The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-02-06

their return on the second day following the
election, to the County Commissioners OF Bal
tInvIe county.
For the information of all persons concerned
the following Act of the Legislature, passed
oath Of March, 1865, is published
AN ACT forbicding the sale OF spirituous or fer
IN. nted liquors III the several counties of this
St tie on the day of Elections
Section j. BE IL enacted by tie General As
sen,tly Of -haryiand That 1t shall not be lawful
for the keeper OF any hotel, tavern, store, drink
ing 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 splrituous or fermented IL
quors, e. or beer, or intoxicating drinks Of
any kind, on the day Ct a2y election hereafter
to be he'd in the Yeral counties OF this State.
Sec. 2. And be IL snactea, That any person vio-
iating the provisions OF this act shall be liable
to Indictment by tae grand jury OF the county
where the offence is committed, ana shall upon
conviction before any judge ofany OF the circuit
courts OF TINS State, De fined a sum not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars tor each and every offence, one half of
the fine shall be paid the intormer, the other
half to the County Commissioners for the use
| OF public roads,
| For the further information of voters. the
| following sections of ArLIcle of the Constitu-
| ton are pubis ed
| Sec ion /. All elections shall be by ballot
| and every white male citizen of the United
States, OF the age OF twenty one years, or up
| wards, who has been resident oil the State
| for year, and of the legislative district of
| Baltimore City, or of the county, IL winch he
may offer to vote, tor SIX months next proceed
ing The election, shall be entitled TO vote, in the
ward, or election distrlct, III winch he resides,
| at all elections hereafter to &c held III this
State: and IN case any county, or city, shall
| be 50 divided to form portions OF different
electoral districts, for the election OF hepresen-
| tatives N Congress, Senators, Delegates or 9TH
| er officers, then to entitle person To vote for
| such officer, he must have been resident Of
that part OF the county. or city, which shall
| form part of the electoral district IN which
| he offers to vote, for months next proceed
| ing the election; but erson who shall have
| acquired residence in such county, or city,
| entitling him to vote at any such election, shall
be entitled to vote in the election district from
which he removed, until he shall have acquir-
| ed 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 inia-
nous 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, as person
compass nlentis, shall be entitled to vote.
Sec. 3. If any person shall give, or offer to
give, directly or indirectly, any hribe. present,
or reward, or any promise, or any security for
the payment, 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 vating, or to procure vote for any can
didate, or person, proposed, or voted Tor, as
Elector of President and Vice President Of
the United States, or Representative in Con-
gress, or for any office OF profit or trust, created
by the Constitution, or Laws Of this State, or by
At.
City Council of BALTIMORE, the person giving,
or Offering 10 give, and the person receiving the
same. aad any person who gives, or causes to
be given, an illegal vote. knowing il 10 be such,
al any election to be hereafter he II in this
State, shall, on conviction III a COURT al Law,
in addition to the penalties now, or hereafter
to De imposed by Law, be forever disqualified
to hold any office of profit Of trust, vote at
any election thereafter.
Sec. 4, 1t shall be the duty of the General
Assembly to pass Laws to pnnl-h with fine nd
imprisonment, any person who shall removes
into any election district, or precinct, any
ward of the city of Baltimore, not for the pur-
pose of acquiring bona nae residence therein,
but for the purpose of voting at approach
ing election, or who shall vote in shy election
district, or ward, in which he does not reside.
except in the case provided lor in this article,
or shall, at the same election. vote ia more thap
one election district, or precinct, shall vote,
VI oHeI W NVtc' IA HdiitS uot MS OWE, or III
place Of any other person OF the sara name.
or shall vote in any county, in which he does
not reside,
See, .. The General Assembly shall provide
by Law for a uniform registration shs names
OF all the voters in this State, who possess the
qualifications prescribed in this Article. which
registration shall be coneluslve evidence to tho
Judges of election Of the right OF every pel.na.
thus registered to vote at any election thsFea.
ter held in this State but no person shall vote
at any election, Federal or State. here, ftcr to
be held in this State, atany municipal eise-
ton in the City of Baltimore. unless his lame
appears in the list Of registered voters and
until The General Assembly shall here after pass
an Act for the registration Of tho names 81
tiers, the Law in force on th2 first day Of June.
in the year eightee hundred and sixty seven,
in reference thereto, shall be continued u ca
except SO far as itmay be inconsistent with the
provisions of this Constitution and the regis
try of voters, made in pursuance theren ma, BE-
corrected as provided in said Law hu the
name of all persons shall be added to the 'st
of qualified voters BY the officers q Registration
who have the qualifications prescribed IN H.,
frst section Of this Article, and VIII, are M
disqualified under the provisions 81 tn, secasaA
and third sections thereof
THOMAS BALDWIN,
Sheriff of Balninnrr 80 Mt
Jan. 30.---te. s
$1,000 Reward % @