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

holding such primary election or Of
7 CanVdssing the returns thereirom OF
III mis- iull and free access to and from
any room where the same is held OF
shall modest, interfere with, remove
or eject IRON any such place Of voting
. or Of canYasslnS, any such judge
CLERK or challenger and watcher, OF
/ snail unlawtully threaten or attempt
or offer so TO do, every such person
shall be guilty OF d misdemeanor, and
! On conviction thereof shall be punish.
/ ed by Imprisonment in jail for not less
luan three months nor more than one
year, or by a fine OF not less than
I twenty-five dollars lS25), nor more
( than lye hundred dollars $500, or by
both fine and Imprisonment, and the
iniOrmer shall receive one-hat OF the
fine collected.
l6OR-lf any person upon the day
Of such primary election, or before
the canvass OF the votes is completed
snail conceal or wilfully break or de.
stroy any ballot box used or intended
TO be used at such primary election
or shall wiliully or iraudulently con-
ceal, secrete or remove any such bal
lot box or the book of registry or any
OF the envelopes, stubs or coupons or
other paraphernalia provided for hold
ing such primaries from the custody
OF the Judge or judges OF primary cleo
ton or other proper person in charge
thereof, or shall alter, deface, injure
or destroy or conceal any ballot which
has been deposited in any ballot box
at such primary election which has not
been counted and canvassed, or any
poll list or book of registry used al
such primary election or any report.
return, certificate or any evidence in
this subtitle required, or any person
who. shall print or circulate as an
official ballot one that is not official
and complete, or shall give out or car
ton judges any official envelope for
voting otherwise than as provided by
this Article, he shall, upon conviction
thereof, be adjudged guilty of a fel-
ony and shall for each and every such
offense be punished by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than
enc nor more than five years.
16OS--f any judge or clerk of any
such primary election shall without ur-
gent necessity be late at the opening
OF the polls, or shall absent himself
therefrom during the primary election
or during the canvass of the ballots, or
the making up of the returns, or shall
receive any vote or proceed with the
canvass OF ballots, or shall consent
thereto, unless a majority of the
judges of the primary election in said
election district are present and con-
cur, he shall upon conviction thereof
he adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be. punished by imprison-
ment in jail for not less than ten or
more than ninety days, or by fine of
not less than ten dollars $50 or
more than two hundred dollars ($20W
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the Court.
160T-Whoever, during the hours OF
any such primary election or canvass
nt nf t1nutyfnu
in any election district, shall bring,
take, order or send into, or shall at
tempt to bring or take or send into
any place of such primary election any
distilled or spirituous liquors, wine
ale or beer, or shall at any such time
and place. drink or partake of such
liquor, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
Or and shall, upon conviction thereof
be fined not less than ten dollars ($10)
or more than one hundred dollars
($lUJ). II shall be unlawful for the
Keeper of any hotel, tavern, store or
any other establishment, or for any
persons, or person, corporation or cor
porations, directly or indirectly, to
sell. barter, give or dispose of any
spirituous or termented liquors, ale or
beer, or Intoxicating drinks of any
kind on the day of any such primary
election hereafter to be held in any
county or in Baltimore city, any per
son or corporation violating the pro-
visions OF this action shall be liable
for Indictment and shall. upon convic-
ton, be fined not less than fifty dol
lars $500 or more than one hundred
dollars ($100) for each offense, one
half Of the fine shall be paid to the
informer Any person who shall make
any bet or wager upon the result of
any such primary election to take
place in any county shall be liable to
Indictment and, upon conviction there
of shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars $500 nor more than five hun
red dollars (S500).
l60U-Whoever shall electioneer
within one hundred feet of any polling
place of any such primary election in
gushing mark upon any ballot or en-
velope delivered to for the use OF
any voter at any such primary cleo
ton, or who shall provide for or en-
close in any envelope to be used in
voting such ballot, any Enclosure
shall endeavoT to induce any voter
within the polling place to show how
his ballot has been marked, or who
snail carry away or attempt to carry
away from the polls or the officials
having custody OF the same any said
envelope or envelopes, or who shall
deliver to any voter for use in casting
mis- ballot, or use any ballot or en-.
yelope different from those provided
for in this subtitle, or who shall show
the face of a marked ballot to any
judge, clerk, officer or other person
inside 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 per-
sons or his associate or associates I'M
III delivered to the Judge in the enve.
lope to be deposited in the ballot box,
shall upon conviction thereof be pun
ished by fine of not less than fifty
dollars $500 nor more than two hun
dren dollars 5000, or by imprison-
ment in Jail for not less than fifteen
days nor more than six months. or By
both such fine and Imprisonment, and
one-half of such fine collected shall
be paid to the informer.
l60V-Nothing whatsoever in this
subtitle shall be taken or construed to
prevent the application to the primary
elections held hereunder and to the
acts of all persons in connection with
or relating to said primary elections
OF the provisions, prohibitions and
penalties prescribed In Chapter 1872 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1908, relating to corrupt
practices at general and primary cleo
tons in this State and all the provi-
sions, prohibitions and penalties pre-
scribed in said Act. so far as the same
/ relate to primary elections. are here
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