Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Ill. All oaths required by this article
TO be In writing shall have q certificate Of
the officer taking the same attached and
signed by Tim. and said Supervisors Of
Elections. Officers OF Registration and
Judges Of Eleetiou are hereby empowered
to administer all oaths and aitirmations
required in the discharge of the duties Of
their respective offices.
il2 The word election as used in this
Article, shall be construed to include cleo
tons had within any county or city for
the purpose Of enabling voters TO choose
some public officer or officers under the
laws Of This state or of the United States.
or to pass upon any amendment, law or
other public Act or proposition submitted
to vote by law. The word precinct as
used in this Article shall be construed
to mean an election district IN county
or an election precinct in such district
or in ward Of the city Of Baltimore, as
tho case may be In computing the times
for notices to be given under this Article,
Sundays shall be included, except when
the day Oh which said notice should be
given should happen to fan on Sunday, in
which event the same shall he given on
the Monday following; the day of giving
the notice and the day of registration or
election shall be excluded.
1l3. In all trials for offenses agains;
any Of the provisions Of this Article, or Of
any existing law relating 10 registration
or elections where such offense Is pun
ishable by Imprisonment In the peniten-
tiary the state and defense shall each BE-
entitled 10 twenty peremptory challenges
OF jurors.
IA II shall be the duty Of the Attorney
General within three months after the
adoption of this Article, to prepare In
structipns and blank forms necessary for
the use Of the officers Of Registration and
OF election created by this Article. and
this Article, with said forms and instruc-
tons so prepared, and with other proyi-
sions of the Constitution and laws touch
ing the same matters and with proper
index thereto shall be published by She
Secretary Of State and shall be dlstrib-
uted by him e. the Supervisors Of Flee
tons in quantities sufficient to supply the
Judges Of Election and other officers rs
qulring the same. The expense Of printing
shall be paid from the Treasury Of the
State, and the sum OF one thousand dol
lars per annnm. or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary. is hereby appropriated out
OF any funds IN the Treasury for such
printing and for the employment Of any
necessary clerical help in preparing and
attending TO election business by this
Article assigned to the Office Of the At
torney General and that OF the Secretary
of State. a price shah be fixed by the Sec
rotary Of State al which copies may be
furnished 10 purchasers,
ia A At least thirty days before every
State Election, the Attorney General shall
prepare full instructions for the guidance
Of the voters Of such election as 10 OBJ
tanning ballots as to the manner of mark
ing them and the method of gaining as
sistance, and as to obtaining new ballots
IN the place OF those accidentally destroy
ed, with such other instructions as shall,
IN his opinion. be necessary and proper
Said Instructions shall be furnished by
the Secretary of State to the several
boards Of supervisors or elections, who
shall respectively cause the same, together
with copies Of Sections 81 81 and GO of this
Article. be printed in large. clear type on
separate cards. to be called Cards OF
Instructions" and said boards Of super
visors shall furnish twelve OF the same
with the ballots for use ia eneh election
precinct, they shall also cause TO be
printed on light cardboard, or heavy
sized paper, ten or more copies or the
form Of the ballots provided fer each yot-
ing place at each election therein. which
shall be called Specimen Ballots, and
the same shall be furnished with the other
ballots prepared for each voting place.
On the morning Of said election the said
supervisors of election shall cause 10 be
censpicuopsly posted ia each polling
place said cards Of instruction and fac
instruction shall be affixed In each booth
or voting compartment, and the specimen
ballots shall be conspicuousiy displayed
in said poiltng-rOum and on the outside or
the building wherein said voting shall
take place. Not less than three Of SAID
shall be posted outside the guard rails,
and not less than three OF each Of the
same shall be securely and eonspicuOusly
posted on this outside Of the building In
which the polls are held, before the bal-
letting begins In auch position that the
same may be easily examined BY the
ia b. The Boards Of Supervisors OF
Elections for the severai counties shall
have power 70 employ in attorney, who
shall also b. theaa tLerney far the judges q
regist z Eeera to receive such com
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