SECRETARY                                         2431

AND AN ACTUAL RESIDENT OF SECRETARY. AT LEAST TEN DAYS
BEFORE ANY ELECTION THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL POST IN TWO
ALL PERSONS TO BE VOTED UPON FOR MAYOR AND
COMMISSIONERS IN THE APPROACHING ELECTION. THE
COMMISSIONERS SHALL PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
BALLOTS FOR EACH ELECTION CONTAINING THE NAMES OF ALL
THE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS TO BE
VOTED FOR THEREIN ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND
IN THE GENERAL FORM OF THE BALLOTS USED IN THE COUNTY
ELECTIONS. ANY PERSON, EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
AND WHO HAS BEEN RESIDING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE TOWN OF SECRETARY FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ANY SUCH ELECTION, OR WHO OWNS
REAL ESTATE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SECRETARY,
BUT WHO LIVES OUTSIDE OF SAID LIMITS, SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT TO VOTE. REGISTRATIONS SHALL BE HELD AT SUCH TIME
OR PLACES AS THE COMMISSIONERS MAY DESIGNATE. ALL
PERSONS REGISTERED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 1972, SHALL HAVE
THE RIGHT TO VOTE AT ANY AND ALL ELECTIONS HELD WITHIN
THE TOWN OF SECRETARY. NOT WITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 10, THE MAYOR OF SECRETARY SHALL
HAVE ALL OF THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE
PRESIDENT, AND HE SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS, AND
SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN CASE OF A TIE VOTE OR THE
LACK OF A QUORUM OF COMMISSIONERS AT ANY MEETING.

SECTION 2. In order to carry out the meaning and intent of this section, the
Commissioners are empowered to do all things and to take any action, by
ordinance or otherwise, deemed necessary for the regulation, efficient operation
and functions of the election in the Town of Secretary.

SECTION 3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE DATE OF THE
ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION IS FEBRUARY 7, 1972, THAT A
COMPLETE COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE POSTED IN THE
TOWN OFFICE, AND THAT A COPY OF THE TITLE OF THIS
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE TOWN OF SECRETARY NOT LESS THAN
FOUR TIMES, AT WEEKLY INTERVALS BEFORE MAY 1, 1972.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at the time the
charter amendment hereby adopted shall become effective the present
Commissioners shall cause the same to be registered with the Secretary of State of
Maryland and with the Department of Legislative Reference, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 17(f) of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Replacement Volume).

The President and Commissioners of Secretary
Attest:
By The Clerk of Secretary