1462 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

rate of advertising. Except in Baltimore City and in any
county now or hereafter providing for a permanent board of
registration, similar notice shall be given of the time and place
of registration and revisions thereof. The said Board in each
county and in the City of Baltimore shall have power to make
all necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this
Article, with reference to the registration of voters and the
conduct of elections and shall have charge of and make pro-
vision for all elections, general, special, local, municipal, State
and county and for all others of every description to be held in
such county or city, or any part thereof at any time; provided,
however, that in any incorporated city or town in this State
(other than the City of Baltimore) in which the municipal or
charter elections are now regulated by the Public Local Laws
of the State, the conduct of such municipal or charter elections
shall continue to be so regulated as heretofore and such Public
Local Laws shall continue in force therein. Unless otherwise
expressly provided in this Article, all questions arising with
reference to such rules and regulations as to the registration
of voters and the conduct of elections shall be decided by a
majority of the Board.

11. The Boards of Supervisors of Elections in the several
counties and Baltimore City, whenever in their judgment and
discretion it shall be expedient for the convenience of the voters
so to do, may sub-divide any election district in their respective
counties or any election precinct in said counties or said city,
as the case may be, or may designate such additional polling
places in any such election district or precinct as they may
deem necessary. Notice of the boundaries of such additional
precincts and of the location of such additional polling places
shall be given as hereinbefore provided in Section 10 of this
Article. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Supervisors,
whenever they shall so sub-divide any election district or elec-
tion precinct or shall so establish additional polling places to
appoint officers of registration and judges and clerks of elec-
tion therefor as in this Article provided, who shall have all the
powers and duties, be subject to all the responsibilities and be
liable to all penalties prescribed in this Article for officers of
registration, judges and clerks of election. It shall further be
the duty of said Boards of Supervisors whenever they shall so
sub-divide any election district or election precinct or shall so
establish additional polling places, to provide for and cause to
be prepared such additional sets of books or cards or loose-
leaf pages as may be required for transcribing the names of
registered voters transferred to such newly established dis-
trict, precinct. or polling place or, in Baltimore City and in
counties having a permanent system of registration, to correct
and transfer the registration forms or cards of the registered