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tered, and a record of the reasons why such applicant has not
been allowed to register, which said records shall be signed
by each member of said Board and sworn to before the Presi-
dent Commissioner, or before a Justice of the Peace or other
officer or person (including a Notary Public), having authority
to administer oaths in Prince George's County. Such records,
when not being actually used by said Board, shall be turned
over to said Commissioners of Bowie to be kept among the
town records. Such records shall be open to public inspection.

(11) The record containing the names of those persons who
have registered shall constitute and be the list of persons
eligible to vote at all town elections, and no person whose name
does not appear on such record shall be eligible to vote at any
town election. And provided, further, that said Board of
Election Supervisors shall strike from such list or record of
eligible voters the names of such persons who have ceased, for
a period of not less than six months, to be bona fide residents
of the town. But no name of any eligible registered person
shall be stricken from such record or list of eligible voters
unless (1) there shall be filed with said Board of Election
Supervisors a Statement sworn to by at least one registered
voter to the effect that the person whose name is to be stricken
off is dead or for a period of not less than six months has not
been a bona fide resident of said town, and (2) a notice of the
intention of said Board to strike off such name shall have been
posted in a public place in Bowie for at least two weeks before
such name is stricken off. If, at any time before his name is
stricken off, such person shall present himself to any member
of said Board and take oath that he still is a bona fide resi-
dent of said town his name shall not be stricken off. Any
person who so swears that he is such bona fide resident, when
in truth he is not such bona fide resident shall be guilty of
the crime of perjury, and subject to the penalties provided by
the law of the State of Maryland. But any person whose name
has been stricken off the list of eligible voters shall not be per-
mitted to vote unless and until he shall again register at the
next regular registration.

(12) Annually on the first Monday in June, if not a legal
holiday and if said first Monday in June is a legal holiday,
then on the day following, said Board of Election Supervisors
shall conduct an election by ballot for the election of the Com-
missioners to constitute and be the Commissioners of Bowie
until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
And the said Board of Election Supervisors shall give at least
ten days' notice, by posting not less than five written or printed
notices in conspicuous places in said town and by a notice
published in two issues of a newspaper published in the town,