1072 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 515

town, and shall determine the qualifications and right of each
voter to participate in the town election; by asking each ap-
plicant who presents himself to vote at the election for which
they have been appointed to conduct under oath these questions:
First, have you resided within the town of Brentwood for a
period of six months previous to this election? Second, are
you a legal voter in the elections of the State of Maryland?
And should the answers of the applicant be in the affirmative
to both questions, then it shall be the duty of the said Board
of Election Supervisors to allow such applicant to cast his
ballot and should the answer of the said applicant be in the
negative to either of the above questions, then and in that
event he shall not be allowed to vote. Should the applicant
answer either one of the above provided questions falsely he
shall be guilty of the crime of perjury and subject to the
penalties provided by the law of the State of Maryland;
and shall provide themselves with a list of the registered
voters, living within the boundaries of said town, as said list
was constituted at the General Election of the State, last pre-
ceding the town election for which they have been appointed
to conduct. They shall also prepare ballots containing the
names of those persons who have complied with the provi-
sions herein specified making them eligible to become a can-
didate for the office for which they seek. The Mayor and
Town Council shall receive all returns of election and deter-
mine all questions arising thereunder, but any voter who feels
that he has been aggrieved by any ruling as to the eligibility of
his right to vote, may file an appeal to the Circuit Court for
Prince George's County, and the same shall be determined by
said Court.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That any party desiring
to run for said Mayor of said town shall file petition with the
Board of Election Supervisors as provided for in Section 7 of
this Act, containing the names of at least twenty voters of the
town of Brentwood; any person desiring to run for Councilman
from his ward shall file petition with said board of Election
Supervisors, containing the names of at least ten voters of his
ward, within fifteen days previous to the election; when said
petitions have been filed and the time for their filing having
expired, the Board of Election Supervisors shall cause to be
published in some manner as shall give general publicity, the
names and positions to which they aspire, of the petitioners
who have filed their petitions in accordance with this Act.