The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-11-03
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GENERAL ELECTION. 1898.

Election and to the teualliled Oters of Prince
Georges county, that ali elect ion will be held
IN the several Election districts of
Prince Georges county, at the usual places
ofholding elections, on.
The first Tuesday after the first Mon
day. of November, 1898. it be-
ing the 9TH Of said month
For the purpose of electing
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury
of the State of Mar, land.
One person to represent Prince Georges
county i'll the Senate of Maryland.
Three persons to represent Prince Georges
county in the House Of Delegates Of Mary
land.
Two persons TO be County Commissioners
of Prince Georges county.
One Person to be Sheriff of Prince Georges
county.
oneperson TO be County Surveyor of Prince
Georges county.
Voters will also cast their ballots '.tor" or
against the following Constitutional Amend
ment, IN accordance with the following Act
of the General Assembly, passed at the .Jarna-
ry Session. 1892, for amending the Constitn-
ton of the Stale:
CHAPTER 313.
AN ACT 10 add an additional section To Ar
tlcie four of The Constitution of this Stale.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, Three lifths of all the
members OF the two houses concurring, that
the following section be, and the same is here
by proposed. as an amendment to the Consli
tuition of this State: and if adopted by the le-
cal and qualified voters thereof, as herein pr"
vided, the same sh,il snpercftie and stand in
the place of Section thirty-nine of Article four
of said Constitution.
Su1 bn iNnnnra1 Sha1
often as II ma think tie same proper and rN-
pedi-nt, provided by law for the election of
an additional Judge of the Snpreme Bench OF
Baltimore city, and whenever provision IS so
made by the General Ascend y, there shall be
elected by the voierS of said city another Judge
of the Supreme Eench of Baltimore city, who
made be subject To the same consitutona'pf''
ections, hold his office for the same term OF
ears, receive the same compensation, and
ave the same powers as re. or shall be pro-
ided by the Constitution, or laws OF this State
for the Judges Of said Supreme Benchof Bal
t;mnre city. and the General Assembly may
provide bylaws. or the Supreme Bench by ITS
rules. for Tequirrg causes in any OF The courts
Of Baltimore city to be tried hef fore the Court
Without Jury. unless the litigants or some
enc of them shall within such reasonable lime
or times. as NAV be prescribed, elect to have
their causes tried before jury. And the
General Assembly may reapportlon, change
or enlarge the iu,isd elton Of the several courts
in said city
Sec, ,. And be 1t further enacted, by tn
authority aforesaid. That the foregoing sec
ton hereby proposed as al amendment TO the
Constitution shall be, at the ext general cleo
tion TO be held in this State, submitted TO the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance OF the direc
Co,
stitution of this State and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amendment
TO the Constitution shall be ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words ''For the Constitutional
Amendment as the voter may elect, ana I'M
mediate!, after said election due return shall
be made to the Governor of the votes Ior ana
against said proposed Amendments, as directed
by said fourl eenh Article of the Constitution.
Approved April 18th, 1852.
The Polls for said election will be opened
at a m. and close at 6 p. IN, when the bal
lots shall be publicly counted.
The returning Judges are required and di-
rected to make their returns or the secon'i
day Thursday following the election. to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George $
county.
Notice to Hotel Keepers and all 9th
ers who Deal in Liquors
For the information of all persons concerned
the following Act of Legislature, passed March
9th, 1850 is published:
CHAPTER 1911.
AN ACT PROHIBIT ING THE SALE OF SPlR
ITUouS OR FEHMENTED LIQUORS IN THE
SEVERAL. COUNTIES OF THE STATE ON
THE DAY OF ELECTION.
SEC. /. BE II enacted by tie General A.,
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ful for the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store
dinking establishment, or any o'her place
where liquors are sold, or for any person OF
persons directly or indirectly, to sell barter,
give. or dispose # any spirituons or trrrnent
ted liquors, ale, beer, or intoxicating drinks OF
any kind. on the days of election hereaf. er tC
be held in the several counties of the State.
SEC. > And be Il enacted, That any per
son violating the provisions of this Act shall
be liable to Indictment by the Grand jury OF
the county where the offence is committed
and shall, upon conviction before any Judge
OF any of the Circuit Courts of this State, be
fined a sum not less than fifty Ollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and every
oflense-one half the fine shall be paid to The
informel, the other half to the County Com
missioners. for the use of public roads.
Betting on Elec' ions.
The attention OF all persons Is particularly
called to the following sections Of Article 3D.
Code of Public General Laws:
46. No person shall make any bet or WAC
er on the results of any election to take plac
in this State.
II. Any person offending against the last
preceding section shall he liable to indictment
in the Circuit Courts if the offence be commit
ted in any county. or in the Criminal Couri
OF Baltimore, if the offence be committed il
Baltimore; and on conviction, shall he fined
not less than fifty more than tive hundred
dollars, to be paid To the State for the use n
the School Fund.
rs. Every deposit of money in any pau
of the State as wager or bet upon elections
in this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited
and paid over to the County Commissioners
of The county; aud ifdeposited in the city o
Baltimore, to the Mayor and City Council.
Il. b MIDDLETON
Sheriff of p. q. Go