The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-15

thereafter.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted. That the
Supervisors of Election shall furnish to the
Judges all the ballots to be used at said pri-
marieS, and the blanks upon which their re-
turns are to he made. and to prevent voters
belonging to 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 be printed upon
paper of different coiOrS, the color of the tick
cts for the Democratic party shall be white,
and for the Republican party pink, and annu-
ally after the next general registration every
person offering to vote shall be required to
state to which party he belongs and the can
didates of which party he intends to vote for
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 p NJ. on the day fixed for
said primary; the books of registry shall be
furnished to the judges at each polling place
and shall he used at said primaries 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
Il registered voter in the precinct i'll which he
applies to vote, except persons arriving ut
the age OF twcnty-one years after the closing
OF the next preceding registration and cnti
tied to be registered as qualified voters at the
next ensuing election shall be entitled to vote
upon proving under oath to the satisfaction
of the Judges of election their right to regis
tratiOn in the precinct a which they Sha
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 to furnish two ballot
boxes for each precinct, one to he used by
each political party.
SECTION =. And be it enacted That before
entering upon the discharge of their duties,
one OF the clerks i'll each of the precincts i'll
Hartford County shall administer to the
judges the following oath: You do make
oath in the presence of Almighty God that
Won will well and faithfully perform the office
of--in---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 in writing and to be returned
to the Supervisors of Election on the Tues
day following said primary election by the
return judges of said precinct
SECTION Q. And be it enacted That the
compensation of said judges and clerks shall
be two dollars for the day said primaries arc
conducted. and the return judges shall have
an additional two dollars Tor the day upon
which they make their return to the Super
visors of Election as 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
'A1tIliatIOn, and the Board OF Registry snail
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 no one
who is not recorded by the registration
books as affiliated with particular political
party will be qualified to vote at subsequent
Urinary elections of said political party.
Whenever = voter declines to state his
party utilization the word Declined" shall be
written opposite his name under said column
so that it shall be written in each column OPP
poSte the name of each registered voter
either his party utilization or the word DE
clined.' And in all primary elections held
after the next general registration 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 intermediate registration
subsequent to the next general registration
such voter may appear before The Board OF
Registry, and upon his identity being eStab-
lShed to a ma iority 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 "Afhlia-
ton opposite his name on the registration
book.
1t shall be the duty of the Board of Regis
try to enter in the columns headed Re
marks" the fact that such entry was made.
altered or stricken out and the date thereof.
SKcTIoN l. And be it enacted, That if at
any primary held under the provisions OF
this Act any person shall falsely perSOrate
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 or dead, or
in or upon any false, assumed or fictitious
name or in or upon any name not his own,
or shall knowingly, wiltully, fraudulcntly
vote more than once for any candidate Tor
the same Office, or shall vote or attempt to
offer to vote i'll 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 fraudently do
any unla wtIIl act to secure for himself or for
any other person the right or opportunity to
vote, or shall by force, threat. neance, intimi-
dation, bribery or reward, or offer or prom
Use thereof, or otherwise unlawfuly, either
directly or directly, influence or attempt to
influence, any voter in giving his vote, or
prevent or hinder. or attempt 70 prevent or
hinder any qualified voter from freely exer-
cising his right to vote at said primary cleo
ton, or shall, by any such means or other
wise, compel or induce, or attempt to compel
or induce any judge or Clerk in any election
precinct to receive the vote of any person not
legally qualified entitled to vote at said
election precinct. shall be deemed guilty of a
miSdemeanor. and every such person shall,
upon conviction thereof. be punished by i'm
priSonment in the county jail for not less
than thirty days nor more than one year
SECTION %. 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 wilfully 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, or shall wilfuily omit to challenge
any person whom he knows or suspects Is
not entitled to vote and who has not been
challenged. or shall wilfully refuse to open or
show the ballot boxes empty prior to the open
ing OF the polls: and if any Judge OF said pri-
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 a
msdemeanOr. and shall be punished by imprS-
onment in the county jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than one year.
Section IL. 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 clerk shall fail to be present at hOur OF
opening the polls, the place shall be hlled by
the judges present, of the political party TO
which he belongs, In case no Judges or the
same political party are present, then the
judges of the opposite party shall fill the va
cancN. The party so appointed must take the
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section H. And be it enacted, That the gov
enrinT bodies of each political party shall tur
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. which
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'
knowiedgmen of the presiding othcer OF SAD
governing board of each political party. rms
acknowledgment to state the true purpOrt foI
~ - l. iS intended.
before some Official who, by law. is authorized
to take ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of deeds and mort
cages This form of ballot is to be publlShedln
ut least two papers in Hartford county one OF
eacn political party. If practicable Tor tWC
successive issues before said primary election
If for any reason either political party desires
TO make IL change which shall he made neoeS
Sary on account of death or disability of some
one named in the original papers the same shal
be executed as the said original papers anC
filed with the Supervisor OF Election at leaSl
eight days. not counting sundays, before sac
primary election. The Supervisors viii not re
ceiVe any new names, however, to he prlnteC
on the oflicial ballot unless they are inclHdct
in the papers provided by said political parties
as aforesaid. The Supervisors of Eelectior
shall provide ballots for two political parties II
proportions TIC be hereafter decided upon. The
tickets shall be delivered to the Judges OF cleo
ton. together with the ballot boxes, books OF
registry poll books, stationary and the neceS
Sary blanks, in such manner as the Supervisor:
shall hereafter direct. The ballot boxes Shal
be locked with the key in the lock and contain
therein both sets of official ballots. one pack
age of said political party to 70 in each box. to
pether with such other election paraphernala
as the Supervisors may hereafter decide upon
The ballots shall he printed without coupon
and are to be endorsed on the back. The nfh
cial ballot of the primary election of Hartford
county, Che third Saturday in June. with the
| wear it is heidi and shall bear the fac smile O
the signature of the President of the Board Of
Supervisors of Election of Hartford county, Il
| printing the tickets OF the parties tllat MAY
| adopt what is known us the Crawford County
| System. the names are to be arranged so thai
| the voter can Indicate his choice of the differ
| ent candidates by marking out the names o
! those of those for whom he does not desire Il
| vote, The party or parties who nominate by
| the county convention system shall have the
| names of the delegates for which the vote
| does not care to cast his ballot can be marked
| out in the same manner rs provided above. TIT