Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-11-02
Election Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
~ the qualified vo1ers of Allegany coun-
ty, that an election will be held at the u.s.
ual places of holding elections in the sew
eral districts in said county, on
TUESDAY, after the first Monday,
being the 9Th Ct November, 1878,
between the hours of o'clock a. m. and 6
o'clock p M, for the purpose Of ballot;ng
for
One (1) 1ers>n 10 represent this 9th
Congressional district Of Maryland in
the forty-sixth Congress of the United
States
Now l, EDWARD MANLY, Sheriff of
Allcgany county, in pursuance of the Act
of Assembly, chapter 374, passed March
l3, 1861 of the Public General Laws, re-
laiing to the attendance of Judges OF
Elections, and in Section Q Of said Article
prescribing notice of elections to be given
by tie Sheritl5 of the several counties,
hereby GIVE NOTICE that
at any general election, State, Federal
| or Municipal, to be hereafter held in the
State if none of Judges of Election, APP
| pointed according to law, shall attend at
| the place Ct 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,
or a maiorily of them, Or for one Justice
OF the Peace i'll Che event Of one being
present, to act as Juugc or Judges of the
| election, OF If no Justice of the Peace be
present, it shall be lawful ior the voters
then present, or & majority Of them to
choose by ballot three persons, being yo-
tiers, to be Judges CT Election, and the said
Justices or 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
rs if they had been appointed by the Com
missioners or other lawfully authorized
pc" err
The nj til section Of said law prescrbcs
that Every Judge Of Election, at every
election TO he hereafter held in pursuance
of law, before he proceeds to take or re-
ccive any vote, shall take the following
oath or affirmation: 81, \. B., do sweal
ter ailirml that [ will permit all persons &c
vote who shall offer to vote at the election
now to be held for - county, or ------
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 State, an(
that l will not permit any person to vote
at the same election whose names shall no
be found upon the said registry or list O
qualified voters; and of Judge OF the sale
election according to the best Of my knOwl
edge, without favor or Partially, so hell
me God.
The twelfth section ofsaid law, i'll speak
ing Of the notice to be given by the sher
ifs of the several counties of the State o
the time and places of holding said cleo
tons, says: But if for any cause sale
notice shall fail to be given, said failure
shall not affect the validity ofany election
but it shall be the duty of the Judges o
Election to hold the election in their sew
cral election districts at the time prescribed
by law, and at the usual places of holding
elections in the several districts or at thu
places in the several election districts
where the last preceding election was
held, under the penalty of five hundred
dollars for each Judge refusing or neglect
ing to hold such an election"
1t shall not be lawful for the keeper o
any hotel, tavern, store, drinking establish
ment or any other place where liquors arr
, sold, or for any person, directly or indi
, rectly, to sell, barter or give, or in an.
: way dispose OF sprtuous or iermentcC
: liquors, ale, beer, intoxicating drinks Of an.
kind, on the day of any election hereatte
to be held in the several counties of tn
State.
} Any person violating the provisions o
this act shall be liable to Indictment by tn
grand Jury ofthe county where the oifenc
is committed, and shall. upon conviction
before any Judge of any Of the circt;i
} courts Of this State, be fined sum Of no
less than fifty dollars nor more than on
hundred dollars for each and every offence
one-haH the fine shall be paid the inform
er, the other half to the county COMM:
sioners for the use Of public roads,
EDWARD MANLY,
Oct 12-te Sheriff.
David w. SLOAN,