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

| PUBLIC O0n0Edl Laws.
the official endorsement on any ballot.
shall be punished by fire of not less than
one hundred dollars (s10W, nor more than
one thousand dollars $1,000, or by i'm
prisonment in Jail for a period not eN,
Imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
1Q1. Whoever shall during an election re-
move or destroy any Of the eh Supplies Idnts OF OF
compartments in this Article described
for the purpose of enabling the voter to
prepare his ballot, or shall, during such
election, remove, tear down or deface
any Of the cards or specimen ballots
printed for the instruction of voters, shall
be. punished by fine of not less than five
dollars $50 nor more than five hundred
dollars $500, or by Imprisonment in Jail
for. a period not exceeding one year, or
by both fine and imprisonment, in the dis
erection of the court.
1902. Whoever shall, except as in this
Article otherwise provided, allow his bal
lot to be seen by any person with the ap-
parent intention of letting it be known
how he is about to vote, or place any dis
tinguishing mark upon his ballot, or who
shall make afalse statement as to his in
ability to mark his ballot or who shall
interfere or attempt to interfere with any
voter when inside the enclosed space III
the polllEg-room, or when marking his
any voter before voting to show how he
marks or has marked his ballot shall be
punished by fine of not less than five dol
lars (s5o, nor more than one hundred dol
lars tSlOO), or by imprisonment in jail Tor
period not exceeding sixty days, or by
both fine and imprisonment, in the dis
| cretlon of the court.
| l03. Whoever shall wilfully destroy or
detace any ballot, or shall take or remove
any ballot outside of the enclosure pro-
vided for voting before the close of
livery Of any ballot, or who shall
on or before any day of election,
have or retain in his possession any
official ballot printed for said election or
when such possession by him is neces-
sary or appropriate and designed for the
purpose of carrying out the true intent
and meaning of this law, or who shall
canvass electioneer in said polling place
or within one hundred feet distant from
the same, or who shall hold any tickets
ing to be tickets. either in said polling
place or within said distance from the
same, shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars $3.50, nor more than five hundred
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.
104 Whoever during the hours of 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-
distilled or spirituous liquors, vine, ale
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 ($10O.
of any hotel. tavern, store, drinking es-
tablishment or any other place where
LIQUORS are sold. or for any person or per per
give or dispose Of. any ,spirituous or fer
mented liquors, ale or beer or intoxicat-
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-
nor more than one hundred dollars
| for each offense: one-half of the fine
shall be paid to the informer and the other
half to the County Commissioners for the
use OF public roads.
| LOG. 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 conviction there
of. shall be fined not less than fifty dol
| lars, not more than five hundred dollars,
Of the school fund Every deposit of money
in any part of this state, as a bet or wager
upon the result Of any election Of this
state or elsewhere, shall be forfeited AMI
paid over to the county commissioners of
the county where deposited for the use Of
the county: or. if deposited in the City OF
|
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 n;e;
| troops or march any recruiting party
within the view Of any. place of election.
during the time of holding said election d,
lars. This section is not to apply to the
| City Of Baltimore.
10S. Irregularities or defects in the mode
| Hf DIV conveying.
ing or conducting registration or elec-
ton authorized by law, shall constitute
no defense to prosecution for viola
| ton Of the provisions of this Article.
1','ery act which. by the provisions of this
I Sfticie or US of the state. Is made
crime when ~6mmitted with reference
| equally criminal and subject to the same
punishment when committed with refer
ence to proposition to be submitted to
| the people to be decided by the votes cast
10e It 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 d
prosecution to be instituted in accordance
with the provisions of this Article.
COMPENSATION.
no. The sheriffs in the several counties
shall, respectively, be allowed the sum
held in their county for the performance
of the duties therein required. to be levied
as other county charges; provided, that
on the same day the sheriff shall not be
| allowed more than twelve dollars for such
elections. All judges. whether acting as
such or sitting as officers of registration
and clerks of election shall be allowed
| and paid three dollars a day, fractions of
a day shall be allowed for at the rate OF
| ~ r Sy,Scr MI elarly
! of election who has performed all the
duties and services required of him by
| this Article shall be allowed pay for his
time: as above provided When any judge
required by this article, then such Board
| Of Supervisors of Elections shall audit his
for the time during which he has ac-
| tually served.
! MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
III. All oaths required by this article
to be in writing shall have certificate of
the officer taking the same attached and
Elections. Officers of Registration and
Judges of Election are hereby empowered
TO administer all oaths and affirmations
| required in the discharge of the duties of
their respective offices.
| 112 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.
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 a county
or an election precinct in such district
or in a ward of the city of Baltimore, as
the case may be. In computing the times
for notices to be given under this Article
Sundays shall be included, except when
the day on which said notice should be
| given should happen to fall on Sunday, In
| which event the same shall be given on
| the Monday following; the day of giving
the notice and the day. of registration or
| election shall be excluded.
| 49, In all trials for offenses agains;
any of the provisions Of this Article. or OF
| 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
iii. 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
| General within three months after tie
structions 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 fnstruc-
| tions so prepared, and with other provi-
sions of the Constitution and laws touch
| ing the same matters and with proper
index thereto shall be publinshl Zee hy the
| uted by him to the SUPERVISORS OF Eiec-
| tions in quantities sufficient to supply the
Judges Of Election and other ot on rint, no
Shall be paid from the Treasury of the
/ State: and the sum of one thousand dols
| lars per annum, or SO mucn thereol 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 AMI
| attending to election business by this
| Article assigned to the Office of the At
! torney General and that OF the Secretary