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

divide any of said election districts
or election precincts, having a num-
Der of voters in excess of six hundred,
they are hereby empowered, and au-
thorized to make such subdivisions.
and establish the boundaries of
such subdivisions in such way as to
facilitate and expedite the casting of
their ballots bv the voters thereof
either by q designation of an entire
~ new, and different polling place or
by providing for two separate polling
places at or near the former polling
place.
Whenever, in the exercise Of the
discretion conferred upon tho several
Boards of Supervisors Of Elections
by this section they shall sub-divde
any election district or election pre-
cinct. they shall appoint officers of
registration, and judges and clerks of
election therefor. as in ths Article
provided who shall have all the pow
crs. perform all the duties. be subject
to all the responsibilities, and be liza
BILE to all the penalties prescribed in
this Article for officers of registration.
judges and clerks of election. All
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visors for the several counties
whenever any such district or pre-
cinct is divided, as herein provided,
sign their names to the books which
contain the names copied from the
original books for such new district
or precinct in the hands of said super
visors. and shall duly certify that
said now books contain all the names
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newly established district or precinct.
such said certificate shall appear on
the blank line next following the last
name in each letter of the alphabet
cal list of names in the new books so
transcribed. and such said certifi-
Gates shall be lttestcd bv the clerk to
the respective Boards of Supervisors.
Said Boards of Supervisors shall fur
nish TO the officers of registration and
Judges of election appointed by them
for such new additional voting pre-
cincts. fun and complete sets of reg
istrv books, containing the names of
all voters already registered. duly
and properly arranged for such addi-
tiOnll voting precincts. and for the
entering upon such registry books
persons entitled to he newly register
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vision and preparation of proper reg
istrv books shall be paid by the Coun-
tv Commissioners of the counties in
which such subdivisions shall he
made upon prOnpr requisition and
vouchers presented hv the Boards of
Supervisors of Elections The houn-
daries of said additional precincts es-
/ tablishCd under this section shall be
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newspapers in said countiesonce aweek
for three successive weeks before the
! first 5av of September in each year
in which such subdivision is made.
, Said newspapers to be Designated as
provided in other cases under this Ar
. ticle whore adyertis nments are rc-
CURED to be made in at least two
i newspapers.
Section 2. And he it further enact
ed, That all Acts or parts of Acts in
consistent with the provisions of this
Act he and the same are hereby re-
pealod and that this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved Anril I. 1901.
JOHN WALTER SMITH
Governor.
John HTBNER.
President Of the Senate
FERDINAND G.. LATRORE,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify, That the afOrp-
going is correct copy of an Act of
the General Assembly of Maryland
PASSED at the Extraordinary Session.
March. 1901.
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of the senate
B. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates