Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-28
Public Loca: Law,

III r. T.
Chapter 1Sl-An act to protect primary cleo
,iors and ,.o,,,o,, .;,,,,, 90 ,,;t;I
,n. i'''''7 % i'''''C', p"' .'ee III
AheSdiS county ana 10 PUNISH olIcnce
committed thereat
I,ECTION / Re il enacted Nv, tbo Co,,orol
y Assembly of Maryland That avar,. noIit
iral primary eIcction hold NV an,. Ti,;nni
marty. orua nization or association IL, tIoya,,,.
county for thp nurnose Of chooSi,, i,Iiits
for office. or the election Of doIeTatns ~
county convention shall he presided 0voro,G
conducted by iudUcs of election SoIoctoI IN
the manner prescribed NV fine r.,Ios or re,,,In'
tions of the political marty or0onizot;oE ar
asSuciation huld;np surh Urinary nnI ,,nh
primary election. shall he hold at snrh hours
between nine o'clock i'm fine forenoon and
nine o'cInck in II afternoon n. ,,,a,. Ln ,'n,.
cribpd h1- the Marty orron;1,t;r,, ~, aS,Lp'ia
tion holding r. he same Inn S,,rb noli iii ha
held Open not less than one honr and tho
yotlnp therrat shall he nv ballot nrn,,iIod
however that such DOLL he nuhlic 70 tEn
watchers hereinafter provided rom its COM
mencement To the close o,' tho canvass
SEC. 2 And he if enacted That at o,,,
time before ordering any such urinary eIa,
ton held for the nurn6srs ber.i,, nrEvidod
the candidates ar a ni,ioritv tLor,d ,',n,oI
on any ticket TO he voted for ot snrh nr,T,nr,
election shall have fine rioht to mama ono
clcctor rs watcher ot the nnII of Snch nIoct;n,
district for such election. N'''''
SEC 8 And be it enacted That if at =
political primary election held Inv, any, unrt,r
organization or association in sa;a cnmnfv
any individual shall falsely nerSonate and
vote under the name of anv Other person or
shall intentionally vote without The r;~ht to
do so, or shall wiilfulIy and wron1fIjIv oh,
struct or prevent Others from y0tino who
have the right TO do so at sIIch urimnrT elnr-
ton, or shall frauduleutlv and wronof,iIIv
conceal or destroy ballot; cast, or in any
manner Intentionally and wrongfullv deposit
ballots in any ballot hoy or take them thnrn
from, or shall commit any other wrong tend
ing to defeat or affect the result ofthn election
he shall be deemed guiltv of n n,isIemnonor'
SEC f. And be it enacted. That the iIIdges
after organizing and selecting n presidinp
Judge at any such primary rlertinn shall
before entering upon their duties sry.raiIv
take and subscribe to an oatl, in form now
required of Judges at general election, The
vote or ballot Of any ner,on offered .,r s,,rh
election shall, upon challenge nv any lawful
voter or watcher thereat he rniertrd miles
he be sworn as to his lawful oIaIifcatinus as
such voter, and the presidjnr iIIdan Of smell
primary election is herebv emnowerad and
it shall be his duty 10 administer an onth to
such person or to any other prrson OFFERING
To vote as NAV be deemed adj isable Inv The
said Judge To- fine effect thot he wifi trno
answers make TO Such uuestionS os Sh,r hn
nut to him touching his uuoiiticotionS as n
voter and his right to vote. He may them
be examined as 10 such uuaIItirotin1s and
right to vote If he shall swear IN the
necessary qualifications ofa voter as nresrrih
ed by thp repuIations If rho association
holding the primary election ar convention
his vote shall be received. nroyidad howevnr
that said voter shall hold and sunnort thn
political principles of the osSnriation rnndnc,-
ing the said primary election Ifthe nerson
50 sworn and examined shall iutpntinnallv
swear E,lSpIv rs IN his qualification nc a ,.rto.r
In LII ~ Iii iii 90 q" 'O'Vi
shall. on conviction. he nunishei ms now
prescribed bv law for the crime of ncr;urv
SEC. 5. And he if enacted That If anvne
son acting as Judge, teller ar canvaster NJ
any such primary election shall knnwinoiv
receive the vote Of any individual who sL1Il
hav, been CHALLENGED or who's known 10 I'm,
not to he entitled by tbe rcoIIIatinns or the
political association holding said urinary
election to vote nj sllrh nrimarv miles tha
same shall he first sworn in as afnrrsaid or
shall in any manner frandulcntIy and wrong
fully ,ieposlt or put any ballots into or take
/ any from the ballot 'bov of said urinary
election. or shall fralldulcutlv and wr6nrfnlly
/ mix any ballots with those cast at sail mi
/ mary election mr. shall knowiunl,- n,okn any
false count. canvass. statement certificate or
return Of the ballots or vote taken at such
primary election, he shall he deemed guilty
/ Of a miS,Iemeounr
/ SEES. And be il enacted That no rerson
/ shall be entitled 10 vote NJ any noliuGal mi
/ mary election unless Of the oUa ot twentv-nne
years and a citizen Off Tinted States and
AMY rrnist~reI s .,lo,vCnl vnt"r in the on,timn
district where said urinary clcrtion is heing
/ h.ld. nrovidad Lnwever mn Las ehou ho
entitled 10 Vote rbrrr,t mon his sworn state
mrnt tLat ne viii herntitI.d tn raoistr,t;on M
/ said district at any sitting of the register of
.uch district held .uhsr,,ii9ut to said primary
/ and previous To the ensuing general election
in said county.