The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-10-18
CHAPTER 191.

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Or fermcn.ed liquors in the several counties
of the State on the Gay of Election.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As.
, sembly of Maryland, That it shall not be law
full for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store
drinking establishment, or any other place
where liquors are sold; or for any person or
persons, directly or indirectly, to sell, barter,
give or dispose of any spirituous or iermented
liquors, ale or beer, or Intoxicating drinks of
any kind, on the days of election hereafter to
be held in the several counties of this State.
Section 2, And be it enacted, That any per-
son violating the provisions of this Act shall
be liable to indictment by the Grand Jury of
the county where the offence is committed,
and shall, npon conviction before any Judge
of any of the Circuit Courts of this State, be
fined sum not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and every
offence, one-half the fine shalt be paid the in
former, the other half to the County Commits
sioners, for the use of public roads.
For the further information of voters the fol-
lowing sections Of Article l of the Constitution
are published.
Section l. All elections shall be by ballot; and
every white male citizen OF the United States, of
the age OF twenty-onc years, or upwards who has
been resident of the State for one year, and of
the legislative district of Baltimore Oity, or of the
county, in which he may offer to vote for six
months next preceding the election shall be enti-
tied to vote, in the ward, or election district, in
which he resides at all elections hereafter to be
held in this State; and in case any county, or
city, shall be so divided to form portions Of diff
ierent electoral districts, for the election of Repre-
sentatlves in Congress- Senators, or other Officers
then to entie person to vote for such officer he
must have been resident ofthat part of the coun-
ty, or city, which shall form part of the electoral
district, in which he offers to VOTE for six months
next preceding the election but person who
shall have acquired residence in such county. or
city, emitting him to vote at any such election,
shall be entitled to vote in the election district
from which he removed, until he shall have ac-
CURED residence in the part of the county, or
city, to which he has removed.
Sec. 2. No person above the age of twenty-one
years, convicted of larceny, or other infamous
crime, unless pardoned by the Governor, shall
ever thereafter be entitled to vote at any election
in this State; and no person under guardianship
as lunatic, or as aperson non compbs mintis shall
be entitled to vote.
Sec. 3. If any persen shall give, or offer to give
directly or indirectly. any bride, present, or re-
ward, or any promise, or any security for the pay
ment, or the delivery of money, or any other
thing, to induce any voter to refrain from casting
his vote or to prevent him in any way from yot
ing, or to procure vote for any candidate, or
person, proposed, or voted for, as Eector of Pres
dent and Vice-Presdent of the United States, or
Representative in Congress- or for any office of
profit, or trust created by the Constitution, or
Laws of this State, or by the Ordinances, or au-
thority of the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, the person, receiving the same and any
person receiving the same, and any person who
gives or causes to be given, an illegal vote know
ing it to be such, at any election, to be hereafter
held in this State, shall, on conviction in court
of law, in addition to the penalties now, or here
after to be imposed by Law, be forever dsqualiti-
at any election thereafter.
Sec, L. 1t shall be the duty of the General As
sembly to pass Laws to punish with fine and inn
prisonment, any person who shall remove into any
election district, or precinct, or any ward of the
City OF Baltimore, not for the purpose of acqur-
ing bona fde residence therein, but for the pur-
pose of voting at an approaching election, or who
shall vote in any election district, or ward, in
which he does not reside, except in the case pro-
vided for in this article SHALL at the same cleo
ton, vote in more than one election district or
precent, or shall vote, offer to vote, in auy
name not his own, or in place of any other person
of the same name, or shall vote in any county, in
which he does not reside.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall provide by
Law for uniform registration of the names of all
the voters in this State, who possess the quafca-
tions prescribed in this Article which registra-
ton shall be conclusive evidence to the Judges
of election of the right of every person. thus re-
gistered to vote at any election thereafter held in
this State but no person shall vote
at any election, Federal or State, here
after to be held in this State, or at any municipal
election in the city of Baltimore, unless his name
appears in the list Of registered voters and un-
til the General assembly shall hereafter pass an