Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-25
ELECTION NOTICE.

ELECTION NUllCt.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
~ the qualified voters of Allegany
county, that an election will be held at tic
usual pace of holding elect in the
several districts in said county, on
Tuesday, after the first Monday, being
the fourth day of November, 1879,
between the hours of o'clock It, NJ, and
6 O'Clock p. m, for the p.rpose of ballot
ing for
One % person to serve as Governor
of the State;
One % person to serve as Attorney
General of the State
One (l) person to serve as Comptrol-
lcr Of the Treasury of the State
One (l) person to serve as Clerk of
the Court of Appeals;
And for the purpose of electing
Four (4) persons to represent Ale
gany county in the Legislature of
the State-House Of Delegates;
Five (5) persons to serve as County
Commissioners;
Three (3) persons to serve as Judges
of the Orphans Court;
One (l) person to serve as Clerk Of
the Circuit Court
One (I person to serve as State s
Attorney
One % person to serve as Sheriff;
One (D person to serve as County
Surveyor.
Now I, Edward Manley, sheriff of Ale
gany county, i'll pursuance of the Act of
Assembly, chapter G74, passed March 10,
1867, of the code Of Public General Laws,
relating to the attendance Of Judges of
Elections, and in Section Of said Article
prescribing the oath of judges of Flee
tions, and Section Il of said Article pre-
scribing notice of elections to be given by
the shcriffs of the several counties, hereby
GIVE NOTICE that
cat any general election, State, Federal
or Municlpal to be hereafter held in the
State, if none of the Judges of Election
appointed q cording to law, shall attend
at the place of election TO the space of
one hour after the time prescribed by law
for opening the election, it shall be lawful
for the Justice OF the 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 the Election; or, if no Justice
of the Peace be present, it shall be lawful
for the voters then present, or ajority
ofthem, 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, 10 be Judges Oh Election, and
who shall act in the capa lily for that
election, shall be vested with the same
power and authority as it they lad been
appointed by the Commissioners or other
lawfully authorized power"
The ninth section OF said law prercribes
that every Judges of Election, at every
election to be hereafter held in pursuance
OF law, before he proceeds to take or re-
clive any vote, shall take the following
oath or affirmation: l, 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 fox ------ County,
or - City, whose names shall appear
on the registry or list of voters, furnished
to me according to law, as qualified voters
under the Constitution and laws of this
State, and that | will not permit any per-
son to vote at the same election whose
name shall not be found upon said regis
try or list of qualified voters; and ! will
in all things execute the office OF Judge
of said election according to the best Of
my knowledge, without favor or partial
ity, so help me God
The twelfth section of sad law, in
So ,aking o: the notice to he given by the
SIZE 80 OF the several counties of c
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 il shall be the duty of
the Judges of Election TO hold the cleo
tons in their several election districts at
| the time prescribed by law, aud at tic
usual places of holding elections in the
several election districts or at the places
in the several election dis trlcts where the
last prect ding election was held, under t. e
penal' of FIVE hundred dollars for eacn
Judge refusing or ncglectng to hold such
an election"
! 1t shall not be lawful for the keeper of
any hotel, tavern, store, drinking estab-
lishment or any other place were liQcors
are sold or for any person, directly or
indirectly, TO sell, barter or give, or any
way dispose of spirituous or termended
| liquors, ale, beer, Intoxicating drinks OF
any kind, on the day of any election
hereafter to be held in the several counties
of the State.
any person VIOLATING the provisions OF
this act shall be liable to indictment by
the grand jury OF the county where the
offence was committed, and shall upon
conviction before any Judge of any ofthe
Circuit Courts ofthis State be fined sun,
of not less than fifty dollars, nor more
than one hundred dollars Tor each and
every offence; one-half the fine snail, be
paid the informGr, the ether half to the
county commissioners for the use of pub.
lie roads. EDWARD MANLEY,
Oct 25-td Sheriff.