498 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 172

election, or any non-resident taxpayer above the age of twenty-
one years charged on the tax books of the town for taxes on.
real estate, shall be a duly qualified voter of the town and
every duly qualified voter who is duly registered in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to vote
at any and all town elections.

It shall be the duty of the Mayor on or before the first
Monday in March of each year, in which there is an election
as required by Section 3, to appoint three residents and
qualified voters of the town of Gaithersburg as Registrars of
voters in the said town. The Registrars so appointed shall
qualify within five days after their appointment and shall,
before entering upon the discharge of their duties, make oath
in due form of law before some Justice of the Peace of Mont-
gomery County that they, severally, will fairly, faithfully and
honestly perform their duties as such Registrars. And, on
the failure of any such Registrar to serve or qualify, the
Mayor shall appoint some other person duly qualified as
substitute, who, after having taken the oath aforesaid, shall
hold the office for the unexpired term.

3B. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council of Gaith-
ersburg to furnish the Registrars with a suitable book in which
to register voters according to the provisions of this Act and
to appoint and supply a place where said Registrars shall sit
in the discharge of their duties.

The Registrars shall give at least two weeks' notice in one
or more papers having a general circulation in the Town of
Gaithersburg, of the time, as hereinafter specified, and place
of the sitting of the Registrars for the purpose of registra-
tion.

There shall be a registration of the qualified voters of
Gaithersburg on the last Monday in March and on the first
Monday in April of each year, in which there is an election
as required by Section 3, at which times the said Registrars
shall sit for the performance of their duties or, for the conve-
nience of the citizens of the said Town of Gaithersburg the
Mayor may appoint another day or other days for such sit-
ting of Registrars.

The said Registrars shall, at their sittings:

(1) Record upon the registration books the names of all
persons, who personally appear before them and make appli-
cation for registration, who are qualified voters of the said