HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1145

official ballot, before or during the election, shall, upon indict-
ment and conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five, nor more than two hundred fifty dollars, or shall
be imprisoned in the Washington County Jail for not more
than ninety days, or both by fine and imprisonment in the dis-
cretion of the Court.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Section 50 of Article 22 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Wash-
ington County", sub-title "Boonsboro", be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, so as to
read as follows, to wit:

50. Any qualified voter desiring to become a candidate for
Mayor shall file with the Clerk of the said town a petition
setting forth his name, residence, age, whether he is a citizen
of the United States, and the length of time he has resided
in the town of Boonsboro, signed by at least twenty qualified
voters and taxpayers of the said town of Boonsboro, together
with a filing fee of $2. 00, and any qualified voter desiring to
become a candidate for Assistant Mayor or Councilman shall
file a similar petition, signed by at least ten qualified voters
and taxpayers of the said town of Boonsboro, together with
a filing fee of f 1. 00; and all said petitions shall be filed not
more than twenty days and not less than fifteen days prior
to the general town election. When said petitions have been
filed, and the time for their filing has expired, the Registrars
herein provided for shall examine and pass upon the suffi-
ciency and legality of the same, and the eligibility of the
petitioning candidates, and shall certify to the Mayor and
Council the names of said eligible candidates; and it shall be
the duty of the Mayor to give public notice of all such nomina-
tions at least ten days prior to the day of the general election,
by way of notices on hand bills posted in not less than ten
public places within the corporate limits of said town of
Boonsboro, which notice shall state the offices to be voted
for, or the object and purpose of such election. Provided,
however, that any candidate may withdraw his candidacy
and secure the return of said filing fee, by a written notice
filed with the Clerk of the town not less than ten days prior
to the date of said election, and in the event no such with-
drawal is made, the said filing fees shall be retained and used
to defray the expenses of election.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any section, clause
or provision of this Act should be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or inoperative,