The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-12

between the hours of 8 o'clock A. NJ,
and 6 o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose
of balloting for
One ~ Person to represent the 9Th
Congressional district of Maryland
in the 10th Congress of the United
States.
Now /, Thomas Coddington, Sher-
if of Garrett county, in pursuance of
the Act of Assembly, chapter 374,
passed March Ii, 1867, of the Public
General Laws, relating to the atten-
dance of Judges of Election, and in
Section GOT said Article prescribing
notice of elections to be given by the
Sheriffs of the several counties, here
by GIVE NOTICE that
'At any general election, State,
Federal or Municipal, to be hereafter
held in the STATED none of the Judges
of Election, appointed according to
law, shall attend at the place of cleo.
ton for the space of one hour after
the time prescribed by law for open
ing the election, it shall be lawful for
the Justic of Peace for such county,
or city, then present at the place of
election, or majority of them,or for
one Justice of the Peace in the event
of one being present, to act as Judge
or Judges of of the election, or if no
Justice of the Peace be present, il
shall be lawful for the voters then
present, or majority of them to
choose by ballot three persons, being
voters, to be Judges of Election, and
the said Justices or Justice of the
Peace, or persons chosen by ballot
as aforesaid, to be Judges of Election,
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 the
Commissioners or other lawfully au-
thoriZed power"
The ninth section of said law pre-
cribes that every Judge of Elec-
ton, at every election to be hereafter
held in pursuance of law, before he
proceeds to take or receive any vote.
shall take the following oath or affir-
nation: 81, A. B., do swear Tor AFFIRM
that | will permit all persons to vote
who shall offer to vote at the election
now to be held for---County
or City, whose names shall ap-
pear on the registry or list of voters
furnished to me according to law, as
qualified voters under the Constitu-
ton and laws of this State, and that
l will not permit any person to vote
at the same election whose name
shall not be found upon the said reg
istry or list of qualified voters and
of Judge of the said election accord
ing to the best of my knowledge,
without favor or partialityy so help
me God"
The twelfth section of said law,
in speaking of the notice to be given
by the Sheriffs of the several counties
of the State, of the time and places of
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 it
shall be the duty of the Judges of
Election to hold the election in their
several election districts at the time
prescribed by law, and at the usual
places of holding elections in the
several election. districts or at the
places i'm the several election districts
where the last preceding election
was held, under the penalty of five
hundred dollars for each Judge re.
fusing or neglecting to hold such an
election
1t shall not Re lawful for the keep
err of any hotel, tavern, store, drink
ing establishment or any other place
where liquors are sold, or for any
person, directly or indirectly, to sell,
barter or give, or in any way dis
pose of spirituous or fermented liq-
uors, ale, beer, Intoxicating drinks
of any kind, on the day of any cleo
ton hereafter to be held in the sew
eral counties of the State.
Any person violating the provi-
sions of this act shall be liable to in
dictment by the Grand Jury of the
county where the offence is com
mitted, and shall upon conviction
before any Judge of any of the Cir
cult Courts OF this State be fined
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 informer, the
l. is,