386                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 258

28. (Exercise of Powers.) for the purpose of carrying out the
powers granted in this sub-title or elsewhere in this charter, the
council may pass all necessary ordinances. All the powers of the town
shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this charter, or, if the
manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed
by ordinance.

24. (Enforcement.) To ensure the observance of the ordinances of
the town, the council shall have the power to provide that violation
thereof shall be a misdemeanor and shall have the power to affix
thereto penalties of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00)
or imprisonment for not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and
imprisonment. Any person subject to any fine, forfeiture, or penalty
by virtue of any ordinance passed under the authority of this charter
shall have the right of appeal within ten days to the Circuit Court
of the county in which the fine, forfeiture, or penalty was imposed.
The council may provide that, where the violation is of a continuing
nature and is persisted in, a convietioin CONVICTION for one viola-
tion shall not be a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the offense
subsequent to the first or any succeeding conviction.

Registration, Nominations, and Elections

25.    (Voters.) Every person who (a) is a citizen of the United
States, (b) is at least twenty-one years of age, (c) has resided in the
State of Maryland for at least one year next preceding any town
election, (d) has resided within the corporate limits of the town for
six months next preceding any town election, and (e) is registered
in accordance with the provisions of this charter, shall be a qualified
voter of the town. Every qualified voter of the town shall be entitled
to vote at any or all town elections.

26.    (Board of Supervisors of Elections.) There shall be a Board
of Supervisors of Elections, consisting of three members who shall be
appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council on or before
the first Monday in March in every second odd numbered year. The
terms of members of the Board of Supervisors of Elections shall
begin on the first Monday in March in the year in which they are
appointed and shall run for four years. Members of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections shall be qualified voters of the town and
shall not hold or be candidates for any elective office during their
term of office. The board shall appoint one of its members as Chair-
man. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the mayor with the
approval of the council for the remainder of the unexpired term. The
compensation of the members of the board shall be determined by
the council.

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27.    (Removal.) Any member of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections may be removed for good cause by the council. Before
removal, the member of the Board of Supervisors of Elections to be
removed shall be given a written copy of the charges against him
and shall have a public hearing on them before the council if he so
requests within ten days after receiving the written copy of the
charges against him.

28.    (Duties.) The Board of Supervisors of Elections shall be in
charge of the registration of voters, nominations, and all town elec-