportunity may be afforded to all voters, duly
qualified, to take part in the primary elections.

No person or voter after having had his affiliation registered
shall be permitted to make any change in his party affiliation
unless the same shall be made at least six months prior to the
day of the primary election.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 15, 1912.

CHAPTER 348.

AN ACT to repeal section 7, Chapter 161, of the Acts of 1910
and to re-enact the same with amendments; to authorize
the purchase of land for a forest nursery, and to appropriate
money for the maintenance, use and extension of the work of
the State Board of Forestry.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That section 7, Chapter 161, of the Acts of 1910 is
hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows:

SEC. 7. That the expenses- incurred in fighting or extin-
guishing any fire under the direction of the State Forester,
or a forest warden, shall be borne half by the county in which
the fire occurred and half by the State, and shall first be
payable in full by the County Commissioners of such county
upon receipt of an itemized account, with vouchers approved
by the State Forester; the half to be paid by the State shall
be refunded by the order of the State Board of Forestry out
of any moneys standing to the credit of the State Forestry
Fund, upon presentation of the accounts, together with evidence