2260                                  Municipal Charters

QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS

Every person who (a) is a citizen of the United States, (b) is at
least eighteen years of age, (c) has resided in the State of Maryland for
at least one year next preceding any town election, (d) has resided within
the corporate limits of the town for six months next preceding any town
election, and (e) is registered in accordance with the provisions of this
charter, shall be a qualified voter of the town. Every qualified voter of the
town shall be entitled to vote at any or all town elections.

Introduced by Henry Hoffman, on the 9th day of March, 1971.

Adopted this 11th day of May, 1971.

Roy L. Robertson, Mayor
Kathryn L. Riley, Clerk

Resolution proposing amendment to Charter of the Town of Man-
chester increasing the penalties which the town shall have the power
to affix in the enforcement of ordinances.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Manchester are
cognizant of the fact that the present limitations of the penalties which
they can prescribe for the breaking of Ordinances of the Town are such
that there is no real and present detriment to the breaking of said Ordi-
nances; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council are further cognizant of
the need to increase the penalties so that the punishment is commensurate
with the crime; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council therefore pro-
pose to amend the Charter of the Town of Manchester.

RESOLVED: That the Charter of the Town of Manchester be amended
by deleting the present paragraph entitled ENFORCEMENT OF ORDI-
NANCES [21—Editor] and substituting the following paragraph:

ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES

To insure the observance of the ordinances of the Town, the Council
shall have the power to provide that violation thereof shall be a misde-
meanor and shall have the power to affix thereto penalties of a fine not
exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or imprisonment
for not exceeding one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any per-
son subject to any fine, forfeiture, or penalty by virtue of any ordinance
passed under the authority of this charter shall have 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 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.

Introduced by Richard Phelps on the 23rd day of February, 1971.
Effective date April 13, 1971.

Adopted this 23rd day of April, 1971.

Roy L. Robertson, Mayor
Kathryn L. Riley, Clerk

Resolution proposing amendment to Charter to the Town of Man-
chester increasing the penalties which the town shall have the power
to affix in the enforcement of ordinances.