876                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 392

number of his residence on the register, provided a majority of the
judges are satisfied that the person offering to vote is the identical
person who is registered, and that he intended to register his true
name and residence.

VOTING MACHINES

16-1. Use authorized.

(a)    The boards shall provide for the use of voting machines in
all elections in accordance with the provisions of this article and
under such rules and regulations as the boards may deem advisable
or necessary. The boards may purchase, rent, lease or otherwise
acquire such number of voting machines as may be required to equip
any and all of the polling places in the city or county, as the case may
be. In the event of the leasing, rental or other acquisition of such
machines, they shall be exempt from State, county or municipal
taxation.

(b)    At least one voting machine shall be furnished for each unit of
five FOUR hundred voters, and an additional machine for every frac-
tional part of such unit; in the case of special elections, however, the
board in its discretion may determine the number of machines to be
furnished to each polling place.

(c)    The boards shall use the powers conferred upon them for
the acquisition of voting machines, and shall acquire or have avail-
able the necessary number of voting machines for use at all elections;
the county commissioners or county councils or the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore shall provide for the payment of such machines.

(d)    The boards in the counties shall have the power to rent or
lease voting machines to any municipal corporation, special tax area
or other political subdivision in that county, for use in any election
or referendum vote in such municipal corporation, special tax area or
other political subdivision. The rental or lease shall be on such terms
and conditions as may be determined by the board. The board shall
account for and pay over to the board of county commissioners or
county council all monies received in payment for rentals or leases
made under this section, within thirty days after the receipt thereof.
Every municipal corporation, special tax area or other political sub-
division in the State is hereby authorized and empowered to rent or
lease voting machines in this manner, and to use the same in any
election or referendum vote within its corporate limits or boundaries,
any law, ordinance or resolution to the contrary notwithstanding.

16-2. Borrowing to obtain.

(a)    Whenever the board in any county shall decide to purchase
voting machines, the board of county commissioners or county coun-
cil thereof may borrow funds for such purchase and issue individual
notes, bonds or evidences of indebtedness for the repayment of the
funds and of interest thereon.

(b)    In the event general obligation bonds of the county are
issued, such bonds may be issued without regard to any limitations
upon the borrowing power of the county and the following provisions
shall be applicable to such issuance: