J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      991

[(57)] (55) Zoning. To exercise the powers as to planning and
zoning, conferred upon municipal corporations generally in Article
66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, subject[, however,] to the
limitations and provisions of said article.

[(58)] (56) Saving clause. The enumeration of powers in this
section is not to be construed as limiting the powers of the town to the
several subjects mentioned.

23.    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 neces-
sary ordinances. All the powers of the town shall be exercised in the
manner prescribed by this charter, or, if the manner be not pre-
scribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance.

24.    Enforcement.

To [ensure] assure the observance of the ordinances of the town,
the council [shall have] has the power to provide that violation
thereof shall be a misdemeanor and [shall have] has 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, for-
feiture, or penalty by virtue of any ordinance passed under the au-
thority of this charter [shall have] has the right of appeal within
ten days to the Circuit Court of the county in which the fine, for-
feiture, or penalty was imposed. The council may provide that,
[where] if the violation is of a continuing nature and is persisted in,
a conviction for one violation 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 (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is at
least twenty-one years of age, (3) has resided in the State of Maryland
for at least one year next preceding any town election, (4) has re-
sided within the corporate limits of the town for six months next pre-
ceding any town election, and (5) is registered in accordance with the
provisions of this charter, [shall be] is a qualified voter of the town.
Every qualified voter of the town [shall be] is 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 ap-
proval 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 Chairman. Vacancies on the board shall be