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ballot in the ward in which he resides, and should the answer of the said
applicant be in the negative to either of the above second and third ques-
tions then and in that event he shall not be allowed to vote Should the
applicant answer any one of the above provided questions falsely he shall
be guilty of the crime of perjury and be subject to the penalties provided
by the laws of the State of Maryland The Judges shall provide them-
selves with a list of the voters living within the boundaries of said town,
and if a person votes whose name is not on said list a record shall be
made of that fact, and the truth of such person's answers to the above
provided questions shall be investigated, and if found to be false it shall
be the duty of said judges to cause the offender to be indicted for perjury
They shall also prepare ballots containing the names of those persons
who have complied with the provisions herein specified making them eligi-
ble to become a candidate for the office for which they seek The Mayor
and Council shall receive all returns of elections and determine all ques-
tions arising thereunder

1927, ch 178 sec 8

246 Any person desiring to run for said Mayor, Treasurer, Clerk, or
Councilman of said town, shall be at least Twenty-five years of age and
shall have resided within the boundary limits of said town for at least
one yeai immediately prior to election and each of whom shall have an
equity in real property in said town of Colmar Manor, and shall file a
petition with a member of the Board of Election Supervisors as provided
for in Section 245 of this subtitle, containing the signatures of at least
ten voters of the town of Colmar Manor, within fifteen days previous to
the election, when said petitions have been filed and the time for then
filing having expired, the Board of Election Supervisors shall cause to be
published in such manner as shall give general publicity, the names and
positions to which they aspire, of the petitioners who have filed their peti-
tions in accordance with this Act

1927, oh 178, sec 9

247. The Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the Councilmen,
shall designate a Justice of the Peace to act as a Police Justice, shall
appoint a Solicitor, a Marshal and a Health Officer to hold office for
two years, or until their successors are appointed and qualified The
Mayor and Council shall fix the compensation of each, and of all sub-
ordinates under them, and shall prescribe their duties except as herein
provided, provided, however, that the Justice of the Peace acting as
a Police Justice, the Solicitor, and the Marshal and the Marshal's assist-
ants shall receive no compensation other than such fees as aie allowed
Justices of the Peace and Constables in similar cases The Marshal and
the Health Officer shall each, with the approval of the Mayor and Comn
cal, appoint such assistant or assistants, as the Mayor and Council will
allow, and shall be held responsible under the Mayor for the enforcement
of such regulations as the Mayor and Council may prescribe They shall