Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-05-27


Jail for not more than one year, or BY
both fine and imprisonment In the discre.
ton OF the Court.
Section 15-Any ballot Judge VIII o
shall place his initials upon any ballo
save when ballot is delivered to voter
ia the polling room and any officer or
any other person whatever who shall
wilfully conceal or retain any ballot
duly prepared for voting or wilfully
break the seals OF any package or abstract
my ballot therefrom or have any such
ballot except for the lawful purposes In
this Act provided In his possession be.
fore or during an election shall be pun.
ished by fine Of not less than five or
more than three hundred dollars or shall
be imprisoned in jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than one year or BY
both such fine or imprisonment In the
discretion Of the Court.
Section l6-And at every general reg.
istration held in Montgomery county
subsequent 10 the passage Of this Act
there shall be provided 10 the registra.
ton books an additional colu M u headed
athlistion, and the Board OF Registry
sball enter into this column the name of
the political party, IL any, to which the
voter is inclined and with which the
voter desires to have himself recorded
as affiliated. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Board oil Registry to explain to the voter
that the statement of the said party
afhlliation does not bind him to vote for
Tue candidates of said party at any given
election; also that he has the right to de.
cline to state any party utilization, but
toat no one who 10 not recorded upon
the registration book az affiliated with a
particular political party will be quail.
ned to vote at subsequent primary cleo
tons of SAID political party. Whenever
the voter declines to state his party
aefiliation the word declined " shall be
written opposite the name under said
column, so that there shall be written
In each column opposite the name OF
zach registered voter either his party
utilization or the word declined ,"and In
all primary elections held In the year
1907 and biennially thereafter any per.
son so registered as affiliated with the
given political party shall have the right
TO receive and vote the ballot of that
party and of no other, and at any inter.
mediate registration subsequent to the
general registration In 1907 such voter
may appear before the Board of Regis.
try and upon his identity being establish.
ed to majority Of the Board OF Regis.
try he shall have the right to require the
said Board OF Registry 10 make, alter or
strike out any entry In the column
headed "Afiiliation" opposite his name
on the registration book. 1t shall be
the duty Of the Board OF Registers to
enter 10 the column headed Remarks"
the fact that such entry was made, alter
ed or stricken out and the date thereof.
secIion l7-If at any primary held
under the provisions of this act any per
son shall falsely impersOnate any voter
or other person and vote or attsmpt or
oiIer To vote IN or upon the name OF such
voter or other person, or shall vote or at
tempt to vote in or upon the name OF any
other person whether living or dead, or
10 or upon any false, assumed or fictitious
name or in or upon any name not bis
own, OF shall knowingly. wilfully, fraud
ulently vote more Than once fer any
candidate for the same office. or shall
vote or attempt or offer to vote In any
election precinct without having q legal
right TO vote therein, or shall vote more
than once or In any more than one cleo
ton precinct, or having once voted
shall vote or attempt or offer to vote
again, or shall knowingly, wilfully oil
frandulently do any unlswfl act tC
secure for himself or for any other per
son the right or opportunity TO vote
OF shall by force, threat, menace, intimi
dation, bribe.y or reward or offer Of
promise thereof, or otherwise unlawfully
either directly or indirectly influence
attempt TO influence any voter in giving
his vote or prevent or hinder, attempt Il
prevent or hinder any qualified vote
Hom freely exercising his right to vOt
al said primary election, or shall bV an!
such means or otherwise compel or in
duce any judge or clerk 10 any election
precinct to receive the vote of an
person not legally qualified or entitled Il
vote AT said election precinct, shall b
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr anI
every such person shall upon conviction
thereof be punished by Imprisonment
in the county jail for not less than thirt.
days nor more than one year.
Section lS-Anv Judge of election VIII
shall wiltully exclude any vote dull
rendered, knowing that the person offer
ing the sa me Is lawfully entitled to vot
at such primary election, or who shal
wilfuly receive vote from any persO
who has been duly challenged in relation
to his right to vote at such primary cleo
ton without exacting from such pereo
such proof of qualification as may be RI
quired by law, or shall wilfully omit
challenge any one whom he knows
suspects ID not entitled to vote and wn
has not been challenged, or who sha
, wiltully refuse to open or show the bal
lot boxes empty prior to the opening Q
! the polls, and II any Judge OF said pr
! mary election who shall make, sign, put
: fish or deliver any false tally or certitl
. cate entrusted to his care and custody
shall upon con viction thereof be ad
n Judged guilty of misdemeanor en-
shall be punished by Imprisonment l
y the county jail for not less than thirt
4 days nor more than one year.
a Section le-Any person who shall Civ
, away TO any person OF persons in sal
= Montgomery county on the day of hold
= Ing said primary elections as herein pro
, vided any intoxicating liquor shall
. upon indictment and conviction.
flned not less than fifty dollars nor mol
= than two hundred dollars, together wit
a the costs Of prosecution for each ofens
!, and In default OF the immediate pa,
|, ment of said fine aud costs shall be con
!, mitted to the House OF Correction Il
- the period OF six months. One half
= the dine which may DC imposed as afor,
y said shall be paid 10 the informer al
% one.half shall be paid TO the Count
y Com missionsrs for said county.
"a section 20-The provisions OF u
" aforegOiDg Act shall not apply to al
: primary held by either of said polite
!. parties for tue selection OF delegates
~ Congressional, Judicial or State cOuve
lions, or conventions called to non,na
y candidates Tor other offices than tho
referred TO In this Act.
~ Section Allah the expenses incurr
70 In carrying out the provisions of II
- Act shall be paid by the County Cor
missioners upon bills therefor duly 81
~ proved by said Board OF Election Sup,
= visors, but each candidate for nomin,
= ton for public office at = primary ele
- ton shall pay the sum OF twenty ii
dollars aud each delegation to NOT
: mating convention shall pay the sum
!, ton dollars TO the Supervisors OF Ell,
tons al least fifteen days prior TO /
- date OF said rinary, and the said Bos
~ of Sunar Viaora ol eiectlOn shall mas n q