The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-01

pOlltlCsI parties To the sad supervisors Gt
Election at least ten days before the third
Saturday in June, 1907, and bi-annua'ly
thereafter.
SEcTIoH >. And be it enacted. That the
Supervisors OF Election shall furnish II the
Judges all the ballots to be used at said phi
narieS, and the blanks upon which their re-
turns are to he made. and to prevent voters
belonging to or acting with one political
party from inadvertently or Intentionally
casting their ballots for candidates for nomi-
nation or election as delegates to any nOmi-
mating convention Of any other party, the
ballots OF said party shall he printed upon
paper OF different COOrS, the color of the tick
cts for the Democratic party shall he white,
and Tor the Republican party pink, and aunu-
ally after the next general regstrat ton every
person Offering to vote shall be rec aired to
state TO which party he belongs and the can
didatcs of which party he intends to vote Tor
at the State or county election, and he shall
be supplied only with the official ballot pre-
pared for the candidates of such party.
SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That the
polls shall be opened at = O'Clock NJ. and
closed at : O'Clock Z. NJ. on the day fixed for
said primary; the books of registry Shal! he
furnished to the judges at each polling place
and shall be used at said primari for the
purpose OF determining the right of the party
applying to vote and no one shall be entitled
to vote at said primary election who is not
a registered voter in the precinct III which he
applies to vote, except persons arriving at
the age OF twenty one years after the closing
of the next preceding registration and emit
tied to be registered qualified voters the
next ensuing election shall be entitled to vote
upon proving under Oilln TO the SSit1Sl;tCtifi II
OF the judges of election their right to regis
tration i'll the precinct at which they shat
claim the right to vote: but the said Judges
OF election are not to make any marks or en-
tries on said registration books but are to
use the same for the purpose of determining
the right of the applicants to vote.
SECTION :. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of said Board of Supervisors OF
Election to appoint the place of voting in
each precinct. and 10 furnish two ballot
boxes for each precinct one to be used by
SECTION :. And be it enacted. That before
entering upon the discharge of their duties,
one of the clerks in each of the precincts in
Hartford County shall administer to the
judges the following oath: You do make
oath in the presence of Almighty God that
you will well and faithfully perform the Office
ot-----ln---election precinct to the best OF
your ability. and in all things comply with
the provisions of the primary election law. +"
and one of said Judges shall in turn admins
ter the same oath to the clerks Of election,
said oath to be i'll writing and 70 be returned
to the Supervisors of Election on the Tues
day following said primary election by the
return Judges of said precinct.
SECTION o. And he it enacted, That the
compensation of said Judges and clerks shall
be two dollars for the day said primaries are
conducted. and the return Judges shall have
additional two dollars for the day upon
which they make their return to the Super
visorS of Election above stated.
SECTION 10. And be it enacted, That at
every general registration held in Hartford
County subsequent to the passage of this
Act there shall be provided for the registra-
ton books additional column headed
"Affiliation, and the Board of Registry shall
enter in this column the name of the political
party, if 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 of Registry to explain TO
the voter that the statement OF said party
utilization does not bind him to vote for the
candidates OF said party at any given cleo
ton; also that he has the right to decline to
state any party utilization but that Onv
who is not recorded by the registration
books affiliated with particular political
party will be qualified to vote at Subsequent
primary elections of said political party.
Whenever voter declines to state mis-
party utilization the word declined" shall he
written opposite his name under said coiuGlr
so that it shall be written III each column OPP
positc the name of each registered voter
either his party utilization or the word DE
clinsd.' And in all primary elections nc.h
after the next general registration any per
son registered 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 intermediate registration
subsequent to the NEXT general registration
such voter may appear before The Board of
Registry, and upon his identity being eStaD-
lished to majority of the Board of Registry.
he shall have the right to require the said
Board of Registry to make. alter or STRIKE
out any entry in the column headed "Afli;-
ton" opposite his name on the registration
book.
1t shall be the duty of the Board of Regis
try to enter in the columns beaded Re
Marks the fact that such entry was made.
altered stricken out and the date thereof.
SECTION II. And be it enacted. That If At
any primary held under the provisions Of
this Act any person shall falsely pcrsor2tc
any voter or other person and vote. or at
tempt offer to vote, in or upon the name
of such voter or other person, or shall vote
or attempt to vote in or upon the name of
any other person. whether living dead,
in or upon any false, assumed or fictitious
name or in or upon any name not his own,
shall knowingly, wiltully, fraudulcntly
vote more than once for any candidate for
the same office, or shall vote or attempt to
offer to vote, in any election precinct without
having legal right to vote therein. or shall
vote more than once or in any more than one
election precinct, or. having once voted, shall
vote. or attempt or offer to vote again, or
shall knowingly. wilfully or fraudentiy do
any unlawful act to secure for himself or for
any other person the right opportunity to
vote. orslall byfcrcc. threat, mcauCc. intinl:-
dation. bribery or reward, or offer or prom
Use thereof, otherwise unlawfuly, either
directly directly, influence attempt to
influence, any voter in giving his vote.
prevent or hinder attempt to prevent
hinder, any qualified voter from freely eXcr-
cising his right to vote at said primary cleo
ton, shall, by any such means other
wise, compel or indGce, or attempt to compel
or induce, any judge clerk in any election
precinct to receive the vote of any person not
legally qualified OF entitled to vote at said
election precinct, shall be deemed guilty OF 4
misdemeanor, and every such person shall,
upon conviction thereof be punished by inn
prisonnent in the county jail for not less
than thirty days nor more than one year.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That any
Judge of election who shall wilfully exclude
any vote duly rendered, knowing that the
person offering the same is lawfully entitled
to vote at such primary election, or who
shall wiifully receive vote from any person
who has been duly challenged in relation to
his right to vote at such primary election
without exacting from such person such
proof of qualification as may be required by
law, shall wilfully omit to challenge
any person whom he knows suspects is
not entitled to vote and who has not been
challenged, or shall Wlfuliy refuse TO open or
show the ballot boxes empty prior to the open
ing of the polls; and if any judge of said prl-
mary election who shall make. sign publish or
deliver any false tally or return Of election or
any false certificate or statement of the oeSult
of such primary election. knowing the same to
be false. or who shall wilfully deface, destroy
or conceal any statement tally or certificate
entrusted to his care and custody shall upon
conviction thereof. be adJudGed guilty OF q
miSdemeanor. and shall be punished by impriS-
onment in the county jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than one year
Section l3, And be it enacted that in the
appointment of judges and clerks. the member
or members of the Board of Supervisors of
Election shall have right to name the officials
of his or their own political party. In case any
Judge or clerk shall fail to be present at hour OF
opening the polls. the place Shall be filled by
the judges present, of the political party 30
which he belongs In case no judges of tine
same political party are present. then the
judges of the opposite party shall i'll the Va
cancy. The party 50 appointed must take the
oath required by law before he can proceed To
act.
Section II. And be it enacted. That the gov
enring bodies of each political party Shal! fur
niSh The forms OF the ballot of their respective
parties together with the manner in which the
names are to be arranged on the tickets. " hich
shall be done not later than tendaYS preceding
the primary election. To this form OF ballot
and list of names shall be annexed the ac-
EnowIedgment of the presiding officer of said
governing board of each political party This