2120                                 MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

18-0 EXERCISE OF POWERS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT
THE POWERS GRANTED IN THIS SUBTITLE OR ELSEWHERE IN THIS
CHARTER THE COUNCIL MAY PASS ALL NECESSARY ORDINANCES.
ALL THE POWERS OF THE TOWN SHALL BE EXERCISED IN THE
MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THIS CHARTER, OR, IF THE MANNER BE
NOT PRESCRIBED THEN IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE
PRESCRIBED BY ORDINANCE. IN PARTICULAR, THE MAYOR SHALL
EXECUTE ALL ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.

19-0 ENFORCEMENT. TO ENSURE THE OBSERVANCE OF THE
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN, THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE THE
POWER TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATION THEREOF SHALL BE A
MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO AFFIX THERETO
PENALTIES OF A FINE NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($100.00) OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY DAYS,
OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. ANY PERSON SUBJECT
TO ANY FINE, FORFEITURE OR PENALTY BY VIRTUE OR 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,
FORFEITURE OR PENALTY WAS IMPOSED. THE MAYOR AND
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 SUCEEDING CONVICTION.

20-0 FILE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCES SHALL BE PERMANENTLY
FILED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER AND SHALL BE KEPT
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.

21-0 REGISTRATION, NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS (VOTERS).
EVERY PERSON WHO (A) IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES; (B)
IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE; (C) HAS RESIDED
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN FOR ONE YEAR
PRECEEDING ANY TOWN ELECTION; (D) IS REGISTERED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHARTER, AND (E)
IS A REGISTERED VOTER IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY; SHALL BE
QUALIFIED TO BE A VOTER OF THE TOWN. EVERY QUALIFIED
VOTER OF THE TOWN SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT ANY OR
ALL TOWN ELECTIONS.

22-0 REGISTRATIONS. THERE SHALL BE A REGISTRATION ON THE
SECOND MONDAY IN MARCH IN EVERY EVEN 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 AND
COUNCIL MAY DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL DAYS AS REGISTRATION
DAYS. REGISTRATION SHALL BE PERMANENT, AND NO PERSON
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN TOWN ELECTIONS UNLESS HE IS
REGISTERED. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE TOWN CLERK TO
KEEP THE REGISTRATION LISTS UP TO DATE BY STRIKING FROM
THE LISTS PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE DIED OR TO HAVE MOVED
OUT OF TOWN, AND PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT VOTED IN A TOWN
ELECTION FOR THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE YEARS.