The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-21

any one ward in the City of Baltimore, when
such copy is demanded from the Clerk ofthe
Superior Court of Baltimore city, shall not
exceed the sum OF ten dollars, and snch copy
shall be furnished by the said Clerk within
five days after the demand thereof; the respect
i've Clerks ofthe Circuit Courts for the respect
i've counties shul receive the same C0mpen
sation for the same services; the cost of any
copy ut list the qualified and registered
voters in any election district, or precinct Of
this State, required to be made for purposes
ofuny election, shall be paid by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, ifsald copy is
used for such purposes III said city, or by the
County Commissioners of the county in
which said copy is to be used, for the pur-
poses of any election all other copies shall
| be paid for by the person or persons order
ing the same, but the officers of registration
shall not be entitled to charge or receive any
fees for copies furnished by them of the en-
tries relating to the name of any person on
their books of registration, but may have
printed blanks for such purpose to be paid
for rs part Ofthe necessary stationery oftheir
office the Sheritts of the respective counties
in This State shall each receive one dollar for
every list of qualified and registered voters
delivered by them to the Judges of Election
in their respective counties the necessary
expenses incurred by said respective officers
OF registration in any county of this State,
for hooks, stationery, fuel Office rent and for
publication OF the notices and lists in such
county which are by this act required to be
published shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of such county; the like ne
Cessary expenses incurred in the City of Bal
timOre shall be paid by the Mayor and City
| Council thereof, except that no allowance
whatever, other then the provision made by
this Act, shall be made in or after the year
eighteen hundred and eighty four for books,
stationery, fuel or different used bv the re-
spcctye officers of registration in said city:
the accounts of the said respective officers of
registration shall be verified by vouchers, and
be subject respectively to the approval of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and of
| the said respective County Commissioners
Sec. 30. And be ii enacted, That the Board
of Police Commissioners for the City of Bal
timore shall annually appoint some practic
| ing member of the bar of Baltimore city, ms
| counsel for said officers ofregiStratiOn in said
city, whose duty it shall be 10 appear for said
officers of registration, and for the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Baltimore city, and
against the petitioners, at the hearing of all
petitions which may he made under the pro-
visions of this Act, against said officers of
registration and the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore city; such council shall
to time at their request, in relation to all legal
matters pertaining TO the duties of said Off
GERS and for his services shall receive an
annurlsalary of three hundred dollars, to be
paid by the Mayor and City Council of Bal.
timOre; in the respective counties for this
State, 1t shall he the duty of the States At
torncy of said respective COUNTIES, in the
same manner to advise and appear for the
officers ofregistration, appointed to act in
their respective counties and for the respect
i've Clerks of the respective Circuit Courts
for their respective counties, and the said
States Attorneys shall be paid by the Coun.
ty Commissioners of the several counties,
fifty dollars per annum for such services, and
said States Attorneys shall prepare for publ
cation the necessary notices to be given by
the registers in each and every year, of the
time and places Of the sittings of said regist-
| rrs.
SEC "a and be ii endcted That if any
officer of registration shall fraudulcntly regis.
tered or irauducntly permit to be registered
in any registry of voters, or in any list of
qualified and registeredvoters in his charge
as officer ofregstration, any person who is
not entitled to be registered therein as a
qualified voter, or if any other person not
authorized by the proper Judges or Judge
shall nscribe the name of any person as a
qualified and registered yoteri in any registry
of voters, or in any list of qualific6 and reg
istred voters, or if any officers ofregistration
| shall fraudulenty refuse or omit to register,
or shall fraudulently misspell in any registry
of voters, or in any list of qualified and regis.
tered voters in his charge as an officer of regis
tration, the name ofany person entitled under
the provisions ofthis Act to have his name in.
scribed in such registry of voters or list of
qualified and registered voters, or if any Off
%, hall .1.A
from any registry of voters, or from any list
of qualified and registered voters in his
charge as an officer of registration, the name
of any qualified and registered voter entitled
to remain inscribed upon such registry of
voters, or list of qualified and registered
voters, or if any person not authorized by the
proper order of the Judges or Judge, shall
trauduleAtly strike from any registry of
voters, or list of qualified and registered
voters, the name of any person therein in
scribed as qualified and registered voter, or
ifany officer of registration shall enter the
name Of any person as II qualified voter in
any registry of voters in his charge, as an of.
flccr of registration at any time, except on n
day appointed by this Act for one of his pub
lie sittings as an officer of registration, and
except between the hours appointed for such
public sitting, or if any officer ofregstration
shall do any act which is by this Act forbidden
| to be by him done, or shall emit to do any
act which is by this Act required to be by
him done, such officer of registration, wheth.
er he be a principal or assistant officer, shall
be guilty of a msdemeanor and upon convic.
ton thereofby competent Court, shall be
| punished by fine, not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding
| three years, or both fine and Imprisonment
as aforesaid.
SEC. 35. and he ii e,,dcted, That if any
person shall fraudulently register, or at
tempt to register in any election district,
or election precinct, in this State, in the
name of any other person, living or dead, or
under any fictitious name, or shall fraudulent
| ~ cause himself TO be registered or attempt
to cause himself to be fraudulcntly registered
in any election district, or election precinct
in this State, knowing that he has not the
| right to be registered in such election district
or election precinct or shall, by force, threats
menace, intimidation, or other unlawful
means, prevent or hinder, or endeavor to pre-
| vent or hinder, any person having a lawful
right to register from duly exercising such
right, or who shall compel or endeavor
to compel by any such means, any officer of
| registration to admit to registration any per
son not legally entitled thereto, or who shall
| unlawfully interfere with any officer of regis
tration In the discharge of his duties under
this Act, or who shall make any assault or
commit any assault and battery, or ncte or
create any riot or any breach of the peace, at
or near to any place of registration in this
State during the sitting ofany officer of regis
tration provided for by this Act he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon cor vic
ton thereof by n competent Court, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or only Imprisonment not
exceeding three years, or by both fine and
! imp isonment as aforesaid.
SEQ. SO. And be it enacted, That fany
Clerk of Court, Sheriff. or member of the
Board of Police Commissioners for the City
Of Baltimore, officer of registration, or Judges