Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-10
ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
y THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
ALLEGANY COUNTY, That an election
will he held, at the usual place of holding
elections in the several election districts of
said county,
On Tuesday, after The first Monday,
being t!ie Sd day Of November, 1874.
between the hours of . clock, \. NJ, and 6
O'Clock, p. NJ, for the purpose of electing
One person to represent the 9th Dis
trict Of Maryland in the Forty fourth
Congress Of the United States
Now |, James G. Lynn, Sheriff of Allie
gany county, in pursuance of the Act of
Assembly, chapter 3,4, passed March ID,
1861, of the Code Of Public General Laws,
relating to the attendance of judges of Elcc-
lions, and i'll Section 8 of said Article, pre-
scribing the oath OF Judges of Elections, and
i'll Sections IL of said Article prescribing
notice OF elections to be given by the Sher-
ills of the several counties, hereby GIVE
NOTICE, that
al any general election, State, Federal
OF 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 ior the space Of one hour
after the time prescribed by law for opening
Tie election, it shall be lawful for the jus
tees of the Peace for such county or city,
then present at the place of election, or
majority of them, or Tor one Justice OF the
Peace in the event OF bat one being present
to act as Judges OF Judge Of Election or, if
no Justice OF the Peace be present, it shall
be lawful for the voters then present, or Il
- 4 ,,na l,,rl,
persons, being voters, to be Judges of said
election; and the said justices OF Justice Of
the Peace, or persons chosen by b.; IOt as
aforesaid to be Judges OF Election, and who
shall act in that capacity for that election,
shall be vested with the same powers and
authority as if they had been appointed by
the Commissioners or other lawfully author
lied power
The ninth section of said law prcscribes
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: |, \. b., do swear Cor atlirm)
that ! will permit all persons to vote who
shall offer to vote at the election now to be
held Or--------
City, whose names shall appear ON the reg
istry or list Of voters furnished to me accord
ing to law, as qualified voters 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 qualified voters, and will i'll all things
execute the Office of Judge of said election
according to the best Of my knowledge,
without favor or Partially, so help me God
The twelfth section of said law, i'll speak
,,,ttl t,,l tl,n SharH
of the several counties of the State, of the
time and places for holding said elections,
saws; But if for any cause said notice
shall fail to be given, said failure shall not
affect the validity ofany election, but it shall
be the 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
in the several election districts where the
last preceding election was held, under the
penalty of five hundred dollars for each
Judge refusing or neglectng to hold such
election.
1t shall not be lawful for the keeper of
any hotel, tavern, store, drinking establish
ment 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 spI:ituous or fcrmcnted 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.
Anypcrson 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
! fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each and every offence one half
the fine shall be paid the informer, the other
half to the County Commissioners for the
use of public roads.
! JAS c. LYNN,
Oct 10-4t Sheriff.