Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-21

Tie OOuilCll SIldu determine It's
own oruer of business anu Snall
keep a journal Of Its proceedings,
but no tlIaI acton may be taken
on any question, resolution or
ordinance except at open session;
no ordinance, general in nature
and permanent in effect, shall be
passed at the meeting in which it
IS introduced, but snail lay over
for at least one week and it's title
shall have been incluued in the
luuLsiled agenua tor the meeting
for which final action takes place.
Every citizen of Rockville who
has resided within the corporate
limits OF the City for six months
preceolng any lily general eiec'
ton or VINO has resided for a like
period OF SIX months within an
area annexed to the City within a
period of SIX months preceding
any City general election and
VINO is qualified to register as a
voter at the next succeeding State
or Congressional election or VINO
may reacn the age of twenty one
CID years between the second
TUESDAY of November and the
last MONDAY of April preceding
any City general election and
VINO is registered In accordance
with the provisions Of this Char
ter shall be a qualified voter of
the City.
There shall be a Board of Su.
pervisors of Elections consisting
of three members who shall be
appointed by the Council on or
before the first Monday in Marcn
of every odd numbered year and
their terms shall run for two
years. Members OF the Board
shall be qualified voters of the
City and shall not hold or be can
didates for any elective office of
the City during their term of Of
flee. The Board shall appoint one
of its members as Chairman. Va
cancies on the Board shall be
filled by the Mayor with the APP
proval of the Council for the re.
mainder of the unexpired term.
The compensation of the mem.
bers of the Board shall be as de-
termined by the Council. Any
member of the Board may be re-
moved for cause by the Council,
subject however, to a public
hearing if requested. The Board
shall be in charge of the registra-
ton of voters, nominations, and
all City elections. The Board may
appoint election clerks or other
employees up to total number
as established by the Council. The
Board shall give at least one
months notice of every election,
including places for voting, by an
advertisement published at least
four times during the period Of
such notice. Qualified citizens
may register at the established
administrative offices of the City
on any day in which those offices
are open for official business and
at such additional times and
places as may be designated by
the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tons, subject to the exception
that no person may register or
transfer within thirty 1900 days
preceding or ten (10) days fol-
lowing general or special cleo
ton. The Board shall appoint as
Registrar one of the qualified en-
ployees of the City from an office
designated by the City Manager.
1t shall be the duty of the Board
to keep the registration lists up
to date by striking from the list
names of persons known to have
died or to have moved out of the
City, or who shall have failed to
vote in three successive general
elections. The Council shall, by
ordinance, adopt and enforce such
provisions as may be necessary
to etablish and maintain a system
of permanent registration. If any
person shall feel agrieved by the
action of the Board in refusing
to register or in striking off a
name of any person or by any
other action such person may APP
peal to the Circuit Court of Mont
gomery County and its decision
shall be final.
No person shall be a candidate
for any elective public office in
the government of the City of
Rockville unless such person shall
be nominated by petition when he
or someone on his behalf shall
file, on or before the first day Of
April next preceding the general
election in which he desires to be
voted on, with the Board a GER
tificate signed by at least one
hundred qualified voters contain
ing the name of the candidate, a
statement of the office which he
seeks, and a statement that the
signers intend to vote for the
person named therein. On the
last Monday in April of every
even numbered year the qualified
voters of the City shall elect one
person as Mayor and four per.
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