Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-03

The President Of the Board Of Supervisor
OF Election Of Baltimore city shall fix the da
for holding the primary elections for nomina
tons for State Offices In the several legisla
tive districts of Baltimore city. And the can
didates must pay to the Supervisors Of Elec
tion in the city the sum required by the Bal
timore Primary law. The Baltimore prima.
ries are to be held under the terms OF tia
law.
| In any year in which the only State Office
to be filled by the vote of the people 10 thu
office of Comptroller of the Treasury Of the
State, IL there be no contest in any Of the leg
islative districts Of Baltimore city for the nom
ination of any political party, the Board OF
| Supervisors Of Elections of Baltimore city
shall have the right and power to restrict and
limit the number of polling places 10 each
ward of Baltimore city to three and to ar
point the judges and clerks.
Six sections Of the bill prescribe penalties
for violation Of the law and for bribery and
other forms of corruption mainly along the
line OF the general election law. Among
these sections 10 the following:
"Whoever shall electioneer, conduct voter
Except when physical disability requires as
sistance) or attempt to influence the vote OF
any voter within 100 feet of any polling place
of any primary election in any comfy, or
who shall place distinguishing mark upon
use of any voter at such primary election, or
who shall provide for or inclose in any en-
velope to be used in voting such ballot any
Enclosure whereby to identify the ballot, or
who shall endeavor to induce any voter with
in the polling place to show how his ballot
has been marked, or who shall carry away or
attempt to carry away from the polls before
closing thereof any envelope or envelopes OF
the character used or who shall deliver to
any voter for use in casting his ballot, or usc
any ballot or envelope different from those
provided for In this act, or who shall show
the face of o marked ballot to any Judge,
clerk, officer or other person inside of or
within 100 feet OF the polls before the polls
close, or who shall induce, request, directly
or indirectly agree with or encourage voter
| To keep his ballot In sight of any person or
persons from the time at which Its contents
are known BY any such person or persons or
his associate or associates until delivered TO
the judge tor Enclosure In the enve.ope TO be
deposited in the ballot box, shall upon con-
viction thereof be punished by fine Of not
less than $50 nor more than $500 or by inn
prisonment In Jail for not less than 10 days
nor more than six months, or both fine and
imprisonment, and one-half Of such fine col
lected shall be paid unto the iniormer and the
oiher half TO the County Commissioners OF
the county for the use of the public roads,
Nothing in this act shall be construed to
prevent the application to the prim iry cleo
tons OF the provisions, prescribed in Chap
ter l22 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Mary land of 1908, relating to corrupt
practices at general and primary elections In
this State, and all the provisions, prohi pi-
tons and penalties prescribed in said act, so
far as the same relate to primary elections, are
declared to be applicable to tn primary cleo
tons Ia this act provided for.