The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

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| pear that only one set of candidates
| OF any such political party have SO
! qualified, then, and in that event, GER
tlticates OF nomination or selectlon
snail be issued to the candidates, SO
qualified in a similar manner to that
dates at primary elections, and Nc
such primary election shall be held
Tor such political party. And provided
further, That whenever only one can
didate OF any such political party Ior
such public office or position mas SO
qualified to have his name so placeu
upon the official primary election pal
lot at the expiration OF the time alloW. :
ed by this subtitle, then, and in that
event, a certificate of nomination or
selection shall in like manner be Is
sued to him forthwith, and his name,
which he is candidate shall be omit
ted from the said official ballot, SO
that such official ballot of such pol1tl-
cal party shall contain only the names
OF such candidates for position, oftices,
or delegates where there are qua!lhed
contestants for the such positions.
Any vacancy which may exist in re-
spect to any office, delegates to con-
vention, or position named in this SUBJ
title occurring after the returns nave
been canvassed and finally announced
or which may exist by reason OF there
DeluS HO Cdlu uludIe iol tho oo'uS -
any such primary election or other,
wise. shall be filled as the. rules and
regulations of the governing. bodies
for the respective parties in the coun-
ties, city or State may now or shall
hereafter provide.
160L-The provisions, all and singu-
lar, from Section 81 to 115 of this Ar
defined and the penalties and punish
ments prescribed therefor in said Sec
tions, respectively, shall be fully ap-
plicable in all respects to the same
persons, matters and omissions in con-
nection with or pertaining to the ,prl-
mary elections or any primary election
held under this Article, subtitle ".Pri-
are hereby made applicable to all pri-
mary elections provided for and held
hereunder; and any judge, clerk or
other officer OF any primary election,
or any voter or other person who
would be deemed guilty OF any offense i,G Sc
under provision or provisions. Thereon;
in a general election, who is found
guilty of the same offense in any pri-
mary election, as herein provided for,
shall be deemed guilty of the same
crime of which his offense is made to
consist by and under the General Elec-
ton Law, and particularly under any
of the aforementioned sections, re-
spectively, thereof, and shall be liable
to the same punishment or penalty as
is prescribed for such sections there
of; provided, that sections 160M, 160N,
1900, 1902. 1900, IGOR, 1908, 160T,
16OU and 16OV. hereof with res pect to
under the Primary Election Law shall
have full force and effect in all cases
to which the same are applicable.
16OM-Each of said judges appoint
ed under this subtitle shall have pow
er to cause the arrest of any one vio-
lating any OF the provisions hereof,
and in the absence of any person au-
judge may designate some person for
that purpose, and each of the judges
shall be conservators of the peace in
their respective, primary election
polls, at which they may act as such
judges, and may, in the manner here
person disturbing the peace, and cause
the party so arrested to be committed
for the action of the Grand Jury or
Justice OF the Peace, as the case may
be.
16ON-Any judge or clerk of such
primary election, or any member of
any committee, or of the governing
body OF any political party participat-
ing in primary elections under this
subtitle, or any delegate to conven-
ton, or party executive, on whom
any duty is required IN aha this IS subtitle i1Iee
Of any wllful violation OF any provi-
sion OF this subtitle. or of any neg
Iect or corrupt practice in executing
the same, not otherwise provided for
herein, he or they shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine of
(s1O0) nor more than five hundred dol
lars (S50O, or by Imprisonment in jail
for not less than thirty days, nor more
tnan ninety days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment, in the discre-
ton Of the Court.
l60O--l1 any clerk or judge of any
such primary election, or any person
wilfully keep a false poll list or book
Of registry or shall knowingly insert
in his poll list or the book of registry
any false statement, or name or state
ment or abbreviation of word or any
check, alteration or mark, except as in
guilty of concealing, wilfully destroy
ing, mutilating, defacing, falsifying or
fraudulently removing or secreting the
whole or any part of any record, regis
try of voters, return or statement OF
votes, poll list or any papers, docu
any description in this subtitle di
rected to be made, filed or preserved
permanently or until after the votes
are canvassed and the results finally
announced, or who shall fraudulently
make an entry, erasion or alteration
therein, except as allowed and DIRECT
ed by the provisions of this subtitle
to do. or who permits or encourages
any other person to do SO, shall, upon
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars ls10Ol and not not mo- more than one
prisonment in Jail for not less than
ninety days and not more than two
years, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, the informer to receive
one-half of the fine collected.
16OP-If any person shall wilfully
disobey any lawful command of any
Judge of such primary election given
in the execution of his duty at any
primary election. or if during any pri-
mary election or during the canvass
of votes cast thereat or during any
cause any breach Of the peace or be
guilty of any disorder, violence or
threats of violence whereby any such
urinary election or canvass shall be