992                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 572

filled by the mayor with the approval of the council for the re-
mainder of the unexpired term. The compensation of the members
of the board shall be determined by the council.

27.    Removal.

Any member of the Board of Supervisors of Elections may be re-
moved for good cause by the council, if in the judgment of the
Council the member is not properly performing or will not properly
perform the duties of the position. 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 elections. The
board may appoint election clerks or other employees to assist it in
any of its duties.

29.    Notice.

The Board of Supervisors of Elections shall give at least two
weeks' notice of every registration day and every election by an ad-
vertisement published in at least one newspaper of general circula-
tion in the town and by posting a notice thereof in some public
place or places in the town.

30.    Registration.

There shall be a registration on the first Monday in April in every
second odd numbered year, of qualified persons not registered to vote.
If necessary for the performance of registration or the convenience
of the citizens of the town, the mayor may designate additional days
as registration days. Registration shall be permanent, and no person
[shall be] is entitled to vote in town elections unless he is registered.
[It shall be the duty of the] The Board of Supervisors of Elections
[to] shall keep the registration lists up to date by striking from the
lists persons known to have died or to have moved out of the town.
The council [is hereby authorized and directed], by ordinance, [to]
shall adopt and enforce any provisions necessary to establish and
maintain a system of permanent registration and [to] provide for a
re-registration when necessary.

31.    Appeal.

If any person [shall feel] is aggrieved by the action of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections in refusing to register or in striking off
the name of any person, or by any other action [such person] he
may appeal to the council. Any decision or action of the council
upon such appeals may be appealed to the Circuit Court for the
county within [thirty days of the decision or action of the council.]
the time allowed for such appeals.

32.    Nominations.

Persons may be nominated for elective office in the town by filing
a certificate of nomination at the office of the Board of Supervisors
of Elections on or before the second Monday in April next preced-
ing the town election. No person shall file for nomination to more
than one elective town public office or hold more than one elective
town public office at any one time.