ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1263

and who shall be a registered voter of said Prince George's
County shall be qualified to vote for candidates for all elective
offices of said town, and the judges of election shall be the sole
judges of the qualifications and right of any person to vote in
any election.

SEC. 5. Election for town officers, except as hereinafter pro-
vided for the referendum and the first election held hereunder,
shall be held on the first Tuesday in May at a place or places to
be designated by the commissioners, at which election the polls
shall remain open from two o'clock until eight o'clock P. M.

The election shall be conducted by three judges of election
and two clerks to be appointed by the commissioners of said
town. At least five days before any election the said commis-
sioners shall cause to be posted in three public places in said
town the notice of said election, designating the place or places
of voting, the hours the polls are open and the names of the
judges and clerks. In the event that any judge or Clerk after
appointment is unable or declines to serve the remaining judges
shall name some one to take his place. Suitable ballot boxes,
polling places and printed ballots shall be provided by the said
commissioners. Any person desiring to become a candidate for
any elective office shall, at least five days before election, file,
or cause to be filed with the commissioners, the chairman or
clerk thereof, a petition stating that he or she is a candidate for
the office, which, petition must be signed by such person and
endorsed by at least three persons entitled to vote in the next
town election. Upon the filing of such petition the commis-
sioners shall print such person's name upon the ballot, Imme-
diately upon the closing of the polls the ballots shall be publicly
counted and the said judges shall within two days thereafter
make a true and correct return of the votes so cast in a sealed
envelope to the chairman of the said commissioners, and within
ten days thereafter the said commissioners shall meet and can-
vass said return and declare those qualified persons receiving
the highest number of votes duly elected. In case two or more
persons shall have received the same number of votes so that
there is no choice for the office, a new election shall be imme-
diately proclaimed by the said commissioners from among such
tie candidates, which election shall be held on five days notice
and in all respects as aforesaid except as to the day of election
and the convening of the commissioners.

SEC. 6. The commissioners elected shall hold office for two
years from the third Tuesday in May, except as hereinafter