The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-05-13

said primary election and in ,.',>e - a .sov
rrnin= bodies shall fail to H"rrc on 4 day Z"
holding 81 Ill primary election, they shall h
held on III" second Saturday in Scptrmhrr,il
the wear igtI and hi-CnHIIlIy thereafter am
il no notice j. received Icy said Supervisor
of election. then il shall nc tie duty of sal
Board III Super iSorS of E,TciiOn, at least iii
teen days b"l"rr the second saturday II
September, in Iii" year IMI, and biennial!
thereafter. 10 select four Judges an TIVE
clerks, taking two Of SAID jHt:.,cS ana one q
said clerks from cIriI oi tht said political
parties to act AZ the judges and clerks in thu
primaries to hr hcid i'll each election pre-
cinct of the county, and the said Eoald u
SuprrN iSnr~ of Election shall give notice by
publication OF the names ot all of sad Judge
and CLERKS ani the precinct for which they
are selected by causing the same to br puh
liShcd ly two insertions in two OI the week
~ newspapers printed i'll liaIford county
one of said papers il possible. being OF oppu
site political Faith from that ui #nl#JnritN
of said Board of Election Supervisors ni
election.
Section ;. And hr it enacted. That SAL,
Board of Supervisors of Election in appoint
iii" the Judges and clerks ana in In" "tiCC
thereof shall dcSfgnat- the persons ntcnd"C
by them TO represent the said political par
ties respectively. IhaIien%rrS and watchers
Representing: t h" candidates of said parties
shall be allowed to b.: present at the several
voting places daring the voting and count
ing ut thu ballots.
form of ihc ballots with til" names of tn,
candidate: or delegates to hr voted for. iul
the several offices to h' flied, shall b" fur.
ni~hpd by tn" governing iiGditS of the said
I,nliiirai parties tn the said supervisors 81
election III least trH days before the day
upon which sud primary j. held.
section ). And In. il rnIctrd. That the
Supervisors of Election shall furnish to tho
Judges all the ballots lU lr u,"d al said l'rl.
ElurIcS ana the blanks upon which their t.
tu"nS are 80 he made a;id 20 prevent voters
hrion@in" To- or .:"tiH" with ON" political
party from inadvertently or Intentionally
casting thcir ballots inrCandidlt"S !ur nom
nation or election - delegates I" amy hninl'
mating con NrHtibn at amy either party. l liz
ballots III said party SliIi! IA printed upon
paper at different cT@UT> ana until tn" next
general registration every person "firriH"
to vote shall br required IL stat" {" which
party he belongs, and the cali'i!,latcS "l
which party he intends la Not" for al tia
state or county Gle ZION, and h" shall b"
supplied only with Ii" official ballot pre-
pared for the candidates of ~ucn party.
section Il. Nni b" il enacted, THAT the
polls shall hC 0prli at twelve oc!Ot X NJ ;tud
CLOSE at six "'cl"cf l.. NJ. On TIA" day fixed
for said primary; the books Of req try Shall
bc furnished t. the Judges at each polling
place and shah h. used ii said primaries i"I
the purpose of determining III" right OF the
party applying to vote. and no one shall I've
entitled to vote at said primary elections
who rs not a registered voter in the precinct
in which II" applies 10 vote but tn" Sald
Judges of cleo. ion are not tn make any marks
or entries on said registration books but are
To use the S:tI'v for the purpusc of determine
Ing the right Of the applicant to vote.
section .. Ana he II Ciijttrt. tlit IL Sn;tl
he the duty of said Board ut Supervisors q!
Election to appoint the place at voting in
each precinct and t0 furnish two ballot
boxes f'r c;ril precinct; one "a lee used 10y
each political party.
section 5. Bcfore entering upon tn" DIS
charge ot their duties OIL" of tn" clerks IN
ruCh of the precincts Of Hartford county
shall administer to the Judges tn" fu!loWin"
oath: = \ uu do make oath in tie Prr$rnc" oi
Almighty tod that You viii well and faith
fully perform The oIiic" OF - ~ - elect ION
taHl
al things rniIpll with the provisions Of The
primary election LAW. And one OF SAID
Judges shall in turn administer the same
oat Ii 10 the clerks OF election. said oath to he
in writing and To b" returned to the Super
viSorS 81 Election the Tue>dry following said
primary election by the return Judges OF
said precinct.
section .. That the compensation OF said
Judges and clerks shall b" two dollars and
the return Judges shall have an additional
three dollars for the day upon whch they
may make their return 1" the Supervisors
of Elect ions as above stated, and the Sa Id
Supervisors of Elections shall in addition
tp thr compensation they now receive. re
crivc the further sum of one hundred dot
lars each for the year lHDI. and bi-cnnially
thereafter for the rNt.l duties required of
them under III" pruvi>i"n~ oi this act.
Section IT, And at every general r"@tStra-
liUu held i'll Hartford comfy S,''>t qurnt to
the y 'SSagc of this act there shall b" prnVid-
ell in the registration books an additional
column headed "Aili!iatiun.' and tine
Board Of Registry snail rntc" in this column
the name ii the political party, il any, to
which the voter i inclined and with which
tile voter desires to nave himself recorded
as affiliated. II shall he the duty of the
beard of Registry IL explain To tine voter
that the StHLcliicnt al the said party a!illla-
ton does not bind him 10 vote for the can
diduteS al said party IT amy given election.
also hat il" has the right To decline 20 star"
any party af1ilIation, hut that no one who Is;
not recorded upon The registration book as
''ai1iliatTl" with II particular political purity,
will In. qualified AT SEtlSr'iI ut nj prl
mary elections Of said political party.
Whenever the voter declines to state his
party utilization tn" word "d"cinci shall
lie written opposite his maine ;Indcr said
column 50 that il shall he written i'll each
column opposite In" name Of each regis
tered voter either lis party atiliation or
elections held in the year l"07 and hi
cuufalIy thereafter. anT person 50 regis
tered as "atiiiut"d' with the given po-
li:irai party SHall have tie right To re-
of no OF her, and ut amy intermediate regis
irutinn subsequent - III" General r"@i>tr.:-
th, Board of REGISTRY and upon his identity
bciu" established to i majority of the Board
of Registry II" shall have the right to re
Guirr the said Board of Registry To make,
alter or strike ont any entry i'll til" column
headed ''Hililiatinnn opposite his maine on
the registration book.
/: shall bn Tic duty of the Board of Regis
try to enter in the column headed III
marks tn" fact that such entry was made,
altered or stricken cut and iii" 'intc thereof
Section II. fiat ANY primary held under th"
DnrsiSOn Of this act any person SHAH falsely
pcr~unYtr any voter or other voter p"r>nn
ana vote or attempt or Offer "a vote i'll ar
or upon the name Of suCh voter Gr other per
son. or Sil:Iu vote or ati"m?'j To vote IN or ur
nutn, name of any '.tu'r person whether living
or dead: or in or upon any false assumed OF
HctitipnS na'Gr or III or upon any name not hl'
own o. shall knowingly. wliTV!!T ir"uiu!c1l!y
vote more, ;RHu once G.,r ANY candidate for the
small offer
vote in any election IrrciEr, without having {:
Ir.:,! RIGHT to vote therein az '.ali vote more
than once or in any more than one election
precinct or haVlH. one" voted shall vote Ol
attempt offer to vote !:HIu ~" S'la.! lin0"
indy. wiliu'!X Ur frd'iduignLIN Ito an: unlawful
a"j 20 >t.rur,. for himself OF for any otG"r per
son the night or ol3p1TtunitE 10 vote on -ii.n by
force. threat. menace. intirli;'il~. bribery
or reward. or O!!:.r ur promise thereof. ~
otherwise UGlaW;uiIE either directly o. indi
rcctiy influence. ~ tempt to lAiE"nr" aAN
voter in giving his vote. or prGTGnt or hlnitr
or aLteiuI,t 10 prevent q: hinder any qualified
voter from freely Gv"rriejn& his right u N"t.
al said primary election or shall 10y any Sncl
means on oth"TwiS, compel TT induce. q" 1T
tempt Ia compel ur in'ldcr any Jude az cier!
in amy election precinct u Perceive the vote Z"
any person not legally uGaIliicd or entitled u
vote AT said election P.rciG"t shall he deemed
guilty of Il ni~t.eme2EOr. and every such per
SON shall upon conviction thereof he punished
| by imprisonment IN the county iail for not les
| than thirty days nor more than one wear,
Section y ANY judge of election who Shal
| wiifuily exclude any vote duly rendered llnOW
| in. :!.lt the person Oi2 ring the sam" in iaW
fully led IT. vote at Such primary election
| or who small illIuily receive Il vote from an
| person who has been duly challenged in r'lI
| ton to his right II vote ~ such primary crc
| tinn vii hOut eya"lirE from such person S.c
| proof Of qualification rs may hc required b.
| law or shall wi!iullg omit to chaiicn1" any pei
| son whom he knows or suspects i net rnut!c
| to vote and who has not been challenged. q
shall wilfuilN refuse 10 open or snow he la
| lot boxes empty prior to the opening az tn
polls and il any Judge ~ said rrnarI cie"uu
| who shall make. sign publish or deliver an
| false certificate or statement of the rcSalt q
| sach primary clccl ton knowing the same 10 IL
| false. or who shall wiliIliiy. dCfarc. destroy q
| conceal any statement tally or certliitdie er
| ttuStcd To his care and custody, shall upon cor
| yictiOn thereof be adiudrCd guilty of Il mis-
| dcmeanur and shall be punished 10y imprisot
| mcnt in the county Jail for not less than thirt
| DAYS nor more than one Year.
| Section 10 The details of the conduct Il
| said primary election and the returns thereu
| except ;ts hcrcinbeforc provided shall be undc
| such rules and regulations as the Board q
| Supervisors of Election shall adopt. said rule
to he publisher III the ~Ilnr time ttIHl ihc Siii
Board of Supervisors publish III" date az hnlt
ing said primaries anu names OF the Judges an
| clerks.
section II. The provisions of the rorgoin
| act shall not apply to any primaries heh u
| either uf said political parties tor the sc.rcttn
| of DELEGATES To Congressional. judicial Z
| State conventions. or conventions called I
nominate candidates Tor any other Offices tina
| those referred to in this act.
| Section Is. That one half of the cost ,
| conducting said primaries including the COS
| of advertising. printing the tickets and the =.
| ira compensation of the Board of %clCr"iSO
| of Election shall he paid 10y the County Con
| mi~~iOnerS and one fourth h% each OF the tw
| political parties whose primaries are cOnducte
| under the provisions OF this act; and the Supe
| Q hal nlDnp mn