Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

any codnty of the State, it shall ap
pear that only one set of candidate.
OF any such political party have Sc
qualified, then, and in that event, Ger
Lncates OF nomination or selection
snail be issued to the candidates sc
qualified in similar manner to thai
herein provided tor successful candi
dates at primary elections, and nc
such primary election shall be held
Tor such political party. And provided
further, mat whenever only one can.
dldate OF any such political party for
sucn public office or position has SO
upon the official primary election bal
lot at the expiration OF the time allow
ed by this subtitle, then, and in that
event, a certificate of nomination OF
selection shall in like manner be is.
sued to him forthwith, and his name
and the name of the position for
which he Is a candidate snail be omit
ted from the said official ballot, 50
that such official ballot of such politi-
cal party shall contain only the names
OF such candidates for position, offices,
or delegates where there are qualified
contestants for the such positions.
Any vacancy which may exist in re-
spect to any office, delegates to con
yention, or position named in this sub
title occurring after the returns have
been canyassed and finally announced
or which may exist by reason OF there
being no candidate for the same in
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 lis of this Ar
ticle, both inclusive, and the offenses
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 pri-
mary elections or any primary election
held under this Article, subtitle "Pri-
mary Elections" and said sections
are hereby made applicable to all pri-
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
against the General Election Law, or
under provision or provisions thereof,
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,
1000, 1902 1900, IGOR, 1908, LOOT,
160U and 160V, hereof with respect to
Offenses, penalties and punishments
under the Primary Election Law shall
have full force and effect in all cases
to which the same are applicable.
l60M-Each of said judges appoint
ed under this subtitle shall have pow
er to cause the arrest OF any one VIC
lating any OF the provisions hereof,
and in the absence of any person au,
thorized by law to make arrests said
Judge may designate some person for
hat 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
~ provided, cause the arrest of any
person disturbing the peace, and cause
the party so arrested to be committed
Ior the action of the Grand Jury or a
Justice OF the Peace, as the case may
be.
l60N-Any Judge or clerk of such
primary election, or any member of
any vi vi lDe governing
cody OF any political party participat-
ing in primary elections under this
subtitle or any delegate to conven-
Ilon or party executive, on whom
any duty is required in this sub title
20 be performed, who shall be guilty
OF any wlltul violation of any provi-
sion of this sub title or of any neg
the same, not otherwise provided for
herein, he or they shall, upon convic-
ton thereof. be punished by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars
$1,000 nor more than five hundred dol
lars t$50U) or by Imprisonment in jail
Tor not less than thirty days, nor more
man ninety days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment, in the discre-
ton of the Court.
l6OO-lI any clerk or judge OF any
such primary election, or any person
performing the duties thereof shall
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 dbbreviation of a word or any
check, alteration or mark, except as in
this subtitle provided. or who is
guilty of concealing, wilfully destroy
Ing, mutilating delacing, falsifying or
fraudulently removing or secreting the
whole or any part OF any record, regis
votes, poll list or any papers, docu-
ments, ballots, envelopes or papers of
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
cd by the provisions of this subtitle
to do, or who permits or encourages
conviction thereof. be punished by a
lars $1,000 and not more than one
thousand dollars $4,000, or by i'm
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.
160P-lf any person shall wilfully
disobey any lawful command OF any
Judge Of such primary election given
in the execution of his duty at any
mary election or during the canvass
of votes cast thereat or during any
subsequent canvass of returns shall
cause any breach of the peace or be
guilty of any disorder, violence or
threats OF violence whereby any such
primary election or canvass shall be
impeded or hindered or whereby the
lawful proceedings of any Judge, clerk
or challenger or watcher or person
designated to be present during the
reception or canvass of any ballots
are interfered with, any such person
shall upnp nnnyipttnD thnrnnf hn cd