Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-05-22
TCHAPTER 81.
DEFENCE or OFFICERS or REGIS
TRATION &c.
AN ACT
CHAPTER 81. ]
Approved, March 10th, 1874.

To proyide for the defence of Officers OF Regis
tration and Judges of Elections, who are or
NAV be indicted in the United States Court for
acts done in the performance OF duties lmpos-
ed by the Constitution and Laws Of this State
which acts are alleged to be in violation of the
act of Congress approved May the thirty first
eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An
act to enforce the rights of citizens oil the
United States to vote in the several States OF
this Union, and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, 1t is represented 10 the General AS
sembly of Maryland, that indictments or pre-
sentiments have been or will be found IN the
United States Court for the District Of Mary
land, against sundry persons who served as
Officers Of Registration and Judges of Elec-
ton, for acts done in the performance of du-
ties imposed by the Constitution and Laws of
this State in alleged violation of the act OF
Congress entitled " An act to enforce the
rights Of the citizens of the United States TO
vote in the several States of this Union, and
for other purposes = which act is supposed to
be in violation of the rights of the States IN
regulating elections held under their Constitu-
ton and Laws
And Whereas It is the duty of the States to pro-
tect their citizens in the performance OF duties
imposed by State authority; therefore
Section /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That the Governor be, and
he is hereby requested to instruct the Attorney
General to enter his appearance and defend the
said presentments and he is also hereby author
lied, in his discretion, to employ additional
counsel TO assist the Attorney General in de-
Tending said prosecutions; and the counsel SO to
be employed shall be paid hereafter for his SER
vices such sum as the Legislature may deem suf-
ficient for his compensation.
Sec. Q, And be it enacted, That the Comp
troller of the Treasury be, and he is hereby au-
thorzed and directed to draw his warrant on
the Treasurer, from time to time, as the necessity
occurs for such sum sums in payment OF any
fine and costs already imposed and incurred as
we'll as any other fine or costs which hereafter
may be imposed and incurred, which may be
certified to be proper for payment by the Attor-
new General, and the other counsel who may be
employed by the Governor, or then by the At
torney General alone, if no other counsel shall
be employed by the Governor
Sec. g. And be 1t enacted, That the snm OF
ten thousand dollars, or SO much thereof as may
he necessary, be and the same is hereby aPPro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to meet the dlsburse-
ments provided for in this act.
See. 4. And be it enacted, T hat this act shall
take effect from the date CT its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an Act passed the Gene
raj Assembly of Maryland, at the January
Session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
Approved, March Sd, 1874.