Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-12
LAwS-GENRRAL.


to said sheriff at least twelve hours before
the opening Of the polls 1t the election
next ensuing.
See. 10. The Sheriff Of Baltimore city
. AMI the sheriifs Of the several connti. .
respectively. shall receive and safely tnep
said copies of lists Of qualified voaeE1 -
iivered to him By the ckeers & sori
ton. and shall. on tbQprcond day
to each and every ookeficos
whether he has in Sis pnssse
copies Of said lists eouniteo1
tody. and II il shall spps.e -
more OF said lists are noe n n
zion. be shall without delay serv
ten notification, accu.tely deseril
missing list on the Clerk Of the c.
that said list, or lists are not in the pos
session Of said sheriff. and said sheriff
shall receive . copy Of said missing list.
or lists when rendered to him By said
clerk. and said sheriff shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered on the day Of each
AID every election at the p5lis, at or be-
fore the time Of opening said p lis to the
judges Of election. thereat the copy ofthe
list of qualified voter. pertaining to the
election precinct or district over which
said judges are TO preside.
Sec. 90. The Judges of Election shall
receive from the Sheriff the lis: Of quail
fed voters. pertaining to their respective
precincts or districts. aud preserve the
same without alteration, mutilation or de-
Placement whilst in their POS ession. and
shall within three days after the close OF
the polls, return to said Sher; # the said
list of qualified voters; and the said
Judges ef Election shall not receive, o.
deposit in the ballot box the ballot of any
person offering to vote until they shall have
found his name on the list Of qualified
voters, aud shall be satisfied the person
SO Offering to vote is the person named
on said list, and have checked i. thereon
except such persons as shall present a
certificate Of registration as herein provi.
ded. and they shall receive and deposit
in the ballot box the ballot of every per-
son Offering to vote, whose name appea $
on said lists Of qualified voters, and Of
every person who presents 70 said j nd ses
certificate of registration as provided in
this Article.
| Sec. 81. Said officers OF registration
shall receive four dollars per day for each
day necessarily employed in the discharge
Of the duties imposed on them by thi.
Article. said Clerks o. Courts of Bal,i-
more city shall receive one cent for eve.
~ ten words or figures. snd pro rata 70,
recording lists Of qualified voters, and for
| making certified copies Of said lists the
Clerks Of Courts in the several coun,i,s
and the City of B,ltim,re shall recciv,
twenty-five cents for every certificate o.
Registration issued by them under the
seal of their respective Offices, and said
Sheriff Of the several counties shall re-
ceive one dollar, AMI the Sheriff Of b ,l,i.
more city shall receive for every list o.
qualified voters delivered by them to the
judges Of Election, to be paid IN sail Of.
ticers of registration, Clerks Of Courts
and Sheriff. for Baltimore city, by the
Mayor and City Councill of Baltimore
aud to said officers for the several Gun.
tics by the County Commissioners there.
OF respectively; and the necessary exec.
ses incurred hy said officers of Rcgistra.
ton for books. stationery, fuel Office rer,
aud for publication of notices and lists oil
voters for Baltimore city, shall be pai
by the Mayor and City Council Of Bal,i.
more. and like necessary expenses incur.
red tor the several counties shall be pai
by the County Commissioners Their of res.
pectively. the accounts Of said officers o.
registration to be verified by the vouch.
ers aud subject to the approval of SAID
Mayor and City Council and said Coun.
ell and said County Commi, sioners res,
pectively.
Sec. % lfauy officer of Registration
or Clerk ola Court, or Sheriff, or Judsc.
of Election, or Police Commissioner n ii
knowingly refuse, or neglect to compi,
with any of the provisions Of the several
sections Of this Article imposing dutie.
on HIM, he shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor and shall, on presentment
and Indictment therefor, aud conviction
thereof. forfeit AMI pay 6ne of no: less
than Eve hundred nor more than ore thou.
sand dollars Tor every such offence, or b.
imprisoned, in The discretion of the Court
for time no. ex eeding three years, OF
both, and shalt also be liable in damage.
at the suit OF the party aggrievei.
Approved April s. 1870.
ODEN BOWIE,
Governor.
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