ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 305

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That annually on or
before the first Monday in June, the Mayor and Council shall
appoint two judges, who shall appoint a clerk, to conduct an
election by ballot on the first Monday in July, if not a legal
holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the day following, for
the election of officers as provided for in Section 5 of this Act.
The polls shall be open between the hours of. five and nine P.
M.; the two judges and the clerk above provided for shall con-
stitute the Board of Election Supervisors for said town, and
shall determine the qualifications and right of each voter to
participate in the town election by asking each applicant who
presents himself to vote at the election which they have been
appointed to conduct, under oath, these questions: First—
What is your name? Second—Have you resided in Colmar
Manor for a period of one year immediately preceding this
election ? Third—Are you 21 years of age or over ? Fourth—
In what ward do you live? And should the answers of the
applicant be in the affirmative to the second and third ques-
tions, then it shall be the duty of said Board of Election Super-
visors to allow such applicant to cast his ballot in the ward in
which he resides, and should the answer of the said applicant
be in the negative to either of the above second and third ques-
tions then and in that event he shall not be allowed to vote.
Should the applicant answer any one of the above provided
questions falsely he shall be guilty of the crime of perjury and
be subject to the penalties provided by the laws of the State
of Maryland. The Judges shall provide themselves with a list
of the voters living within the boundaries of said town, and if
a person votes whose name is not on said list a record shall be
made of that fact, and the truth of such person's answers to
the above provided questions shall be investigated, and if found
to be false it shall be the duty of said judges to cause the of-
fender to be indicted for perjury. They shall also prepare
ballots containing the names of those persons who have com-
plied with the provisions herein specified making them eligi-
ble to become a candidate for the office for which they seek.
The Mayor and Council shall receive all returns of elections
and determine all questions arising thereunder.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That any person desir-
ing to run for said Mayor, Treasurer, Clerk, or Councilman of
said town, shall be at least Twenty-five years of age and shall
have resided within the boundary limits of said town for at
least one year immediately prior to election and each of whom