Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-12-07
Election Notice!

+ RICH \RD T.. GROSS. Sheriff or 4 He
a gany County, Maryland, in co!npliancc
with the requirements of the sth Section,
| Chapter PIP, of the Laws OF MarylauI APP
pro ed April Isl, 1872 hereby give notice
to the voters Of ttHr1tt County that a
/ SPECIAL ELECTION win I've held ON
I Tuesday. t,,r 1th h;., of Jhsiuart. <13.
Between the hours of uinr O'Clock. a. M.
and eiN oc!orE, p. IN. at the usual places of
/ holding elections within sad comfy, inciu-
ding tie ANNEXED appointments made in
conformity to Inv by tie Commissioners OF
/ Allr~any county, for parts ri certain cleo
ton districts living within tie limits o. said
county of Garrett. lor the purpose OF elect
ing county officers for sail county. in com
pIiancc " th Section $ Ofsaid law as follows:
One person for County Clerk
One person for Register of Wills;
One person for Sheriff;
One person for States Attorney;
Three persons for Judges of the
Orphans Court;
Three persons for County Commits
sioners;
One person for County Surveyor.
In accordance with the provisions of the
foregoing Act of Assembly, the County
Commissioners of Allcyany county have
designated the following places for holding
the election for County Officers to he held
on the 9TH of January next, in parts of GER
tain districts.
For that part of District No. 5, embraced
within the limits of the new county, at the
house of Mr. Thomas johnson.
.Jndqfx Of Ehction--Sam,cl johnson,
Charles O'Miclnel's and Joshua Fazenbakcr
For that part of District No 4, embraced
within the limits of the new county, ut
Thomas Garvcy's Hotel, in Bloomington.
liam Right, jr., and William H. Barnard.
In that part of District No. 1G, embraced
within the limits of the new county, at the
house of Simeon Green.
Jud.qes Of EHrtion.-Norman Jacobs, Sim
con Green and Patrick Kavanauyh
Now |, Richard J.. Gross Sheriff of Ale
gany county, in pursuance Of TIE Act of
Assembly, chapter 314, passed March IL,
1866. of the Code of uhlic General Laws,
tions. and in Section . of said Article. pre-
scrbing the oath of Judges OF Elections,
and Section II of said Article. prescribing
notice %: elections to be given by the Shrritfs
of the several counties, hereby GIVE NO
TICE that
AT any general election, State, Federal
or Municipal to he hereafter held in this
State, ii none of the Judges OF Election APP
pointed accorlin" to law shah attend ut the
place of election for tie space of one hour
after the time prescribed by law for opening
t. election il shall he lawful for the Just
ices of the Peace for such county or city
tlcn present at the place of election, or IL
m'joriy of them. or for one Justice of the
Pace in the event of but one being present.
to act us Judges or Judge Of Election: or, if
no Justice of the Peace be present it shall
bc lawful for ti!c voters thea present, or Il
majority of them, to choose by ballot. three
persons. being voters to he 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 he invested Will, tl:e same powers and
authority as ii they hal been appointed by
the Commissioners brother lawfully author
lied power"
The ninth Section of said law prcscrbcs
that every Judge Of Election. at every
election to he hereafter held in pursuance of
law before lie proceeds to take or receive
any vote, Shall take the following oath or
affirmation: |, A B. do swear, (or allirn.l
that | will permit al persons IL vote who
SHAH Otter to vote 1T Tie election NOW to II"
Lcll .Dr --------- County. or ------- CAY,
Whose names shall appear on the r. gistry on
list Of voters Furnished To INC ACCORDING 10
law rs quaiiiicl voters under the tOu9itu-
ton and laws of this state, aud thu, ! will
"Ot ryIlniI any person 10 vote AT the same
election W hose mime shah not he found up
on Tie said registry or list OF qualified vo-
tcr:'. aud Ni!l IN al things execute t''c of
flee of Judge Of tie said election according
to the rc>l of my knowledge, without favor
or Partially. so help me God
The twelfth Section of said law. in speak
ing of the notice to be given by thc Shcritls
of the several counties of the State, OF the
time and places fol- holding said elections,
saws But if for any cause said notice shall
fail to he given, said failure shall not affect
the validity of any election, but it shall be
the dut,, of the Judges OF Election to hold
the election in their several election districts
at the time prescribed by law. and at the
usual places of holding elections IN the sew
eral election districts, or at the place in sew
cral election districts where the last precc-
ding election was held, under the penalty of
five hundred dollars for each Judge refusing
or neglccting to hold such election
1t shall not he lawful for the keeper Of
any hotel tavern, store, drinking establish |
mcnt or any other place where liquors are
sold, or for any person, directly or indirect |
ly. to sell. barter, or give or any way dis
pose Of spirituOus or fermcnted liquors, ale, |
beer intoxicating drinks of any kind, on the |
day of any election hereafter to be held in |
the several counties of the State.
Any persons 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 upon conviction be- ,
fore any Judge of any of the Circuit Courts
of this State be fined sum of not less than I
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred |
dollars for each and every offence, one-half
the fine shall he paid to the inf0rmer, the |
other half to the County Commissioners for
the use of public roads.
RICHARD L. GROSS,
Nrv- Glar;F &c A llorropx- (l,yv nSxy