Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-26
Election Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
y the qualified volers of Alegany coun-
tv, that an election will be held at the us
ual places of holding elections in the sew
era districts in said county, on
TUESDAY, after the first Monday,
being the 9Th Of November, 1878,
between the hours of o'clock a. NJ. and 6
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of balloting
for
One % Person 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
IS, 1867, of the Public General Laws, re-
lating to the attendance of Judges of
Elections, and in Section 0 of said Article
prescribing notice of elections to he given
by the Sheriff, of the several counties,
hereby GIVE NOTICE that
at any general election, State, Federal
or Municipal, to be hereafter held in the
State, if II one of Judges of Election, APP
pointcd according 10 law, shall attend at
the place If election for the space of one
hour otter the time prescribed by law for
onenino 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 majority OF them, or Tor one Justice
Of the Peace in the event of one being
present, to act as Juugc or Judges Of the
| rIcctiou or If no Justice of the Peace be
| ,I,CI Fn fttl n bn
| then present, or :: majority of them to
| choose by ballot three persons, being Vo-
tiers. TO be Judges of Election, and the said
Justices or Justice Of the Peace, or per-
sons chosen by ballot rs 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
as if they had been appointed by tie Com
missioncrs or other lawfully authorized
power"
The nj til section of said law prescribes
that Every Judge of Election, at every
election to DC hereafter held in pursuance
Of law, before he proceeds to take or re
ceivc any vote, shall take the following
oath or affirmation: i, \. g., do swear
vote who shall offer to vote ut the election
y
city, whose names shall appear on the reg
istry or list Of voters furnished me accord
ING to law, as qualified voters under TIT
Consultation and laws Of tbs State, ant
that | will not permit any person to vot,
at the same election whose names shall no
be found upon the said registry or list 0
qualified voters; and of Judge of the sale
election according to the best Of my knowl
edge, without favor or Partially, SO hell
me Cod
The twelfth section ofsaid law, i'll speak
inc of the notice to be given by the sher
ills of the several counties of the State, o
the time and places Of holding said cleo
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 holdrn!
elections in the several districts or at thu
places in the several election district
where the last preceding election wa
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 nOlcl, ldNCllI, olOlC, CSthDiloll
mcnt or any other place where liquors ar
sold, or for any person, directly or indi
rcctly, to SELL barter or give, or in an
way dispose OF spirtuous or termentc
liquors, ale, beer, Intoxicating drinks of an
kind, on the day Of any election hereafte
to be held in the several counties of tn
State.
Any person violating the provisions c
this act shall be liable to indictment by til
grand jury ofthe county where the otienc
is committed, and shall. upon convicuo
before any Judge Of any of the circu
courts of this State, be fined sum Of nc
/, less than fifty dollars nor more than on
hundred dollars for each and every otfcnc
onC-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..
} DAVID w. SLOAN,
4 TTORNEY-AT-LAW,