Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-17

Now |, James c. Lynn, Sheriff of Ale
gany county, i'll pursuance of the Act of
Assembly, chapter 374, passed March ID,
1867, of the Code of Public 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
in Sections II Of said Article, prescribing
notice of elections to be given by the Sher-
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 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
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 u
majority of them, or ior one Justice Of the
Peace in the event of but one being present
to act as Judges or Judge of Election or, if
no Justice of the Peace be present, it shall
be lawful for the voters then present, or
majority of them, to choose by ballot, three
persons, being voters, to be Judges of said
election; and the said Justices or Justice of
the Peace, or persons chosen by ballot as
aforesaid to be Judges OF Election, and who
shall act i'll that capacity for that election,
shall be vested with the same powers and
authority as if they had been appointed by
the Commissioners OF other lawfully author
lied power"
The ninth section of said law prcscrbcs
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; l, A. b., do swear Tor affirm
that | will permit all persons to vote who
shall offer to vote at the election now to be
held for---- Oh
City, whose names shall appear on the reg
istry or list of voters furnished to me accord
ing to law, MS 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 in 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, in speak
ing of the notice to be given by the Shcrfis
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 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 neglecting 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, OF for any person, directly or Indirect
ly to sell, barter or give, or any way dis
pose of spi:ituous or fermentcd 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 person 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,