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fees, liens, and all other revenues of the City, and all other revenues for
whose collection the City is responsible, and receive any funds receivable
by the City. He shall invest City funds, in excess of those required for im-
mediate needs, in the best interest of the City. The Treasurer shall also do
such other things in relation to the fiscal or financial affairs of the City
as the Mayor or the Council may require, or as may be required elsewhere
in this Charter.

[c. Compensation. The said Treasurer shall receive such compensa-
tion for the discharge of his duties and such expense allowances as the
Mayor and Council may determine.]

New Carrollton Charter Amendment No. 71-2

An amendment to the Charter of the City of New Carrollton,
Prince George's County, Maryland, amending Sections 5 and 6 of the
Charter, entitled "Registration of Voters" and "Conduct of Elections",
respectively, to reclassify those provisions into three new Sections: Section
5, entitled "Board of Elections"; Section 6 entitled "Registration of Voters"
and Section 7 entitled "Elections"; and to modify Section 5 by adding a
provision allowing removal of persons from registration lists; to add to
Section 6 a requirement for notice to removed persons and provide for ap-
peal procedures; and to add to Section 7 provisions changing notice re-
quirements for elections and clarifying rules governing certification of
elected officials.

SECTION [5] 6. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

[5a. Voters.] 6a. Qualifications of Voters. Every person who [(1.)]
is a citizen of the United States, [(2.)] is at least twenty-one years
of age, [(3.)] and who has resided within the corporate limits of the City
for at least six [6] months next preceding any City election, [and (4.)
is registered] shall be eligible to register in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Charter, and if registered shall be entitled to vote at any or
all City elections, [shall be qualified voter of the City. Every qualified voter
of the City shall be entitled to vote at any or all City elections.]

[5b. Board of Elections.] SECTION 5. BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

5a. Appointment and Qualifications. There shall be a Board of Elec-
tions consisting of three members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the approval of the Council. Two members shall be appointed at the first
Council meeting in June of every even-numbered year, and one member
shall be appointed at the first Council meeting in June of every odd-
numbered year. The terms of the members of the Board of Elections
shall begin on the fifteenth day of June in the year in which they are
appointed, and shall run for two years. [The current terms of all members
of the Board of Elections on March 1, 1970 shall be adjusted by the Mayor
with the approval of the Council to expire in accordance with the above-
described schedule of terms.] Members of the Board of Elections shall
be qualified voters of the City and shall not hold or be candidates for
any elective office during their terms of office. The Board shall appoint
one of its members as Chairman. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled
by the Mayor with the approval of the Council for the remainder of the
unexpired term. Any compensation of the members of the Board shall
be determined by the Council.

5c. [Board of Elections—removal.] Removal. Any member of the
Board of Elections may be removed for good cause by the Mayor with the