The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
Public General Laws.

PUBLIC C0EGr6l Laws.
with the names of the candidates, and
the number of votes given ven. for e cnIi1 IN IN
such statement to be forthwith published
| in one or more of the newspapers printed
in the county or in the city of Baltimore,
provided such official statement De SO
published without charge.
II. In the canvass Of votes by the can
vassing board for the city or county here
in provided, said board shall, unless other
wise provided in the Constitution of this
state, declare who Is elected to any city
or county office, or 10 any office voted for
only within the territory of such city or
county.
IS. If, upon proceeding to canvass the
votes. it shall clearly appear to The can
vassins board for the city or county that,
In any statement produced to them Ger,
tain matters are omitted which should
have been inserted, or that any mistakes
which are merely clerical exist, they shall
judges and clerks who made said return,
and said judges and clerks shall forthwith
attend and shall make such corrections
as the facts of the case require, but such
changes shall not alter any decision be-
fore made by them, but shall only cause
the canvass to be correctly stated. And
the said board of canvassers are author
lied to adjourn from day to day for the
purpose of obtaining and receiving such
corrected statements. such adjournment
not to extend beyond three days.
70. Whenever it shall be made TO appear
by affidavit that errors have occurred in
the determination of the board of can
vassers of any county or city in the state,
the circuit court of the county or the
Superior Court Of Baltimore city may,
by order. require said board TO correct
such errors or show cause why such cor
rections should not be made; and in the
event of the failure of said board TO make
such correction, or show cause as afore-
said, said court may compel said board,
by writ of mandamus, TO correct such
errors; and if said board OF canVaSsers
shall have made its determination and
dissolved, said court may compel it to
reconVene for the purpose of making such
corrections. For the purpose of ma king
the meeting of the board of canvassers
shall be deemed a continuation of its
regular session. and the statements an /
certificates shall be made and filed as the
shall vary from the original statements
and certificates, the statements and GER
tihcates made under the order OF court
shall stand in lieu thereof, and shall, in
all cases, have the same effect as II such
corrected statements had been part of
the original statement required by law.
The practice in said cases shall be as in
mandamuS proceedings, and the court
shall determine the time for the speedy
hearing thereof in Its discretion: and for
the purpose of service of papers and
other proceedings, the board of canvass
ers. as organized and existing at the time
of making the original canvass, shall be
uteAleu ii CONTINUING pOdIu. 1Hele oiihAi
be the same right Of appeal as in other
mandamus cases. but such appeal shall
be taken within five days from ,he date
heard and decided by the Court of Appeals
as soon after the transmission Of the rec
ord as possible, and the testimony taken
in such cases shall be sent up to the Court
of Appeals as part of the record.
So The Secretary OF State, Comptroller.
Treasurer clerk of the Court of APP
peals and Attorney General shall con-
three of whom shall be. a quorum.
The Secretary of State shall appoint
the meeting of the said board, to
after any state election. If a majority do
not attend, those present shall adjourn
until the next day. at which time they
shall proceed, WITHOUT TURNER delay; to
formed, shall, from the certified copies
of the statements made by the boards of
city and county canvassers, proceed to
make a statement of the whole number
of votes given at such election for the
several candidates for the offices named
in said statements. and thereupon proceed
to determine and declare what prisons
have been by the greatest number of
votes elected to such Offices, and each of
them; they shall make and subscribe on
determination, and shall deliver the same
to the Secretary of State. If any one of
the canvasSerS shall dissent from the de-
cision of the board, he shall state at large,
in writing, the reasons for such dissent.
If any of the acts or proceedings of the
board shall appear to any one of the can
vassers to be Illegal or irregular. such
in writing, setting forth distinctly the
grounds of his protest; the canvasser so
dissenting or protesting shall deliver his
name, to the Secretary of State, who shall
file the same in his office, and he shall also
keep on file in his office the copies of the
statements made by The board Of y city ut and
power to adjourn from day to day during
a period not exceeding five days,
81; The Secretary of State shall record
in his office. in book to be kept by him
for that purpose, each certified state
ment and determination wa.ch snas.. ~
delivered to him by the board of state
canvassers;, and every dissent or protest tGsy,
by canvasser. He shall, without delay,
transmit a copy. under seal of his office.
of such certified determinati9n e o each
and like copy to the Governor. and he
shall cause copy of such certified state-
ments and determinations to be published
in one newspaper in the city of Annapolis
and one IN the city of Baltimore. In con-
formity with the statements and deter
rlinations made as aforesaid by the board
issue commissions to the different persons
elected. as now provided by the Consti-
tuition and laws of this state.
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g. II at any general registration of
voters. or at any meeting OF board OF
regty, held for such % Or for
any person shall falsely personate voter
or other person and register, or attempt
or offer to register. in the name OF such
voter or other person: or If any person
shall register or attempt or make appli-
cation to register, in or under the name of
any other person. or in or under any false,
to- dow
any name not his own: or shall register in
two election precincts, or. having regis
tered in one precinct, shall attempt or
offer to register IN another, or shall fraud
u!ently register, or attempt or offer to
register, in any election precinct not hav-
ing legal right to register therein, or
shall knowingly or wilfully do any unlaW
full act to secure registration for himself
or any other person; or shall knowingly,
wilfully or fraudulently, by false persona
ton or otherwise, or by any unlawful
cause or procure. the name of any quail
fed voter in any election precinct to be
erased or stricken, as in this article pro-
vided, from any registry of the voters of
such precinct, made in pursuance of this
article. or otherwise: or by force. threat.
menace. intimidation, bribery. reward or
offer or promise thereof, or other unlaw-
person having a lawful right to register.
or be registered, from duly exercising such
right; or shall knowingly, wilfully or
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tempt or offer to compel or induce by
such means, or by any unlawful means.
any officer of registration, in any election
precinct, to register, or attempt to regis
ter, any person not lawfully entitled to
registration in such precinct: or to regis
ter any false, assumed or fictitious name
or any name me. Of any person, except as pro
wilfully or fraudulently interfere with,
hinder or delay any officer of registration
in the discharge of his duties, or counsel.
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any such officer to refuse or neglect to
comply with or perform his duties. or 10
violate any law prescribed for regula ting
the same: or shall aid, counsel, procure or
advise any voter, person or officer of reg
istration to do any act by law forbidden,
or in this article constituting an offense.
or to omit to do any act by law directed to
be DONE every such person. upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by impris-
onment in jail or in the penitentiary for
not less than six months, nor more than
five years.
So If at any election hereafter held in
any city or county any person shall falsely
personate any voter or other person and
vote. or attempt or offer to vote, in or
upon the name of such voter or other per-
son or shall vote or attempt to vote in or
upon the name of any other person,
whether living or dead, or in or upon
any false, assumed or fictitious name. or
in or upon any name not his own: or.shall
Knowingly w;lfully or fraudulently vote
more than once for any candidate for the
same once, except as authorized by law;
or shall vote, or attempt or offer to vote.
IN any election precinct without having
legal right to vote therein; or shall vote
more than once or vote in more than one
election precinct; or. having once voted.
shall vote, or attempt or offer to vote
again; or shall knowingly. wilfully or
fraudulently do any unlawful act to Sc
cure for himself or for any other person
a right or opportunity to vote: or shall.
by force, threat. menace. intimidation.
bribery or reward or offer or promise
thereof. or otherwise unla wfully, either
directly or indirectly, influence. or at
tempt to influence. any voter in giving
his vote; or prevent or hinder, or attempt
to emf or bip1er ~ nna1ifj or tor