The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-05-23

handing the ballot to the voter the ballot clerk
shall place his own initials Immediately be-
meath the fac-simile signature, and 30 that the
same will plainly appear when the ballot shall
have been folded as required by the next
section; besides the election officers not more
than four voters in excess of the number OF
voting shelves or compartments provided,
shall be allowed in said enclosed space at one
time.
1856. On receipt of bis ballot the voter
shall forthwith and without leaving the en-
closed space, retire alone to one of the voting
shelves or compartments, And shall prepare
his ballot by making in the appropriate mar.
gin or place CROSS (X) opposite the name
or emblem of a party as vote for all the
group of candidates ofthat party whose names
shall not have been erased. or opposite the
name of the candidate of his choice for
each Office t. be filled, or by filling in the
name of the candidate of his choice In the
blank space provided therefor, and making q
| question submitted to the vote of the people,
by making in the appropriate margin or place
a cross (X) against the answer which he de-
sires to give In marking such ballot any
| voter shall be at liberty to use or copy any
unofficial sample ballot which he may choose
| to mark, or to have had marked In advance
of entering the polling place or booth, to as
sist him in making the official ballot, but no
voter shall be at liberty to use or bring into
the polling place any unofficial sample ballot,
printed upon paper, the color and quality now
required to be used for the printing of ballots
under this article; before leaving the voting
shelf or compar tment the voter shall fold his
ballot without displaying the cross. marks
| thereon, in the same way it was folded when
received by him, and 30 that the initials of
| the ballot clerk shall appear, and he shall
| keep the same 80 folded until he has voted,
| he shall vote in the manner provided in this
| article before leaving the enclosed space, and
shall hand his ballot to the judge of election
| with the official endorsement uppermost, he
shall mark and deposit his ballot without IN.
due delay, and shall quit said enclosed space as
soon as he has voted no voter shall be al
lowed to occupy q voting shelf or compart-
ment already occupied by another, nor to &C.
cupy q voting shelf or compartment for more
than five minutes, In case all such shelves
or compartments are In use, and other voters
are waiting to occupy the same; no voter
waiting his turn or other person shall over
look or converse with any other voter while
he is engaged in the said compartment or
voting shelf; no voter not being one Of said
election officers, whose name has not been
checked on the registry by the judges shall
be allowed to re. enter said enclosed space dur
judges of election to secure the Observance OF
the provisions of this section and Of other
sections relative to the duties of the ballot
clerks, voters and others in ana about the pol
ling-rooms.
1856. No person shall take or remove any
ballot from the polling place before the close
of the polls; if any voter spoils ballot he
may successfully obtain others, zone at time
not exceeding three In all, upon returning
each spoiled one the ballots thus returned
shall be Immediately Cancelled, and together
with those not distributed to the voters, shall
be preserved, and said undistributed ballots
and those thus Cancelled shall be securely en-.
veloped or wrapped, marked and sealed, and
shall be delivered to the return judges re-
spectively, in the city of Baltimore, and in
the counties to the said respective boards of
supervisors of elections, within two days after
the election, and they shall then be destroy
ed !; 1t shall be the duty of the ballot clerks to
keep an accurate account of all ballots de-
livered by them to voters. and they shall &C.
{. coun: for and deliver to the return judges all
the ballots not delivered to voters.
157. ANY voter who is blind, or who de-
clares to the ballot clerks that he cannot read,
or that by reason of physical disability he Is un-
able to mark his ballot, may apply to said two
ballot clerks to assist him In the marking there
of, each voter of foreign birth excepting those
who speak English as their native tongue, shall
allowed to select and bring with him, if he
chooses, to the rail, but not inside of it, one
person versed in the English language, to
assist said voter in properly stating and spell
ing his name in English, and in establishing
his residence and to aid him in understanding
correctly any question that may he asked hirl,
such person to be permitted to remain in the
polling room outside the rail until said voter
IF fnroi0n birth haa dap0oitad hia ballot
1853. If the voter marks more names than
there are persons to be elected to an Office, or
if for any reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office to be filled, his
ballot shall not be counted for such office
no ballot without the official endorsement
and the initials of one of the ballot clerks
shall be allowed to be deposited In the ballot
box, or counted except in the instance men,
toned in section one hundred and fifty Of
this article; ballots not counted shall be mark.
ed defective" on the back thereof, and shall
be preserved and disposed ofin the same man.
ner as the rejected ballots.
159. 1t shall be the duty Of the board of
police commissioners in the city of Baltimore,
before the commencement of the next regis
tration of voters therein, TO establish pre-
cincts, for voting therein, conforming to the
legislative and congressional districts as
established by law, so that each precinct
shall, as near as may be contain not more
than six hundred voters, and from time to
time to make such of one or more precincts
or other changes in the precincts, so that
they may be always as nearly as may be not
more than six hundred voters In each pre-
cinct if the equal division Of the voters in
the precincts of the several wards will allow,
and if not, as near to the said number of six
hupdred voters as practicable; the said board
of police commissioners shall make known
the boundaries Of the precincts by advertise
ment in two daily newspapers published in
said city, inserted In each paper on two sue
cessive days of the week preceding the com.
mencement of the registration.
100. The necessary expenses incurred in
any county in carrying out the provisions of
this article, shall be paid by the county com
missioners of that county, and the like ex.
penses in the city of Baltimore by the mayor
and city council of Baltimore, the like ex.
penses incurred by the secretary of the State,
or under his direction, shall be paid by the
State by acquisitions ofthe comptroller on the
treasurer upon proper vouchers, certified by
the secretary OF State; bids shall be re-
QulreG by the board of supervisors Of election
in Baltimore city and by the county commits.
sioners Of the several counties, after due pub
lie notice, for the necessary equipment of the
poling-rooms to fit them for use under this
article the contract therefor shall be award
ed to the lowest responsible bidder
161. A voter who shall, except as herein
otherwise provided, allow his ballot to be
seen by any person with an apparent inten-
ton of letting 1t be known how he is about
to vote, or place any distinguishing mark
upon his ballot, or any person who shall in
terfere, or attempt to interfere with any voter
when inside said enclosed space, or when
marking his ballot; or who shall endesvor to
induce any voterbefore voting to show how he
marks or has marked his ballot, or otherwise
violate any provisions of this article, for
which no other punishment is prescribed,
shall be punished by fine of not less than
five dollars or more than one hundred dollars,
and election officers shall report any person
so doing to the police officer, sheriff or deputy
sheriff, or other officer at the polls whose
duty 1t shall be to see that the offender is duly
brought before the proper court, or order his
arrest forthwith.
1862 Any Derson who shall DriOr 10 an