Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-02
New Advertisements.
ELECTION NOTICE.


NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
! THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF AL
LEGANY COUNTY, That an election will
be held at the usual place Of Folding cleo
tions in the several districts in said county,
on
Tuesday after the LIST Monday, being the
I'd day of November, 1875,
Between the hours of . o'clock Il. m, and
o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF ballo,ing
for
One ID Person to serve AZ Cover
nor of the State.
One % Person to serySas Attor-
nev General of the State.
One Cd Person to servc as Comp
troller of the state.
And for the purpose Of clectlng.
Four ca Persons to represent Ale
ganv in the Legislature of the State
House Of Delegates.
Five (5) Persons to serve as County
Commissioners.
Three (3) Persons to serve as Judg-
es of the Orphans Court
One (l( Person to serve as Sheriff,
One (l) Person to serve as States
Attorney.
One % Person to serve as County
Surveyor.
Now l, James G. Lynn, Sheriff of Allcga-
ny county, in pursuance of the Act of As
sembly, chapter 81 passed March IL, 1867,
of The Code of Public General Laws relating
TO the attendance of Judges of Elections. and
in section of said Article prescribing the
oath of Judges of Elections, and section 10
of said Article prescribing notice of Gee
tons to be given by the Sheriffs of several
counties, hereby GIVE NOTICE that
cat any general election, State, Federal
or municipal, to be hereafter held in the
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 Justice 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 one being present,
to act as Judge of Election; or, if no Justice
of the Peace he present, it shall be lawful
for the voters then present or IL ma jority of
them, to choose by ballot, three persons, be-
ing voters, to he Judges of said election :;
and the said Justice of the Peace or persons
chosen by ballot rs aforesaid, TO be Judges
of Election, and who shall act in that capac-
ity for that election, shall be vested with the
same powers and authority as if they had
been appointed by tn" commissioners or
other lawfully authorized power"
The ninth section of said law prcscribcs
that Every Judge of Election to be hercaf-
ter held in pursuance of law, before he pro
cccds 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 at the election now to Jc
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 Consti-
tuition 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 quail
fled voters: and will in all things execute
the office Of Judge of the said election ac-
cortling to tie best of my knsmlcdgc, with
out favor o. partiality, SO, help me God
The twelfth section of said law, in speak
ing OF the notice to be given by the Sheritfs
of the several counties of the State, of til,
time and places uf holding said elections
says: But if for any cause said notice
shall fail to be given said failure shall not
affect the validity of any election, but il
shall be Tie duty of the Judges of Election
to hold the election in their several elect on
districts at the time prescribed by law, and
at the usual places OF hol,lin. elections in
the several election districts or al the pac.
in the several election districts where the
last preceding election WAS held, under
the penalty of five hundred dollars for each
Judge refusing OF ncglecting 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 or for any person, directly or indirect
ly, to sell, barter or give, or any way dis,
pose sprtuOus or termcntcd 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 he liable to indictment by the
grand Jury of the county where the offence
is committed and shall upon conviction be-
fore any judge OF the Circui! Courts of ibis
State be fined sum of not less than fifty
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for each and every otiense; onc-half tn,
fine shall be paid the intormcr, the othei
half to the county commissioners for the ust
of public roads.
JAMES c. LYNN,
Oct 2-5t Sheriff.