MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3575

1927, ch. 508, sec. 483A.

793. Every citizen of Rockville who has resided within the corporate
limits of the said town for six consecutive months next preceding any
town election, and who was a qualified voter at the last preceding State or
Congressional election, or who may reach the age of twenty-one years be-
tween the second Tuesday of November and the first Tuesday of May pre-
ceding any town election, shall be a duly qualified voter of the town and
every duly qualified voter of the town, who is duly registered in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to vote at any and
all town elections.

It shall be the duty of the Mayor on or before the first Monday in
March of each and every year to appoint three residents and qualified
voters of the town of Rockville as Registrars of voters in the said town.
The Registrars so appointed shall qualify within five days after their ap-
pointment and shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties,
make oath in due form of law before some Justice of the Peace of Mont-
gomery County that they, severally, will fairly, faithfully and honestly
perform their duties as such Registrars. And, on the failure of any such
Registrar to serve or qualify, the Mayor shall appoint some other person
duly qualified as substitute, and such substitute, after having taken the
oath aforesaid, shall hold the office for the unexpired term.

1927, ch. 508, sec. 483B.

794. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council of Rockville to
furnish the Registrars with a suitable book in which to register voters ac-
cording to the provisions of this Act and to appoint and supply a place
where said Registrars shall sit in the discharge of their duties.

The Registrars shall give at least two weeks' notice in two or more
papers published in the Town of Rockville, of the time, as hereinafter
specified, and place of the sitting of the Registrars for the purpose of reg-
istration.

There shall be a registration of the qualified voters of Rockville on the
last Monday in March and on the first Monday in April of each year, at
which times the said Registrars shall sit for the performance of their
duties. If necessary for the performance of their duties or for the con-
venience of the citizens of the said town of Rockville, the Mayor may ap-
point another day or other days for such sitting of Registrars.

The said Registrars shall, at their sittings:

(1) Record upon the registration books the names of all persons who
are qualified voters of the said town under the provisions of this Act and
whose names are not recorded in said book, together with such information
as the Mayor and Council of Rockville may from time to time by ordi-
nance require to be recorded; and

(2) Strike from the said books the names of all deceased persons, and
of all persons who shall have removed from the corporate limits of the said
town and remained absent for a period of six consecutive months and taken
up their residence elsewhere.