ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 863

land conveyed by said deed, and the price paid for the prop-
erty. If the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive for record
any deed without requiring the provisions of this Section to be
complied with, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars
($50. ) for each deed so recorded.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of
laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be and they
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 299.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Elections, " sub-title ''Registra-
tion", said new section to be known as Section 17½ and
to follow immediately after Section 17 of said Article,
removing the requirement that female applicants for reg-
istration state their exact age and providing that such appli-
cants shall be required to state whether or not they are at
least 21 years of age.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 33
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Elections", sub-title
"Registration", said new section to be known as Section 17½, to
follow immediately after Section 17 of said Article, and to read
as follows:

17½. A female applicant for registration as a voter shall not
be required to state her exact age, but it shall be sufficient for
said applicant to state, in answer to any and all questions re-
lating to her age, that she will be at least 21 years of age on the
regular election day next succeeding the day of registration, and
entry shall be made accordingly under the column "Age'' of the
registry books, anything in Section 17 of this Article or in any
other section of this Article to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924.