Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-10-18
Election Notice.

the qualified voters of Allegany coun-
ty, that an election will be held, at the usual
place of holding elections in the several
districts of said county,
On Tuesday. after the LIST Monday, being
the 4th day Of November, 1873,
between the hours of 8 o'clock, A. NJ, and
9 O'Clock T. NJ, for the purpose OF electing
One person for Comptroller of tho
Treasurer for the State of Maryland.
One person for Clerk of the Court
of Appeals for the State of Maryland.
One person as State Senator.
Four persons as members Of the.
House Of Delegates.
One person for Clerk Of the Circuit
Court for Allegauy county.
One person for Register of Wills for
Allegany county.
One person for Sheriff for Allcgauy
county.
Five persons for County Commits
sloners for Allegany county.
One person for Surveyor for ALE.
gany County.
Now l, Richard l.. Gross. Sheriff Of Al
legany county, in pursuance Of the Act Of
Assembly, chapter 374, passed March 10.
1867, of the Code of Public General Laws,
relating to the attendance Of Judges of Elec-
tons, and i'll section 8 of said Article, pre-
scribing the oath of Judges Of Elections.
and section ~ Of said Article prescribing
notice Of elections to be given by the
Sheritfs of the several counties, hereby
GIVE NOTICE that
AT any general election. State, Federal
or municipal, to be hereafter held in the.
State, if none of the Judges Of Elections ap-
pointed according to law shall attend at 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
Justice of the Peace for such county, or
city, then present at the place of election, or
81 majority of them, or for one Justice Of
the Peace in the event of one being present,
to act as Judges or Judge Of election; or, Il
no Justice of the Peace being present,
shall he lawful for the voters then present,
or Il majority of them, to choose by ballot,
three persons, being voters, to be Judges Of
said election; and the SAID Justices or Jus
tice OF the Peace, or persons chosen by ballot
MS aforesaid, to be Judges of Election, and
who Shall act in that capacity for that cleo
ton, shall be vested with the same powers
and authority as if they had been appointed
by the commissioners or other lawfully au.
thorized power"
The ninth section Of said law prescribcs
that Every Judge Of Election, al every
election 20 be hereafter held in pursuance
OF law, before he proceeds tn take or receive
any vote, shall take the following oath O:
affirmation |, \. b do swear, Tor affirm)
that will permit all persons to vote who
shall otter to vote at the election now to be
held for-------Connty, ur--------
City, whose names shall appear on the regis.
try or list of voters furnished To me accord
Ing to law, as qualified voters under tho
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 car list of
qualified voters and will in all things cx-
ccutc the office of Judge of he said election
according to the best Of lay knowledge,
without tavcs orpartiality, 81 help me God"
The twelfth section of said law, in speak
ing Of the notice 10 he given by the Sheriffs
of the several counties of the State, Of the
time and places of holding said elections,
Gays: But if for any cause said notice
shall fail TO be given, said failure shall not
ettee. the validity of any election, but it
shall he tie duty 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 several election districts or at the place
i'll the several election districts where the
last preceding election WAS held, under
the penalty OF five hundred dollars for each