Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.
STATE ELECTIONS.
Appointment of Judges and
Clerks, Their Duties, Pow
erS and Responsibilities.
CHAPTER 456.

S'lrNF- IN ToOs
AN ACT to repeal Sections II, ii and
As OF Article 80 of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, title
Elections" and to re-enact the
same with amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That Sec
IONS Ii, IA and As oil Article 80 OF the
Code OF Pubic General Laws OF Mary
lanu, title Elections" be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-en-
acted SO as TO read us follows:
Il-Alter the judges and clerks are
appointed, the Board OF Supervisors
snail Immediately and before the first
day OF August in each year, give no.
uce OF the names of all such judges,
and shall, before the first day of Oc-
toDer, give notice OF the names of all
such clerks, and in every case the
residence and the precincts for which
they are selected, by causing the same
in the several counties to be published
once week Tor two successive weeks
in two or more newspapers in each
county, except Howard County, where
the Supervisors of Election may pub
llsh the same in one newspaper, one
OF which papers, II possible, shall be
OF opposite political faith from that
OF a majority of such supervisors;
and II no newspaper be published In
such county, then by posting such no.
IN such county; and in Baltimore city
to be published on two successive
days in all the daily newspapers in
said city which shall be willing to
publish the same at their current
rates for advertising; said Board, in
appointing Judges and clerks, and in
the notice thereof, shall designate the
persons intended by them to represent
the political parties respectively. 1t
shall be the duty OF the said Board to
examine promptly into any complaints
which may be preferred to them in
writing against the fitness or Qualifi-
cations OF any person SO appointed
judge or clerk, and to remove any such
Judge or. clerk when upon inquiring
they shall find to be unfit or incapable,
The Board shall forthwith appoint
persons in the manner hereinbefore
prescribed to fill all vacancies in the
office OF judge or clerk, and shall inn
mediately make public the names OF
such persons so appointed by adver
tisement as nearly as may be, as
hereinbefore provided for the original
appointments. The record of appoint
ments to fill vacancies shall be kept
in the books hereinbefore prescribed
in Section 8, which books, with the
recommendation and protests made to
papers shall always be open to the
inspection of the public. After no
tice as aforesaid of their appoint
ments, the judges and clerks shall
again be notified to appear at the Of
flee of said Board, and shall then and
there, after taking the oath OF office
before one OF said supervisors receive
their commissions. The oath of office
shall be in writing and subscribed by
each one in book to be kept for the
purpose by the supervisors and shall
be In substance as follows. Residing
c city Tor conntvi NJ 1870 III inc
in the State OF Maryland, do solemn
ly swear Cor affirm that | am legal
voter in the. ........ precinct of the
......:... ward of the city (or......
80. district ol.,...,...;; county, In
the said State. that | will support the
Constitution OF the United States, and
that | will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to the State OF Maryland
and support the Constitution and laws
thereof, and that | will faithfully and
honestly discharge the duties of an
Oincer of registration and judge Of
election Tor clerk of electionl for the
.......... precinct of the...........
ward Of the city (or districU of. ,.....
..,.. county, in the State of Maryland,
according to the best Of my ability,
and | do further swear Tor AFFIRM
mat I will not attempt to ascertain
save In cases and In the manner on
which ! am authorized by law so to
do, for what candidate or candidates
J any person shall vote or has voted on
i any question which may be or may
! have been submitted to re vote OF
the people, and II such knowledge
shall be acquired by me, | VIII not, d.
/ rectly or Indirectly, by word or act,
/ diyulge or reveal the same or aid In
doing so, save when ! may be required
1 TO do SO by law In some legal proceed
| ing.
14-Sald Board OF Supervisors shall
give ten days notice of the time and
| place of registration, and OF revision
thereof and OF elections In each pre-
/ clnct OF such county or city, by hand
bills set up In the most public places
4 in such precinct, and also In the coun-
/ ties, by advertisement In two news
/ papers Zone Of which newspapers, II
| possible, shall be of opposite political
/ faith from that of the majority OF said
/ Supervisory OF general circulation
I therein. except in Howard county,
where the Supervisors OF Election
may publish in one newspaper the
notice above required, and In the city
Of Baltimore, by advertisement in all
the daily newspapers which will pub
lish the same at their current rate of
advertising. And the Sheriff OF Balti-
more city and or each county shall no
longer publish such notices Of cleo
ton Said board shall make all neces-
sary rules and regulations not lncon-
slstent with this Article, with refer.
ence to the registration OF voters and
the conduct OF elections, and they
shall have charge OF and make provi
sion for all elections, general, special
local. municipal State and county
and for all others OF every description,
to be held In such city or county or
any part thereof, at any time; all
questions shall be decided by a major
fly Of the board, unless otherwise ex.
pressly provided in this Article; pro
vIded, however. that in any incorpor-
ated city OF town in this State (other
than the city OF Baltimore) IN which
the municipal or charter elections
thereof are now regulated by the Pub
lie Local Laws of the State, the con-
duct Of such municipal or charter cleo
lions shall continue to be so regulat-
ed az heretofore, and such Public 10
cal Laws shall continue In force there
In.
Sec. 48-At least eight days before
an election to I'll any public office the
Supervisors Of Election OF each county