18 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 9

shall belong, shall constitute a permanent board of registry
for said County, and the members of the board of registry
shall devote their entire time to the duties of their office, which
shall be performed at the office of the Board of Supervisors of
Election or at such other places as may be designated by said
Board of Supervisors of Election, and which shall include the
registering of voters, the change of party affiliations and the
transfer of voters; and such other duties as may be prescribed
from time to time by the Board of Supervisors of Election,
such as keeping the records and flies of the office, sending out
notices, etc. In case of the absence of one or both mem-
bers of said Permanent Board, on account of illness or

other cause satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors of
Elections of Montgomery County, said Board of Super-
visors of Elections, upon the recommendation of the State
Central Committee of the party to which the affected
member of said Permanent Board belongs, shall designate some
other person of the same political party to act in his place
under the same conditions and terms as in the case of absent
judges of election and the Supervisors of Elections shall allow
such persons Six Dollars per day for each day served and their
salaries shall be audited and paid in the same manner as pre
scribed for salaries and other expenses by Section 3 of this
Article. The members of the permanent board of registry
shall take and subscribe the same oath as is administered to the
judges who act as boards of registry for the several precincts.
Each member of said permanent board of registry for Mont-
gomery County shall be paid an annual salary of Two Thou-
sand ($2, 000. 00) Dollars, which shall be paid in equal monthly
payments by the County Commissioners of said County, and

each member shall be paid the actual expenses incident to the

operation of his automobile in performing the duties of his
office but not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400. 00) per

annum,

The member of the permanent board of registry to be ap-
pointed by the Governor shall take office not later than April

1, 1936, and shall remain in office until the first Monday of

May, 1937, and until his successor qualify according to law.

In addition to the methods of making the declaration of
intention as provided for in Sections thirty-one (31) and
thirty-two (32), declarations of intentions in Montgomery
County may also be made before either one of the members
of the said permanent board of registry subject to all the
other provisions of said Section thirty-two (32).

29G. At the close of each calendar year, beginning with
the close of the year 1940, in which there has been a primary
or general election, the Supervisors of Elections shall direct