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he has had no other home elsewhere, for the period of six
months next preceding the day of application to register and
shall satisfy the registration officers of that fact. Any appli-
cant to register who shall be registered as a voter elsewhere
in the State of Maryland shall not be permitted to register
unless there is filed with the registration officer of said Town
the applicant's affidavit under oath that the applicant has
abandoned any prior place of residence.

The proceedings for the registration of voters and the
maintenance of registration lists, except as may be herein
otherwise provided, shall conform as nearly as may be possible
to the proceedings for the registration of voters and the
maintenance of registration lists under the general election
laws of this State, and the Mayor and Common Council shall
have power and are hereby directed to pass and enact such
ordinances, consistent with law, as said Mayor and Council
may deem proper for carrying into execution the provisions of
this section.

The said Judges of Election shall attend at the times and
places of registration and register all qualified persons who
present themselves. The said Judges shall have power to ad-
minister oaths to all applicants for registration, and any
person who swears falsely before any of said Judges shall be
guilty of the crime Of perjury and subject to the penalties pro-
vided by the Code of Public General Election Laws of Mary-
land for such offenses.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That biennially, after
due notice printed in some county newspaper having general
circulation in the Town and by posters prominently displayed
in each District, the Supervisors of Election shall appoint two
(2) Clerks who shall receive $5.00 each for each and every day
they may be required to serve, and conduct an election by
ballot on the first Monday of May, if not a legal holiday, and
if a legal holiday, then on the following day, for the election
of the officers provided for in this Charter. The polls shall
be open between the hours of one and nine p. m. The Judges
of Election shall prepare ballots containing the names of those
persons eligible to become candidates for office and designat-
ing the offices they seek and, except as otherwise provided
herein, conduct elections under this Charter as nearly as is
practicable as is now, or hereafter may be, provided for the
election of officers for Prince George's County under the
General Election Laws.

The Mayor and Common Council shall receive all returns
of election and determine all cases arising thereunder, except
as otherwise may be provided, and any voter who feels that
he has been aggrieved by any ruling as to the eligibility of his