The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
PERCALE AND FLANELETT WRAPPERS, MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR, &c


cable, it shall be the duty Of the Boards
Of Supervisors Of Elections Of the several
counties to examine the boundaries of
the several election districts and election
precincts In their respective counties, and
whenever, in their judgment and discre-
ton, It shall be eXpedient for the conven-
fence OF the voters to subdiyide anv OF
said election districts or election pre-
cincts, having a number Of voters in ex-
cess Of SIX hundred, they are hereby en-
powered and authorized to make such
subdivisions, and to establish the boun
diaries Of such subdivisions in such a
way as to facilitate and expedite the cast
ing Of their ballots BY the voters thereof
either by a designation Of an entirely new
and different polling place, or bv proyid-
ing for two separate polling places at or
near the former polling place When
ever, in the exercise of the discretion
conferred upon the several Boards of
Supervisors Of Election by this section.
they shall subdivide any election district
or election precinct, they shall appoint
officers OF registration and Judges and
clerks Of election therefor as in this
Article provided, who shall have all the
powers, perform all the duties, be subject
to all the responsibilities and be liable to
all the penalties prescribed in this Article
TOR officers of registration, Judges and
clerks OF election. All the members Of
the Boards for the several counties shall.
whenever any such district or precinct 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 Supervisors, and shall duly
certify that said new books contain all
the names Of the persons entitled to vote
in such newly established districts or pre-
clncts. Such said certificates shall APP
pear on the blank line next following the
! last name in each letter of the alpha
0etcal list OF names in the new books so
transcribed, and such said certificates
shall be attested by the clerk to the re-
spectlve Boards of Supervisors.
Said Board of Supervisors shall fur
nlsh to the officers Of registration and
Judges Of election, appointed by them
for such new additional voting precincts,
full and complete sets of registry books,
containing the names of all voters al
ready registered, duly and properly
arranged for such additional voting pre-
cincts, and for the entering upon such
registry books persons entitled to be
newly registered thereon the cost of
such subdivision and preparation of
proper registry books shall be paid by
the County Commissioners of the county
in which such subdivisions shall be made
upon proper requisition and vouchers
presented by the Boards of Supervisors
of Elections.
The boundaries of said additional pre-
cincts established under this section shall
be made known BY advertisement in two
newspapers in said counties, once a week
Tor three successive weeks, before the
first day Of September in each year in
which such subdivision is made, said
newspapers to be designated as provided
IN other cases under this article, where
advertisements are required to be made
in at least two newspapers.
SECTION :. And be it further enacted.
That all Acts or parts Of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this Act be and the
same are hereby repealed and that this
Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Approved April I, 1901.
IOuN WALTER SMITH.
Governor
ions HvENER,
seal President Of the Senate. !