2188                                    MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

(f)  Qualifications of Voters. Every citizen of the town of Denton who has been a
resident therein for twelve consecutive months next preceding any town election
and who was a qualified voter at the last preceding State or Congressional election,
or who may reach the age of eighteen years between the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November and the date of any town election as hereinbefore
provided, shall be a duly qualified voter of the town, and every qualified voter of
the town who is duly registered in accordance with the provision of this subtitle,
shall be entitled to vote at any and all town elections.

(g)  Registration of Voters. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of Denton
on or before the first Monday in April, 1972, and on or before the first Monday of
April of each and every year thereafter, to appoint as registrars of voters in the
said town, two resident and qualified voters of the town. The registrars so
appointed shall qualify within five days after their appointment, and shall, before
entering upon their duties, make oath before a Notary Public in and for the State
of Maryland and Caroline County, that they will fairly, faithfully and honestly
perform their duties as such registrars. Upon the failure of any said registrar to
qualify, the Commissioners shall appoint some other person duly qualified as
substitute registrar and such person shall, after taking the oath aforesaid hold the
said office for the unexpired term. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of
Denton to supply the registrars with suitable books or records in which to register
voters in accordance with the provisions hereof, and the commissioners of Denton
shall give at least two weeks notice in some newspaper of general circulation in
Caroline County of the time and place of the setting of the registrars for the
purpose of registration for voting, and there shall be a registration of the qualified
voters of the town of Denton on the first, second and third Mondays in May of
1972, between the hours of 1 P.M. and 6 P.M. for said registration. Thereafter the
Commissioners of Denton shall appoint at least one other day in May of each
succeeding year for the registration of town voters, of which they shall give notice
by advertisement of public notice. The Commissioners may also appoint other days
and hours in the sitting of said registrars. The registration to be held in May, 1972,
shall be a general registration of the qualified voters of Denton, and no person
shall be allowed to vote at any town election held thereafter unless he or she shall
have been registered at such times or at some subsequent registration day. No
political party designation shall be shown with reference to any registration in said
town. The said registrars shall, at their sittings, record upon the registration books
the names of all persons who are qualified voters of the said town under the
provisions of this subtitle and whose names are not recorded in said books, who
shall apply to said registrars for registration, together with such information as the
Commissioners of Denton may from time to time by ordinance require to be
recorded; and to strike from said books the names of all deceased persons and of
all persons who shall have removed from the corporate limits of said town and
remained absent for a period of twelve consecutive months and taken up their
residence elsewhere.

SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the date of the adoption of
this Resolution is December 6th, 1971, and that the amendment to the Charter
of the Commissioners of Denton hereby proposed by this enactment shall be
and become effective on January 25th, 1972, unless a proper petition for a
referendum hereon shall be filed as permitted by law. A complete and exact
copy of this Resolution shall be posted in the offices of the Commissioners of
Denton until January 15th, 1972, and a copy of the title of this Resolution shall
be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Denton, not less than four
times, at weekly intervals, before December 30th, 1971.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as soon as the Charter
Amendment hereby enacted shall become effective, either as herein
provided,          or following a referendum, the Mayor of

Denton          shall send separately, by registered mail, to