Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-23

tions in the several districts in said county,
on
Tuesday after the 1st Monday, being the
I'd day of November, 1876,
Between the hours of9 o'clock a. M, and
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of bailoting
for
One (D Person to serve az Cover
nor of the State.
One (D Person to serve as Attor-
ney General of the State.
One % Person to serve as Comp
troller of the State.
And for .hc purpose Of clcctng.
Four a. Persons to represent Allie
9anv in the Legislature OF the State
House of Delegates.
Five (5) Persons to serve as County
Commissioners.
Three 60 Persons to serve as Judg-
es Of the Orphans Court.
One % Person to serve as Sheriff
One % Person to serve as States
Attorney.
One % Person to serve as County
Surveyor.
Now |, James G. Lynn, Sheriff of Allcga
ny county, in pursuance OF the Act OF AS
scmblv, chapter 314 passed March 3D. 1867
ofihc Code OF Public General Laws, relating
to the attendance of Judges Of Elections, and
in section 8 of said Article prescribing the
oath OF judges OF Elections, and section 10
of said Article prescribing notice of ccc-
tons to be given by the ShcrtIs Of several
counties, hereby GIVE NOTICE that
AT any general election, State, Federal
or municipal, to be hereafter held in the
State, if none of the Judges o.! Election ap-
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 tho 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 majority of
them, TO choose by ballot, three persons, be-
ing voters, to be Judges of said election
and the said Justice OF the Peace, or persons
chosen by ballot as 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 rs if they had
been appointed by tn" commissioners or
other lawfully authorized power"
The ninth section of said law prescribes
that Every Judge Of Election to he hercai
ter held in pursuance of law, before he pro-
ccvdS to take or receive any vote, shall take
the following oath or affirmation; |. Il. T.,
do swear, Tor affirm that | will permit all
persons to vote at the election now to Ne
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 he
found upon the said registry or list of quail
fed voters: and will in all things execute
the Office Of Judge of the said election nc
C0rdng to the best of my knowledge, with
ont favor or Partially, so help me God
The twelfth section of said law, in speak
ing of the notice to be given by the SheritiS
of the several equities of the State, of the
time and places of holding said elections,
saws: "But if .or any cause said notice
shall fail 10 h. given, said failure shall not
affect the validity of any election, but it
shall he 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 holding elections in
Tic several election districts N at the place
in the several election districts where the
last preceding election was held, under
the penalty of five hundred dollars for each
,Iulpc refusing or ucnicctiur to hold Surh