1204                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 739

manent board of registry, or with any supplemental board of regis-
try which the Board of Supervisors may appoint, objections to the
registration of any person whom such voter has reason to believe is
not eligible to vote, or a request for the addition of any person whose
name has been erroneously omitted or dropped from the registration
list of any precinct. Application for the correction of any such pre-
cinct registration list or a challenge of the right to vote of a person
named on such list may be made by any qualified voter of the county
or City, as the case may be, at the office of the Board of Supervisors
in Baltimore City on or before the Tuesday three weeks preceding
such election, and in the counties seven weeks preceding such election.
Such applications or challenges, with the reasons therefor, shall be
filed on forms provided by the Board for that purpose and shall be
attested by the oath of such qualified voter.

(b) Hearings. In Baltimore City, two members of the Board of
of Supervisors of opposite political parties, and in the respective
counties the two members of the permanent board of registry or
such supplemental boards of registry, consisting each of two per-
sons of opposite political parties, as may be appointed, if deemed
necessary, by the Board of Supervisors, shall sit for the purpose of
hearing applications for changes in such registration lists, or chal-
lenges of the right to vote on such lists. They shall meet on the Tues-
day two weeks before an election in Baltimore City, and on the
Tuesday six weeks before an election in the counties, at such hours
as the Board of Supervisors may designate. If all such applications
or challenges be not determined on that day, they shall sit during
the same hours on succeeding days until all cases are heard and de-
cided. If it is not possible to hear all such cases within one week from
the time when such sessions shall commence, the Board of Supervisors
may appoint one or more boards, each consisting of two members of
opposite political parties, to aid in hearing such applications or chal-
lenges at a compensation fixed as provided in Section 5 of this Article.
Persons whose right to register has been challenged and persons
whose names are alleged to have been erroneously omitted or dropped
from the registration lists shall be given written notice, sent by mail,
addressed to the voter at the address given in the registry and, in
addition, a similar notice shall be served on such voter by a member
of the Board, or one of the judges in the precinct in which such
voter is registered or by a police officer, and, if such voter cannot be
found at the address shown in the registry, or otherwise found in
such precinct where registered, the notice shall be left at the address
shown in the registry. Any voter so notified may appear in person
or by counsel. At the request of either party, the Board shall issue
subpoenas to witnesses to appear at such hearings, who shall be sworn
and examined. All cases shall be decided immediately after hearing.
If the Board is satisfied that the person so challenged, omitted or
dropped from the registration lists has actually moved to another
precinct and is presently residing within that other precinct, the
Board may transfer that person to the registration list of the pre-
cinct in which he presently resides.

REMOVALS FROM PRECINCT OR DISTRICT

42. Removal Procedure. Where any voter has removed from the
county or legislative district of Baltimore City in which he is regis-
tered to vote to another county or legislative district of Baltimore City