Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-12
Election = office.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
II the qualified vuleis vi Allcgany Coul-
ty, that an election will be held at the US
ual places OF holding elections in the sew
eral districts in said county, on
TUESDAY, after the first Monday,
heirg the 9Th Of November, 1878,
between the hours of 8 o'clock a. H. and 6
for
One o. Person TO represent this 9th
Congressional district Of Maryland II
the forty-sizth Congress Of the United
States.
Now I, EDWARD MANLY, Sheriff of
Allegany county, in pursuance OF the Act
of Assembly, chapter 374, passed March
10, 1867, of the Public General Laws, re
lating to The attendance Of Judges OF
Elections, and in Section s Of said Article
prescribing notice Of elections to be given
by the SheritIs OF ne several counties,
hereby GIVE NOTICE chat
al any general election, State, Federal
or Municipal, to be hereafter held in the
State, if none of Judges of Election, ap-
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 Peace for such county, or
CITY, then present at the place of election
OF a majority Of them, OF for ore Justice
OF the Peace il the event of one being
present, to aCt as JudgG or Judges of the
election or if no Justice of the Peace be
: Sl,otf NO low ,,l
then present, OF majority of them to
choose by ballot three persons, being yo-
tiers, to be Judges Of Election, and the said
Justices OF Justice OF the Peace, or per-
sons chosen by ballot as aforesaid, to be
Judges of Elections, and who shall act in
that capacity for that election, shall be
vested with the same power and authority
a. if they had been appointed by the Com
lniasonGrs Or other lawfully authorized
power
The nivth section Of said law prescribes
tllat Every Judge Of Election, at every
election to be hereafter held in pursuance
Of law, before be proceeds to take or re.
Cetyu any vote, shall take the following
oath or affirmation: 90, 4. g., do swear
Tor atlirm} that will permit al persons 10
vote Who shall offer to vote at the election
llUN ~ W lCLtI lO~ --------- GtuIlJT, 81
city, whose names shall appear on the reg
istry or list OF voters furnished me accord
ing to law, as qualified voters under the
Constitution and laws Of this Stale, and
that ! will not permit any person to vote
at the same election whose names shall not
be found upon the said registry or list OF
qualified voters; and of Judge Of the said
election according to the best of my knowl-
edge. without favor or partially, 50 help
me God"
The twelfth section OF said law, III speak
ing of the notice to be given by The sher-
IFS OF the several counties of the State, of
the time and places of holding said cleo
tions, 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 sev
eral election districts at the time prescribed
by law, and at The usual places Of holding
elections in the several districts or at the
places in the several ction districts
where the last prece election was
held, under the penalty q five hundred
dollars for each Judge refusing or neglect
ing to hold such an election"
Vt shall not be lawful fol the keeper OF
I'LL hOtC4, tttHCiil, StOIt III li4tAIi N9s"pll2L
ment or any other place where liquors are
sold, or for any person, directly or indi-
rectlY, to sell, barter OF give, or in any
way dispose Of spirituous OF. termentrt'
liquors, ale, beer. Intoxicating Dirk cf any
kind on the day Oh any election hereafter
10 be held in the several counties Of the
State.
Auy person violating the provisions OF
Oh ltA ~ a
grand jury ofthe county where the offence
is committed, ana shall, upou conviction
before any Judge of any of the circuit
courts of this State, be fined a 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 inform
er, the other half TO the county commits
sioners for the use of public roads
EDWARD MANLY,
Oct 12.te Sheriff.