The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-08
NOTICE TO THE POLICE.
III N'bEN VT IhE hAhohaLl
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE MARSHAL,

POLICE DEPARTMENT-0FFIcE OF THE MARSHAL,
Baltimore October 5, 1860.
Attention is called the following provisions and ey
tracts from provisions of the laws creating Per
manent Police and regulating elections in city Of
Baltimore.
]. Any citizen who may be required by the Board of
Police, any judge of election aid in enforcing the
law on day of election, and who shall refuse neglect
10 comply with such requirement shall be subject to
penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars Judges of cleo.
ons are by virtue of their Office conservators of the
peace ana nave ful authority upon every day cleo
ton, to commit to Baltimore city jail on their warrants
respectively, who may be disturbing the
peace creating riot or disorder interfering with voters
z III any peace officer refuse omit comply with such
requirement, he shall be liable penalty Of fire hun.
dred dollars and if any officer the corporation of Balti
city prevent or forbid the reception or reen
ton in Jail of any person committed he shall be liable
to penalty of one thousand dollars for every such offence
recoverable by the Board Of Police and also sixty days
Imprisonment
g. 1t shall be unlawful to keep open the said city, on
any election day. any drinking establishment or bar
room grog shop sh anv spr
ituous or ermented liquor therein thererom and any
person or persons who shall be guilty of violating this
section or of retailing dispensing any spirtuous or
fermeuted liquors on election day in said city shall
on conviction thereof forfeit his their license he or
they shal nave taken out any and be disqualified from
taking out any other license for the sale of such ionor
for the space of five thereafter and shall moreover
be liable to penalty of five hundred dollars to be re-
covered by said Board of Police by civil action in the
name Of the State and it shall be the duty said Board
ana OF the Sheriff and his deputies and Of all policemen
cohstables and other peace officers take care that h
provisions of this section be complied with and to inform
upon all persons violating the same of whose offences
they shall have knowledge or information
a. II any person shall prevent or hinder attempt or
consre with any other perc prevent or
hinder any voter from exercising his right suffrage in
the city Of Baltimore, by threat intimidation violence
any other unlawful means before or during
election times or shall detan imprson any person or
persons with the view intent of causing procuring or
forcing such person to vote illegally against
his or their WILL or under compulson any precinct in
said city, such person. offending and every person
who shall be guilty of wully voting, Offering to vote
ideally or causing or procuring any other to vote
Illegally in any precinct of the said city, SHALL
vlcon thereof, be adjudged guilty of felony and be
fenced to not less than two than six years i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary.
o. ANY two or more persons who shall, during any
eecon in the city Of Baltimore assemble conspre or
combine together for the purpose of driving voters
e poiis or preventing obstructing, or beating
nJuring, or intimdang any voter or voters In GAMING
h VI bu from the polls and any person or persons
lnJure or shall offer to maltreat inure or shall bv
ece or violence or otherwise nmidate overawe or
contol any voter while at the polls or going To or
turning from the same, shall orcbly resist anv n
man or peace officer shall forcbly resist any order
any Judge OF Election under the provisions of This ar
Gle, shall be deemed guilty of felony and be entencd
on conviction thereof to confinement in the Penentiar
for not less than three than six years. or shall
SEIZE take STEAL mutate destroy naluraizaton
papers certificate written evidence Naturalization
oil any naturaized voter attempt to do either
near the polls or while the said voter shall be proceeding
thereto returning erefrom, shall be deemed guilty
OF felony and be sent need upon conviction thereof
confinement in the Pententary for less than three
nor more than six years
g. ANY officer servant of the May or and City Coun
gu OF Baltimore other person whatsoever who shall
ocy resist or obstruct the execution enforcement of
any OF the provisions Of the providing permanent
ponce Tor the city of Baltimore, shall be subject pen
atty OF one thousand dollars each and every such Of
fence and be ever after disqualified from holding any
ofice or employment whatsoever under the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, under this article
Referring to the foregoing, is hereby strictly enoined
upon several Captains commanding to see that the
officers and of the Permanent Police and all of the
Extra Patrol and Detective force appointed the occa
sion of the ensuing election, within their respective Dis
rcs give special attention to their observance and
forcemen and be Immediately arrested all per.
sons offending against the same.
. GIo. P. KANE
" PRst Marshal.