Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03

And the said Board of Police Commits
sioncrs shall receipt therefor. and
shall deliver or cause the same to be
delivered to the Judges of Election of
the respective precincts at or before
the opening of the polls on the day of
election. Said Boards If Supervisors
shall keep a record of the time when
such deliveries are made by them and
OF the particulars Thereof.
The Supervisors of Elections of the
several counties shall not more than
three days prior to every election, and
not less than one, make up into sealed
packages for each precinct the two
registers for said precinct together
with the cards of instruction and tho
key to the ballot hex for such pre-
cinct, having first placed in the ballot
box one of the sealed packages Of bal
lots for said precincts the specimen
ballots, the two poll books. and all
blanks, indolible pencils and station.
cry required for such elections and
snail deliver or cause the same to be
delivered to the Judges of Election of
the respective precincts at or before
the end Of the day preceding the day
of election.
Said Boards of Supervisors OF Elec-
tion OF the several counties shall also
Mt the same time, that Ia to say. Mt or
before the end of the day preceding
the day Of election, deliver to the
Judges of Election of the eeveral pre-.
cincts or districts the other sealed
package of tickets mentioned in Sec.
ton 81, said Boards of Supervisors
of Elections shall In like manner keep
a record of the time when such de.
liveries are made by them. and Of the
particulars thereof Said several
Boards Of Supervisors In the counties
are hereby respectively authorized
and directed to make adequate provi-
sion for the performance Of the duty
imposed on them by this section. and
the County Commissioners of the sew
eral counties shall pay the expenses
incurred in the performance thereof
Should said Boards Of Supervisors
fail or neglect to make the delivery
by the time prescribed by this section
1t shall be the duty of the Judge, des
ignated before hand by the Supervl-
sors, to take charge of the ballot box,
rs provided In Section 10 of this Ar
ticle, to Immediately send to the Su.
perVlSOrS therefor, and to obtain the
same as soon as practicable, I'm order
that the election may he duly held
the cost hereby incurred to be paid
by the County CommisslC ners as
part Of the election expenses. For
failure or neglect on the part OF the
Supervisors of Elections. the Board
If Police Commissioners or any per-
son employed by them respectively, in
the discharge of the duties required of
them by this section, or said Judges.
or any person employed by them to
perform the duties imposed upon
them respectively, by this section,
they shall respectively bo subject to
Indictment for misdemennor and up
on conviction thereof, shall be sub
iect to the penalties prescribed by
Section SO of this Article.
81. Al every election each qualified
voter shall be entitled to receive one
official ballot. The person applying
therefor to the judge Of election hold
ing the ballots shall give his name
and residence, and the said Judge
shall repeat the same in loud and
distinct voice: and II such name be
found upon the register by the Judges
having the custody thereof, they shall
| repeat the said name, and the voter
shall be allowed to enter the space
enclosed by the guard-rail, and tho
Judge holding the ballots, having first
written In ink the voters name and
number upon the coupon attached to
one OF them, shall deliver said bal
lot to the voter after having likewise
| written in ink his own name or inl-
| tals upon the back thereof, and tho
two clerks of election shall at the
came time enter the name Of the voter
upon their poll books Upon receipt
Of his ballot the voter shall forthwith
and without leaving the enclosed
| spree retire alone to ono OF the booths
| or compartments and prepare his bal
| lot by marking with an indcliblc pom
| eli after the name Of every person or
| persons for whom he intends to vote
and to the right thereof, in the blank
| space provided therefor. cross-for
example X-and IN case of quos-
| ton submitted to vote of the poO-
| pie by marking likewise In the appro-
| pirate space n crOss-mark tX) against
| theanBwcr which he desires to give. Not
| more than one voter shall be permit
ted to occupy any one booth or com
partmcnt at one time, and no voter
| shall remain in or occupy booth
| longer than may be necessary to pre-
pare his ballot, and in no event longer
| than seven minutes In case all such
! booths or compartments are IN use,