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you resided within the Town of Edmonston for a period of
one year previous to this election? Second, Are you qualified
to vote in election of the State of Maryland or any other State
in the United States? And should the answers of the appli-
cant be in the affirmative to both questions, then it shall be
the duty of 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 ques-
tions falsely, he shall be guilty of the crime of perjury and
subject to the penalties provided by the law of the State of
Maryland. The Judges 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 preceding the town election which they have beer-
appointed to conduct. They shall also prepare ballots contain-
ing the names of those persons who have complied with the
provisions herein specified making them eligible to become a
candidate 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, Treasurer and Councilman of said
town shall be at least 23 years of age, and shall have resided
within the corporate limits of said town at least two years
prior, to election, and any person desiring to run for said
Mayor and Treasurer of said town shall file with the Board
of Supervisors, as provided for in Section T of this Act, a peti-
tion containing the names of at least 20 voters of the Town of
Edmonston; and any person desiring to run for Councilman
from his ward shall file a petition with said Board of Election
Supervisors containing the names of at least 10 voters in his
ward, within fifteen days previous to election; when said peti-
tions have been filed and the time for their filing having ex-
pired, the Board of Election Supervisors shall cause to be
published in some manner as shall give general publicity, the
names of the petitioners who have filed their petitions in ac-
cordance with this Act, and the positions to which they aspire.