The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21

d ed names, or fraction thereof signed
thereto, together with acopy thereof.
the Supervisors of Election shall imme-
diately compare the original and COPY
att lch to such copy and delivered to
such person their official certificate that
such copy Is true copy of the original,
stating the day when such original was
filed in their Office. whoever in making
the sworn statement above prescribed
shall knowingly, wilfully and corruptly
swear falsely shall be deemed guilty of
perjury and on conviction thereof shall
be punished accordingly; whoever FORCES
the signature Of any person upon any
petition or statement provided for in
this Act shall be deemed guilty of forg-
cry, and on conviction thereof be pun
ished accordingly.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted,
That the Supervisors of Elections with
whom any petition shall be filed as pro-
vided in this Act shall cause notice to be
given in the manner provided by law for
giving notice of an election of the sub
mission of said proposition at the next
election to the voters of the political
subdivision named in such petition.
Publication OF the submission of said
cal subdivision shall likewise be made
in the manner provided by law for the
publication of the list of nominations to
be voted for at an election. provided
that the failure of such Supervisors to
Election to cause such notice to be given
or the failure to make publication of the
submission of said proposition as above
provided, shall not affect the validity or
h1p1fIorr f,r.a Of tr. i
Osition.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted.
That the Supervisors of Elections with
whom any petition shall be filed as pro-
vided by this Act shall cause the prop
osltlon, shall this - county,
election district, city, town, village or
ward las the case may be- become Anti
Saloon Territory, to be placed on the
official ballots to be used in the political
subdivision in which the manner pre-
scribed by Section So Of Article 33 of
the Code of Public General Laws of
1904. at any election where said prop
osition is submitted The persons man
aging the interests of those opposed to
said proposition shall have respectively
the right to designate and keep a chal-
lenger and watcher at each election
place. A certificate signed by the pre-
siding officers of the committee manag-
ing the interest of those in favor Of, or
opposed to said proposition, shall be suf-
ticient evidence Of the right of such
challenger and watcher to be present at
the polling room. Such challengers and
watchers shall have the powers which
are conferred upon challengers and
watchers by sections 81 and SO of Arti-
Gle 80 of the Code of Public General
Laws of 1904.
SEC. T. And be it further enacted,
That the Supervisors OF Elections shall
as soon as conveniently may be after
receiving and canvassing the result of
any election at which the proposition as
to whether any political subdivision
shall become or continue to be Anti
Saloon Territory is submitted to the
voters thereof, proclaiming the result
OF said election and publish such procla-
nation in some newspaper published in
the county, ii the owners of such news
papers will publish the same at current
rates Of advertisements and shall record
in a well bound book to be kept in their
office by them and their successors the
result Of the vote upon said PROPOSE
ton and such result may be proven in
all courts ana in all proceedings by such
records or by the official certificate of
the Supervisors of Election. and in cases
where such a record or certificate shows
that majority OF the legal voters vot-
ing upon said proposition voted Yes"
the same shall be conclusive evidence
that the political subdivision to which
such vote was applicable has become
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