Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-02

Election Notice.

n OTICEIS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
y qualified voters of Allcgany county, that
an election will be held, at the usual place
of holding elections in the several districts
of said county
On Tuesday, after The 1st Monday, being
the :,th day Of November, 1872.
between the hours of o'clock, A. NJ, and
6 o'clock, r. IL, for the purpose Of clecting
Eight Presidential Electors to cast
the vote of the State of Maryland
for one person for President of the
United States, and one person
for Vice-President of the United
States in conformity to the Consti-
tuition of the United States and
Of the State Of Maryland
One person to represent the 9th Dis
trict Of Maryland in the Forty third
Congress of the United States;
Notice is also hereby given to the
qualified voters of that portion of
Allegany county embraced within
the limits of the proposed new coun-
tv of Garrett, that an election
vii be held at the usual places Of
holding elections in the districts
within the territory Of the proposed
new county of Garrett, on the same
day, and at the same hours as the
above Federal and State elections
are held, for the purpose Of receiv-
ing and recording the votes Of the
Il -,
anew County. and the voters choice
for the county-seat within the linz
its Of the proposed new county, in
accordance with the provisions of
the Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, PISSED at the session of
1872.
Now I, Richard H. Gross Sheriff of Al
lcgany county, in pursuance of the Act of
Assembly, chapter 314, passed March IL,
1867, of the Code of Public General Laws,
relating to the attendance ofJudges of Elrc-
tons, and in section 8 OF said Article, pre-
scrbing the oath OF Judges of Elections,
and section T. Of said Article. prescribing
notice OF elections to be given by the Shcr-
IFS of the several counties, hereby GIVE
NOTICE tia:
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 al the
place Of election for the space OF one hour
after the time prescribed by law for open
ing 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 Il majority oftlCni, or for one Justice of
the Peace III the event OF but one being
present, to act as Judges or Judge of cleo
ton; or if no justice Of the Peace be pres
cnt, it shall be lawful for the voters then
present, or II majority of them, to choose by
ballot three persons, beng voters, to be
Judges of said election; and the said JUS
tees or Justice OF the Peace, or persons
chosen by ballot as aforesaid, to be Judges
of Election, and who shall act in that Ca
pacity for that election, Shall be vested with
the same powers and authority as if they
had been appointed by the Commissioners
or other lawfully authorized power"
The ninth section of said law prescribcs
that Every Judge of Election, at every
election to be hereafter held in pursuance
of law, before lie proceeds to take or re
ccivc any vote, shall take the following oath
or affirmation: |, \. b., do swear, Tor af-
tirm,) that | will permit Ill persons to vote
who shall offer to vote at the election now
to be held for -- County, or -
whose names shall appear on the
registry or list of voters furnished to me
according to law, as qualified 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 quail
flied voters, and will in all things execute
the Office OF Judge of TIE said election ac-
cording to the best of my knowledge, with
out favor OF importantly, so help me God
The twelfth section of said law, in speak
ing OF the notice to he given by the Shcritis
OF the several counties of the State, of the
time and places ior holding said elections,
says: But if !orany cause said notice shall
til to be given, said failure shall not effect
the validity of amy election, but it shall be
the duty OF the Judges of Election to hold
the election in their several election dis
tries at the times prescribed by law, and
ut the usual places of holding elections in
the several election districts, OF at the place
in several election districts where the last
election was held, under the
penalty of five hundred dollars for each
Judge refusing or neglecting to hold such
cICctiOl.
1t shall not be lawful for the keeper OF
any hotel, tavern, store, drinking establish
mcnt o any other place where liquors are
sold, or for any person, directly or indi-
rectly, to sell, barter or give, or any way
dispose of spirituous or fcrmentcd liquor,
ale, beer, or 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 con-
yiction before 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 half the fine shall
be paid the intormer, the other half to
the County Commissioners for the use of
public roads. RICHARD l.. GROSS,
tc' b-ht Sheriff.