The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
Public General Laws.

the official endorsement on any ballot,
shall be punished by fire of not less than
one hundred dollars $500, nor more than
one thousand dollars 1000, or by I'M
prisonment in jail for a period not e&,
ceediug three years. or by both fine ana
Imprisonment, in the discretion OF the
court.
lOI. whoever shall during an election re-
move or destroy any of the supplies or
other conveniences placed in the booths OF
compartments in this Article described
for the purpose of enabling the voter 10
prepare his ballot, or shall, during such
election, remove, tear down or deLace
any of the cards or specimen ballots
printed for the instruction OF voters, sna Al
be punished by fine of not less. than iive
dollars $50 nor more than five hundrenI
dollars (S5O0). or by Imprisonment IN jan
for a period not exceeding one year, or
by both fine and Imprisonment, IN the us
erection of the court.
102. Whoever shall, except as in this
Article otherwise provided, allow ms PAL
lot to be seen by any person with the ap-
parent intention of letting 1t be known
how he is about to vote, or place any as
tinguishlng mark upon his ballot, or VINO
shall make a false statement as TO ms IN,
ability to mark his ballot, or who shall
interfere or attempt to interfere with any
voter when inside the enclosed space IN
the polliEg-room, or when marking ms
ballot. or who shall endeavor 10 lnuuce
any voter before voting to show how he
marks or has marked his ballot. shall De
punished by fine of not less than nVe do,-
lars go, nor more than one hundred u OF.
lars ($1O0), or by imprisonment in jail Tor
a period not exceeding sixty days, or by
both fine and Imprisonment, in the DIS
erection OF the court.
1903. Whoever shall wilfully destroy or
deface any ballot, or shall take or remove
any ballot outside of the enclosure pro.
vided for voting before the close OF
the polls or T baaf delay yh the shall ag
on or before any day of election,
have or retain in his possession any
official ballot printed for said election or
any imitation thereof, save and excepting
when such possession by him is neces-
sary or appropriate and designed for the
purpose of carrying out the true Intent
canvass or electioneer in said polling place
or within one hundred feet distant from
the same. or who shall hold any tickets
or fac-simile tickets or papers purport-
ing to be tickets either in said polling
place or within said distance from the
same shall be fined not less than nifty
dollars $500. or shall be imprisoned In
jail for not exceeding sixty days, or shall
be subject to both fine and Imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
10. Whoever, during the hours or reg
istration or revision OF registration, or
during the hours of election or canvass OF
votes, or of making returns thereof in any
precinct, shall bring, take, order or send
into or shall attempt to bring or take or
send into any place of registration, or re-
vision of registration, or of election. any
or beer. or shall at any such time and
place drink or partake of such liquor, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not less
than ten dollars $50, nor more than one
hundred dollars ($l00).
105 1t shall be unlawful for the keeper
of any hotel. tavern, store, drinking es-
tabllshment or any other place where
liquors are sold, or for any person or per-
sons, directly or indirectly, to sell, barter,
give or dispose of any spirituous or fer
"a 1trYttn ola nr. mr. intnYfFQ f.
ing drinks of any kind on the day of any
election hereafter to be held in the several
| counties of this state; any person violat
| ing the provisions of this section shall be
| liable to indictment, and SHALL upon con-
viction, be fined not less than fifty dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars
for each offense; one-hslf of the hne
shall be paid to the informer and the other
half to the County Commissioners for the
use of public roads.
1O6. Any person who shall make any bet
or wager upon the result of any election
to take place in this state shall be liable
to Indictment, and, upon conVictlon there
of. shall be fined not less than nifty dol
| lars, not more than FIVE hundred dollars,
TO be paid to the state for the use
of the school fund. Every deposit of money
in any part of this state, as bet or wager
upon the result of any election of this
state or elsewhere, shall be forfeited anil
paid over to the county commissioners of
the county where deposited for the use OF
the county or if deposited IN nth the city 81
I
l07. No commissioned or non-commiS-
stoned officer having the command of any
soldier or soldiers quartered or posted in
any district of any county in this state.
shall muster or embody any of the said
troops or march any recruiting party
within the view of any place of election,
during the time of holding said election,
under the penalty of one hundred dol
lars. This section is not to apply to the
City of Baltimore.
los. Irregularities or defects in the mode
of giving notice or of conveying. hold
ing or conducting registration or cleo
ton authorized by law, shall constitute
no defense to prosecution for viola
ton Of the provisions of this Article.
Every act which, by the provisions of this
Article or the laws of the state. is made
crime when committed with reference
to the election of a candidate shall be
equally criminal and subject to the same
punishment when committed with refer
ence TO a proposition to be submitted to
the people to be decided by the votes cast
at an election.
100. 1t shall be the duty of the super
visors of elections to aid in the prosecu-
ton of all crimes and offenses against this
Article, and when, in the judgment CT
supervisors, there is probable cause for
believing that an offense has been COM
mitted, 1t shall be their duty to cause Il
prosecution to be instituted in accordance
with the provisions of this Article.