382 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 200

ment in a weekly newspaper published in the town of Mount
Rainier, or in case there be no such paper in a weekly news-
paper circulating in said town, two days for registration in
each and every year, not less than twenty days nor more than
thirty days before the first Monday in May in such year, on
which days the said Supervisors of Election shall sit as Reg-
istration Officials at some easily accessible place in said town
to be named in said advertisement from the hours of 8 A. M.
to 8 P. M. At least one day shall intervene between the two
registration days herein provided for.

Each of said Supervisors shall be furnished by the Mayor
and Common Council with a well bound registration book
which shall be kept by him, and for which he shall be respon-
sible. In such book there shall be a space for the name of each
person registering, his age, his color, his actual place of resi-
dence in said town, his ward, his occupation, and the date of
registration, and a space where he shall sign his name, or
where the registration official shall sign his name for him if
he be unable to write, in which case the person registering
shall make his mark. The Supervisors acting as Registration
Officials shall have the registration books at the place and at
the times designated as above set out for registration, and shall
swear each applicant for registration, and if upon examination
of such applicant they both agree that such applicant is a
qualified voter in accordance with the provisions of Section 8
hereof, they shall each register his name; and all persons so
registered shall be entitled to vote at town elections so long as
their names appear upon such registration books.

The Supervisors of Election acting as Registration Officials
on the first of said registration days herein provided for, when-
ever an affidavit is made before them by any registered voter
of said town that any name upon said books is not entitled to
be thereon, shall note said name, and shall by placing in the
United States mail addressed to said voter at the place of
residence set out in said registration books with sufficient
postage prepaid, a notice that his name has been noted for
striking off, and that they will act thereon on the second day
of registration, notify the party whose name has been noted
that they will act upon his right to remain upon said books
on said second day of registration. The said Supervisors of
Election sitting as Registration Officials may also on said first
registration day take such action with regard to any name of
their own motion. On the second of said registration days,