The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-04

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ia act 10 repeal scciioa sic 90 Of asfi.
Gle rs ot' the Code of PaJfic Gen raj
Lars, rciafiny 10 Me ohea,iance of
Ja'Llyss Of Elections, and sec tim nine
co. Of sail oriici~, prs ribiag IA.
oath IF JR'iges ej Election; aaa sec.
ton ''reire 40 IF a1 a.f,~ie pse.
scr'6fny notice y cteefions 10 b. gicen
By hc .S.erG yAe Aererof 90, u i,.
and 70 eHact a substitute FIR each III
sad scciioRs.
Sec. !. W il saaeiol Ly Bie Genenal Az.
scnbg Of hayidad. That section nine. ~
six ~ and twelve (l2) Of article ,hirty.ivs
('1l Of the Code nf Public General Laws.
be and they arc hereby rcpealsl, and Tie
following sections he eiri arr hcrcby sut,s,t
niel Tor them respectively:
For section 0. Atan election, State. Fed.
eral or municipal, to he hereafter held In
this State, il none the Judges uf Election
appointed according to law shall attend Al
the place Of election for the space Of ,.ns
hour after the prescribed iiy law k,r opening
the eicct'on, It shall be lawful tor the ius,ic.
ofihc perez for such county NJ city, then
present at the plnre sfolcciion. or major
ity Of them. % Tor one jus,ioc Of the pc,r,.
IN u. event OF bat one being prrsau,, To act
" Jad5ei or Ia'lse oi election or. IL no juF.
tl.e OF the teaec be presan,. it shall be isu.
ful inr the voters then present, ar a major..
~ OF them, 10 choose by ballot rhrcc pe..
sons being .yo,erf 10 BE- judges Of said cice.
ton, aud the said justices OF Justice OF the
peacn. or persons chosen by ballot a. afors-
said to he judges Of election and who shall
act in that eaisae:iy for that eiaetian. shall
he vested with the same powers aud author.
ny a. IT they hull been appointed by tbs
eonn'y. commissioners " other lasfuly
authorized appointing pcxcr.
For section ?, Ever! judge of election,
al every election Ia be hrr,aftcr held ia
p"rs'iance 81 law, beinre procceds 10 take
or receive any yp;e, shall lake the follsvins
oatq or Affirmation !, A, B, 10 swear III
affirm ihrt ! will permit all persons % vote
who shall o.ier 10 ,ute ut tho election iso~
10 be hcll for ----eonnty or----ci,y, whose
names shall appear on the registry OF lit of
voters furnished to me according 10 law, Al
qualified voters under the Constitrtion anil
laws ofthis State; and that will not permit
any person To vote nj the same election
whose name shall not be found upon The
sail registry OF lis, Of qumifed voters; and
! viii ~ all things execute the Office of
Judge Of the sand election according 10 the
best OF my knowledge. without favor or ma.
TALLY, 20 help me t;od. "
For section II. The Sheriff. Of the sew
erai counties, under the penalty Of fifty dol.
tars, shall, at least three weeks previous 10
every election required by law TO be held.
canse p,lblic notice 10 be given within their
respective places within each election dis.
lict Of the county, and also BY advertise
ment In the newspapers " general circula.
ton IN tee county, Of the time and place of
holding tho several eivctions but II from
any cause said notice shall fail 10 be fiven,
said failure shall not Affect The validity Of
any election; but il shall be the duty Of
the Judges Of election 10 hold the election
In their several election districts, ct the
time prescribed By law and at tho usual
place OF holding elections 10 tho seversi
districts or at the place 10 the several cleo
ton districts were the las, preceding election
was held, under the penalty Of five hun.
drcd doollnrs for each Judge refusing or
neglectngto hold such election. This sec.
ton not TO apply TO the city Of Baltimore.
Sec. 2. Ard Dc u enacted. That this oct
shah take eiiect from the date ofits passage.
We Gently TINT the aforegoine il true
copy ofan act which passed the Gcnsrd
Assembly ef Maryland, Januars Session.
1867. AUGUSTUS GASSAwAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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