Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-12-21
Election Notice!

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to the voters of Garrett County that a
SPECIAL ELECTION will be held on
Tuesday, the 9TH day of January, 1873,
Between the hours of nine O'clock a. M
and six O'Clock, p. In, at the usual places OF
holding elections within said county, inclll-
ding the annexed appointments made in
conformity to law by the Commissioners OF
Allcgany county, for parts of certain cleo
ton districts lying within the limits of said
county of Garrett, Tor the purpose of elect
ing county officers for said county, in com
pliance with Section 8 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 Alegany county have
designated the following places for holding
the election for County Officers to be held
on the It'll of January next, in parts of GER
tain districts.
For that part of District No. ), embraced
within the limits of the new county, at the
house of Mr. Thomas johnson.
JndGes Of Eiect'on--Samuel johnson,
Charles OAIich3el's and Joshua Fazcnbakcr
For That part of District No. 4, embraced
within the limits Of the new county, at
Thomas Garvcy's Hotel, in Bloomington.
JHGaex IF E'cct,oD.-David Mich;el'S Will
liam kight, .ir., and William ii. Barnard,
In that part OF District No. 16, embraced
within TIE limits of the new county, at the
house Of Simeon Green.
J1dges Of hHct'on-No Norman Jacobs Sim
con Green and Patrick kavanaugh
Now !, Richard l.. Gross. Sheriff of Ale
gany county, i'll pursuance OF the Act of
Assembly. chapter :5,4, passed March 10,
1867, of the Code of uhlic General Laws,
relating to the attendance of Judges of Flee
tons, and in Section of said Article, pre-
scribng the oath of Judges of Elections
and Section - of said Article, prescribing
notice of elections to be given by the ShcritfS
Of the several counties, hereby GIVE NO.
'TICE that
AT any general election, State Federal
or Municipal, to be hereafter held in this
State. if none of the Judges of Election APP
pointed according to law shall attend at the
place of election for the space of one hour
after the time prescribed by law for opening
Ii e election, it shall he lawful for the just
ices of the Peace for such county or city
then present mt the place of election or IL
majority of them or for one Justice of the
Peace in the event OF but one being present,
to act rs judges or Judge of Elections or, if
no Justice of the Peace he present, ii SHALL
lie 1aWtiil t0r the voters then present, OF Il
majority of them, to choose by ballot, three
persons, bciur voters, TO be Judges OF said
election; and Ike said Justices or Justice Of
the Peace. or persons chosen by ballot Us
aforesaid, to Ne Judges of Election and who
shall art in THAT capacity for that election,
SHALL ne invested with the same powers and
authority rs if they had been appointed by
the Commissioners brother lawfully author
lied power
The ninth Section of said law prescribes
that 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 |, A. b., do swear, Tor atfirm,)
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, rs qualified voters under the Constitu-
ton and laws of this State, and that | will
not permit any person to vote at the same
election whose name shall not be found up
tNt ft.,lN
tiers, and will in all things execute the Of
flee OF Judge of the said election according
to the best Off 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 the Sherilfs
of the several counties of the State Of the
time and places for holding said elections
SAYS: but if for any cause said notice shall
fail to be 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
cral election districts, or at the place In sew
cral election districts where the last prece-
ding election was held, under the penalty of
/ five hundred dollars for each Judge refusing
or neglccting to hold such election
1t shall not be 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 termented 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 he liable to indi .tment 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
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each and every offence, one-halt
the fine shall be paid to the informer, the
other half to the County Commissioners for
the use of public roads.
/ RICHARD L. GROSS,
Nov m-sc Sheriff of Allcganv County.