The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-26
DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 523.

CHAPTER 523
AN ACT to amend Chapter26l of the Acts of 1892,
entitled IAN Act to amend the code of Public
Local Laws, Article 3, title Baltimore County,
adding thereto the following Sections under
the head of Primary Elections"
Section l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Section ga as enacted in
Chapter 614 of the Acts of 1900, amending Chap
ter 261 of the Acts of 1892 is hereby repealed and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. "a. AT any primary election, precinct
meeting or any meeting held in Baltimore coun-
ty, of any political party for the election of one
or more candidates for public office, to be voted
for by the people of said county, or for electing
delegates to any convention of such party, any
person who by force threat, intimidation, BRIDE
ry or reward. or promise of any article of value,
shall induce, or endeavor to induce, any person
to vote or abstain from voting for any delegate
or candidate at said election or meeting, or any
person who shall counsel or assist in, or direct
such intimidation. bribery or reward or offer of
reward, shall be deemed guilty OF I, a misdemean,
by imprisonment in Jail for not more than sixty
days, or by fine of not more than three hun
bred dollars, or both fine and imprisonment in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted That the following
Sections be and the same are hereby added to the
part thereof, to follow Immediately after Sec
ton IL of said Chapter, and to be known as Sec
tions IL. Is, IA, To- is, II, Is.
Sec. IL. Every Judge at any primary election
who shall wilfully exclude any vote duly ten
dered, knowing that the person Offering the same
is entitled to vote at such election, or shall will
fully receive vote from any person who has
been duly challenged in relation to his right to
vote at such election without exacting from such
person such oath or other proof that he is a
legally registered voter in the precinct where
he applies to vote, and has not previously voted
at said election, or whom he knows or suspects
to be not entitled to VOTE and who has not been
challenged, or shall wilfully refuse to open and
show the ballot box to be empty prior to the
opening of the polls, shall be deemed guilty of
a miSdemeanOr, and upon conviction thereof be
punished by Imprisonment in Jail for not less
than one month or more than year, or by fine
of not less than fifty dollars or more than three
hundred dollars, or both fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the Court.
Sec. 3D. If any person upon the day of any
Is comDleted. shall conceal or wilfully break or
destroy any ballot box used or intended to be
used at such election, or shall wilfully or fraud
box from the custody of the Judges of Election
or any official in charge thereof, shall alter,
deface, injure or destroy or conceal any ballot
which has been deposited in any ballot box at
such election, which has not been counted and
canvassed, or any poll list used at such election.
or any report return or certificate of any such
election, he shall on conviction thereof be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by imprisonment in jail for not less
fine of not less than one hundred or more than
four hundred, or by both fine and Imprisonment,
in the discretion of the Court.
Sec. IL. Any Judge or Clerk of any primary
election, or other officer or person who shall
make, sign. publish, or deliver any false tally or
return of any primary election, or any false
primary election, knowing the same to be false,
or who shall wilfully deface. destroy or conceal
any statement, tally or certificate of such cleo
ton entrusted to his care and custody, shall be
deemed guilty of a mlsdeameanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by imprisonment
in Jail for not less than two months or more
than two years, or by fine of not less than
four hundred dollars,
Sec. 10. Each ticket, or the majority of the
candidates whose names appear on such ticket,
or of such candidates on said ticket who may be
present, may select Clerk of Election, who
with the Challenger, shall be entitled to be
present in the polling room before the polls are
opened and until after the votes are cast and
counted. In case of contest not more than a
bare majority of the Judges selected shall be
supporters of any one candidate or ticket. Any
person excluding or attempting to exclude such
Challenger or Clerk from the polling room dur
ing the time above set forth shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Sec. is. Any person who shall canvass or
electioneer within one hundred feet of the
polling place during any primary election, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not less than one nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Sec. II. There shall be polling place in every
precinct, and in no case shall any election be
held in any building, or in any part OF build
ing used as az saigon pooi ro 6 Pilsrd room
to vote in any precinct who is not a registered
voter therein. The ballot box shall be placed in
central and conspicuous position inside the
Rolling room. Not more than two voters shall
he admitted at any one time, and no other per-
sons except the Judges, Clerks and Challengers;
Tlr0 a.,
or more persons, in their discretion. who desire
to challenge or object to any voter; such per-
sons after such objection is decided shall i'm
medately retire. No person shall send or bring
any Intoxicating liquors in any polling room at
any primary during the voting or counting of
the ballots, under penalty of fine of not less
than FIVE or more than twenty-five dollars.
Elections of the same political party in the
several Districts shall be on the same day.
Sec. IL. Before the next general registration
of voters in Baltimore county it Shall be the
duty of the Supervisors of Elections in said
vided in Section Is of Article 80, Code of Public
General Laws. except that in addition to the
columns provided in the form set forth in Sec
fion is of said Article. there shall be column
headed Party Afhliation," which shall imme-
diately precede the column headed Remarks"
in said form. And when any person shall be
registered at such general election, or at any
REGISTRATION thereafter, it shall be the duty of
the Board of Registry to ask such person with
which party he desires to affiliate, and they snail
at the same time explain to the voter that such
Statement of party utilization does not bind him
hit that no person who is not recorded as affili-
afed with an existing political party shall be en-
+;tled to vote in the primaries of that party.
Tho voters party utilization shall be written in
the proper column, and if in his discretion he
declines to state his affiliation, the word de
nroper column. Any registered voter upon
anvf day of registration or revision after the
neft general registration shall have the right to
aniear In person before the Board OF Registry
and REQUIRE said Board to enter, alter or strike
out the pame of the party with which ne desires
v Section g. And be it enacted, This Act take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April Sth, 1872.
ADJ. 26.-3t.