156 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 132
of Salisbury for each voting house provided by the Mayor
and Council of Salisbury. The Registrars so appointed shall
qualify within five days after their appointments, and shall
before entering upon the discharge of their duties, make
oath in due form of law before some Justice of the Peace of
Wicomico County that they, severally, will fairly, faithfully
and honestly perform their duties as such Registrars. And
on the failure of any such Registrars to serve or qualify,
the Mayor shall appoint some other person duly qualified as
substitute, and said substitute, after having taken the oath
aforesaid, shall hold office for the unexpired term.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council of Sal-
isbury to divide the said City of Salisbury into such pre-
cincts as they may deem advisable from time to time, and
to provide in each of said precincts a suitable place or
places for said Registrars to perform their duties, and
shall require all persons living within said precinct to
register and vote in the place or places so provided.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council of Sal-
isbury to furnish the Registrars with suitable books in
which to register voters according to the provisions of this
Act.
(e) The Registrars shall give at least two weeks' notice
in one or more papers published in the City of Salisbury,
of the time, as hereinafter specified, and place or places of
the sitting of the Registrars for the purpose of registration.
(f) There shall be a registration of the qualified voters
of Salisbury on the last Monday in March and on the first
Monday in April of the years 1941 and 1942 and every
second year thereafter, at which times the said Registrar
shall sit for the performance of their duties from seven
o'clock A. M. to seven o'clock P. M. If necessary for the per-
formance of their duties or for the convenience of the
citizens of Salisbury, the Mayor may appoint another day
or other days for such sitting of the Registrars.
(g) The registrations to be held on the last Monday in
March and on the first Monday in April of the year 1942
and every eight years thereafter shall be a general regis-
tration of the qualified voters of Salisbury, and no person
shall be allowed to vote at any municipal election held after
the hereinbefore provided registration in the year 1942
or after any such general registration unless he or she shall
have been registered at such time or at some succeeding
registration day.
(h) The said Registrars shall, at their sittings:
1. Record upon the registration books the names of all
persons who are qualified voters of the said City under
the provisions of this Act, and whose names are not re-
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