FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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officer in the same manner as if they were issued by the

judge of a court of record having jurisdiction of the sub-

ject matter, or by a justice of the peace exercising police

powers within respective jurisdiction.

SEC. 159 D. Each of said officers of registration, before

entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and sub-

scribe the oath or affirmation prescribed in the sixth sec-

Oath.

tion of the first article of the constitution of this State ;

the said oath or animation shall be taken and subscribed

by each officer of registration appointed to act under the

provisions of this act, before the clerk of, the Circuit

Court for Washington County ; said respective oaths or

affirmations shall be entered and subscribed in a test book,

to be by said clerk provided for that purpose.

SEC. 159 E. The term of office of each and every person

Term
of Office.

so appointed to act as an officer of registration in any reg-

istration district of said city of Hagerstown, shall com-

mence on the first Monday in March next ensuing his ap-

pointment, and shall continue for two years, unless such

officer shall be sooner removed from office for incompetency

or misconduct, or become disqualified by sickness from

performing the duties of his office ; in case it is made

known to or found out by the Governor that any officer of

registration, appointed by him for said city of Hagerstown,

is or may be unable to perform his duties under this article,

within the time appointed for the performance of the same,

the Governor shall have power to appoint a capable assist-

Assistant.

ant to said officer of registration, to serve until the registry

or registries of voters, or lists of qualified and registered

voters then in charge of the said officer of registration,

shall be completed, such assistant officer of registration, so

to be appointed, shall possess the same qualifications re-

quired by the officer of registration whom he may be ap-

pointed to assist, and shall possess all the powers of said

officer, but in all controverted questions, when both officers

are present, in which the opinion of the officer and assist-

Decision.

ant officer of registration may differ, the decision of the

principal officer of registration shall prevail.

SEC. 159 F. Each and every person appointed as afore-

said, to act as an officer of registration, whether as prin-

cipal or assistant officer, shall qualify as such officer of

Qualify.

registration forthwith, and shall perform the duties of the

office for which he was appointed for the time for which he

was appointed, unless removed from office for incompetency

or misconduct, or because disqualified by sickness. Any

officer of registration who, being duly appointed, shall fail