Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06
SOLDIERS VOTE.

80 ,tion li.-Any qualified voter ofihis State
who shall be absent from the County or City ..
bis residence by reason of being in the iiiii,-
ry service of the United States, SO as not 10 be
able 10 vote ~ home, On the adoption or rcec-
ton OF This Constitution, or for State officers
elected on general ticket, and for Presidential
Electors and for Members of Congress, at the
election 10 be held ON the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the Month OF November.
eighteen hundred and sixfy-four, shall be en,i-
tied to vote at such elections as follows A poll
shall be opened in each Company of every Ma
ryland Regimen, in the service Of the United
States or of this State Oh the day appointed
by this Convention for taking the vote on the
new Constitution. or some other day not more
than five days thereafter. al the quarters Of the
commanding officer thereof. and voters of this
State belonging to such Company who shall
he within ten miles of such quarters on the
day of election may vote at such poll; the polls
shall be opened at eight o'clock \. NJ. aud
be closed at 6 p. NJ; the commissioned officers
Of such company or such of them as are pres
ent at the openidg Of the polls, shall act as
Judges, and any one officer shall be competent
so to act, and if no officer be present then the
voters in such Company present shall elect two
of the voters present 10 act as Judges Of The
election; before any votes are received each OF
the Judges shall take an oath or affirmation
ding to law; will prevent fraud and observe
and make proper return thereto, and such oath
the Judges may administer to each other; the
election shall be by ballot and any voter may
vote either .'For the Constitution or Against
the Constitution
Section l2.--Any qualified voter Of this
State who shall be absent from the city or
county of his residence on the day for taking
the vote GU the adoption or rejection Of this
IS 10 a.
tary service of the United States, but shall he
at some hospital or military post, or on duty
within this State, and not with his Company
may vote at the nearest polls to such place on
satisfying the Judges that he is legal and
qualified voter of this State.
Section l3-The Judges may swear any one
offering to vote as to his being legal voter OF
this State. The Judges shall take down on
poll-book or list the names of all the voters ms
their votes arc taken, and the tickets shall he
placed in box as taken; after the polls are
closed, the tickets shall be counted and strung
on thread, and the Judges shall make out
certificate which they shall sign, addr sscd 10
the Governor at Annapolis, in which they
shall state they have taken the oath hereby pre-
scribed aud shall certify the number of votes
for the Constitution and against the Conslita-
ton; the said certificates shall be accompanied
with the names of the voters and shall be
plainly expressed, but no particular words shall
be required.
Section 1.-THE Judges shall, as soon as
possible, transmit said returns, with the tick
cts SO strung, to the Governor, who shall re-
oeive the return of the soldiers vote, and shall
cast up the same and judge of the gcnuinencss,
correctness Of the returns, and may recount
the threaded tickets SO as to satisfy himself,
and the Governor shall count said vote with
the aggregate vote of the State on the adop
ton or rejection of this Constitution and shall
wait for fifteen days after the day on ~hich