348 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for registration of twenty-one years of age or over, who have
resided therein one year preceding any municipal election,
who have never been convicted of any infamous crime under
the laws of the State of Maryland, and who shall come within
any one of the three following classes of male citizens. 1. All
taxpayers of the city of Annapolis assessed on the city books
for at least five hundred dollars. 2. And duly naturalized citi-
zens. 2 1/2. And male children of naturalized citizens who have
reached the age of 21 years. 3. All citizens who, prior to
January 1, 1868, were entitled to vote in the State of Maryland
or any other State of the United States at a State election, and
the lawful male descendants of any person who, prior to Janu-
ary 1, 1868, was entitled to vote in this State or in any other
State of the United States at a State election, and no person
not coming within one of the three enumerated classes shall
be registered as a legal voter of the city of Annapolis or quali-
fied to vote at. the municipal elections held therein, and any
person so duly registered shall, while so registered, be quali-
fied to vote at any municipal election held in said city; said
registration shall in all other respects conform to the laws of
the State of Maryland relating to and providing for registra-
tion in the State of Maryland.

SEC. 5. Said books of registration shall at the close of each
registration be turned over to the Supervisors of Elections for
safe keeping and shall be delivered to the judges of municipal
elections in the city of Annapolis for the purpose of holding
municipal elections therein, and shall be the only books of reg-
istration for municipal elections in said city.

SEC. 6. The cost of said registration shall be paid by the
city of Annapolis.

SEC. 7. Any register of voters under the provisions of this
Act who shall knowingly violate the provisions of this Act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be pun-
ished as provided in the general laws of this State relating to
registration.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1908.

CHAPTER 671.

AN ACT to add a new section to article 2 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County, " sub-title "Birds,
Game and Foxes, " to follow section 79, as enacted by chapter