Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
II THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
ALLEGANY COUNTY, That an election
will be held, at the usual place of holding
elections in the several election districts of
said county,
On Tuesday, after the first Monday,
being the Sd day of November, 1874.
between the hours of9 O'Clock, A. NJ, and 6
o'clock, p. NJ, for the purpose Of electing
One person to represent the 9th Dis
trict of Mary land in the Forty fourth
Congress of the United States.
Now I, James G.. Lynn, Sheriff of Allie
gany county i'll pursuance of the Act of
Assembly, chapter 3,4, passed March -,
1867, of the Code of Public General Laws,
relating to the attendance of judges of Flee
tons, and in Section 8 of said Article, pre-
scribing the oath of Judges of Elections, and
in Sections 10 OF said Article, prescribing
notice of elections to be given by the Shcr-
ifs of the several counties, hereby GIVE
NOTICE, that
AT any general election, State Federal
or Municipal, to be hereafter held in this
State, if none Of the Judges of Election ap-
pointed according to law, shall attendat the
place of election for the space of one hour
after the time prescribed by law for opening
the 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 a
majority of them, or for one Justice OF the
Peace in the event of but one being present
to act as Judges or Judge OF Election or, ii
no Justice of the Peace be present, ii shall
| be lawful for the voters then present, or 4
majority of them, to choose by ballot, three
persons, being voters, to be Judges of sale
| election and the said Justices or Justice OF
the Peace, or persons chosen by Bal OF as
aforesaid, to be Judges OF Election, and who
shall act in that capacity for that election
shall be vested with the same powers ant
authority as if they had been appointed by
the Commissioners or other lawfully author
lied power
The ninth section of said law prcscribc'
that Every Judge of Election, at every
election to be hereafter held in pursuance
| of law. before he proceeds to take or recciv,
any vote, shall take the following oath o.
affirmation: |, A. b., do swear Tor affirm
that | will permit all persons to vote who
shall offer to vote at the election now to b'
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 thu
| Constitution and laws of this State, ant
that | will not permit any person Il
vote At the same election whose name shal
not be found upon the said registry or lis
of qualified voters, and | will III all thing
execute the office of Judge of said election
al, l,,.t r. Enn ! iI,rI
without favor or Partially, so help me GOO
The twelfth section of said law i'll speak
ing of the notice to be given by the Sherifl
of the several counties OF the state, OF I'll
time and places for holding said elections
saws; But if for any cause said note
shall fail to he given, said failure shall no
affect the validity any election, but II sha
be the duty of the Judges of Election t
hold the election in their several clcctio
districts at the time prescribed by law, an
at the usual places of holding elections i
the several election districts, or at the plac
in the several election districts where tn
last preceding election was held, under tn
penalty of five hundred dollars for cac
Judge refusing or neglecting to hold sue
election.
1t shall not he lawful for the keeper {
ANY nOtti, CtNtIH, StpIt, Nc'"''''i
ment or any other place where liquors N
sold, or for any person, directly or indirtc
ly, to sell, barter or give, or any way dis
pose of spEituous or fermented liquors, all
beer intoxicating drinks of any kind, o
the day of any election hereafter to be hel
in the several counties of the State.
Any person violating the provisions of th
Act shall be liable to indictment by til
Grand Jury of the county where the ottenc
is committed, and shall upon conviction b'
fore any Judge of any of the Circuit Court
of this State be fined sum OF not less tina
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundre
dollars for each and every offence, one ha
the fine shall be paid the informcr, the otht
half to the County Commissioners for til
use Of public roads.
JAS. c. LYNN,
Oct 1O-4t Sheriff.