The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-04-05

w W. H. bOIIlIJ
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
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An act to repeal section sic CO. ofWtic7e 35
ofMe Code Of Public General LaWs,
relating to the attendance Of Judges Of
Elections, and section nine (9) Of said
article, prescribing the oath Of Judges
Of Eie hons; and section tlcelOe (l2)
ofsaM article prescribing notice Of elec-
tons to be gt0cn by the Sher6$ of the
sereroL counties, and to enact a Substi-
tute for each of said sections.
Sec. /. Be II enacted By the General
assembly Of Matyiand, That section six,
(6) niue COZ and twelve (l2) of article
thirty-fve (35) of the Code of Public
General Laws, be and they ars hereby
repealed, and the following sections be
and they are hereby substituted for them
respectivel y:
For section 6, AT any election, State,
Federal or municipal, to be hereafter held
in this State, if Douo Of the Judges of
Election appointed according to law shall
attend at the places of election for the
space of one hour after the time prescribed
by law for opening the election, it shall
be lawful for the justices of the peace for
such county or city, then present at the
place of election, or majority of them,
or for one justice of the peace, in the
event of but one being present, to act as
judges judge of election or, if no JUS
tice of the peace be present, it shall be law.
full for the voters then present, or a ma
jority of them, to choose by ballot three
persons being voters, to be judges of said
election, and the said justices or justice
Of the peace, or persons chosen by ballot
as aforesaid to be judges Of election, and
who shall act in that capacity for that
election, shall be- vested with the same
powers and authority as if they had been
appointed by the county commissioners
or otker lawfully authorized appointing
power.
For section g. Every judge of election,
at every election to be hereafter held in
pursuance Of law, before he proceeds to
take or receive any vote, shall take the
following oath or affirmation: Il, A. b =,
do swear Cor affirm that | will permit all
persons to vote who shall offer to vote at
the election now to be held for
county or - city, whose names shall
appear on the registry or list of voters
furnished to me according to law, as quail,
lied voters under the Constitution and laws
of this State and that | will not permit
any person to vote at the same election
whose name shall not be found upon the
said registry or list of qualified voters !;
and will in all things execute the Office
of judge of the said election according to
the best of my knowledge, without favor
or Partially, SO help one God"
For secti IN r. The sheriffs of the seve-
raj counties, under the penalty Of fifty
dollars, shall, at least three weeks pre-
vious to every election required by law
to be held, cause public notice to be given
within their respective counties, by ad
vertisements set up at the most public
places within each election district of the
county, and also by advertisement in two
newspapers of general circulation in the
county, of the time aud place of holding
the several elections but if from any
cause said not ce shall fail to be given,
said failure shall not affect the validity of
any election; but it shall be the duty OF
the judges of election to hold the election
in their several election districts at the
time prescribed by law and at the usual
place of holding elections 10 the several
election districts or at the place in the
several election districts where the las,
preceding election was held, under the
penalty of live hundred dollars for each
judge refusing or ncglecting to hold such
election. This section not 10 apply to the
city Of Baltimore.
Sec. 2. And he 1t enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of it,
passage.
We certify that the aforegoipg is true
copy of an act which passed the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, January session
1867.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
w, R. COLE,
apo Clerk of the house Of Delegates
BRIDGE NOTICE.
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