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tion books of the town; a notice of such action and the reasons therefor
shall be sent to the last known address of such voter; provided, however,
that the registration of any person shall not be cancelled during his service
in the armed forces of the United States. A voter whose registration has
been cancelled shall not thereafter be eligible to vote except by registering
again as in this Charter provided."

Subsection D is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Any person desiring to be a candidate for an elective office under the
terms of this subtitle shall file, not less than thirty (30) days previous to
the date of election with the Board of Election Supervisors herein pro-
vided for, a petition setting forth that said candidate is not less than
twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, that he is an
owner of improved real property or is purchasing improved real property
in Cheverly under contract, that he has been an actual dweller within the
limits of said town for not less than two (2) years next preceding the
date of election, and setting forth the ward in which said candidate dwells
and the name of the office he seeks. Said petition for any candidate for
Mayor shall bear not less than twenty (20) signatures of persons qualified
to vote for said candidate and said petition of any candidate of Ward Coun-
cilman shall bear not less than ten (10) signatures of persons qualified to
vote for said candidate under the provisions of this subtitle. The signers of
said petition shall sign the same as their names appear on the town's
election books, and under each signature shall be typed or printed each
petitioner's name, address and ward in which he or she votes in town elec-
tions. The Board of Election Supervisors shall cause to be given general
publicity the names of such eligible candidates with the names of the
offices they seek, and shall post all of such names and offices conspicuously
at the polls."

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a fair summary of this resolu-
tion be published not less than four (4) times at not less than weekly
intervals within a period of forty (40) days after the date of adoption in
a newspaper having general circulation in the Town of Cheverly and a com-
plete copy of the resolution shall be posted in a public place within Chev-
erly for a period of at least forty (40) days following its adoption.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this amendment to the Charter
and Local Laws of the Town of Cheverly shall become and be considered a
part of the Charter, according to the terms of the amendment, and in all
respects to be effective and observed as such upon the fiftieth (50) day
following the date of adoption unless on or before the fortieth (40) day
after adoption there shall be presented to the Mayor and Town Council of
Cheverly a petition for referendum in accordance with Section 13 of
Article 23A of the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland
(1957 Edition), as amended.

Adopted: December 10, 1970
Test: David J. Ferguson

Thomas W. Kerley, Mayor

Joseph B. Jochum, Councilman

Robert W. Heffron, Councilman

Robert W. O'Connors, Councilman

George M. Boyd, Councilman

E. C. Clark, Councilman

Mary B. Eller, Councilman