The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.
STATE ELECTIONS.
Appointment of Judges and
Clerks, Their Duties, Pow
ers and Responsibilities.
CHAPTER 456.

CHAPTER 456.
AN ACT to repeal Sections II, IA and
4S of Article 33 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
eraI Assembly OF Maryland, That Sec
lions IL, Ia and 4S OF Article 33 of the
code OF Public General Laws OF Mary
land, title 'Elections,' be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-en-
acted so as to read as follows:
11-After the judges and clerks are
appointed, the Board of Supervisors
shall Immediately and before the first
day OF August in each year, give no.
tlce OF the names OF all such judges,
and shall, before the first day of Oc-
tober, give notice OF the names OF all
residence and the precincts for which
they are selected, by causing the same
in the several counties to be published
once week for two successive weeks
in two or more newspapers in each
county, except Howard County, where
Iish 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 if no newspaper be published in
such county, then by posting such no.
tice in three OF the most public places
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 Tor advertising; said Board, in
appointing judges and clerks, and in
the notice thereof, shall designate the
int Nv to
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 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 i'm
mediately make public the names of
such persons so appointed by ,adver-
hereinbefore provided for the original
appointments. The record of appoint
ments to fill vacancies shall be kept
in the books hereinbefore prescribed
in Section, g.. which books, with, the
them, and all their other records and
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
fee 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 a book to be kept for the
purpose by the supervisors, and shall
be in substance as follows: Residing
at. aitv ;';;;f;i; Tor connivi ;;.''.'...' 81 in the
in I'M the IS state Of Maryland, ar; do solemn
ly swear @or affirm that l am legal
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iie sad sfate Of that will eGpp5E s9pPdE{ the IN
allegiance to the State of Maryland
and support the Constitution and laws
thereof, and that 1 will faithfully and
honestly discharge the duties of an
election Cor clerk of election) for the
precinct of the. .......
ward of the city (or districp of. 49,.
county, in the State of Maryland.
according to the best of my ability,
and l do further swear Cor affirm
Gnat l will not attempt to ascertain,
save in cases and in the manner on
do, for what candidate or candidates
any person shall vote or has voted on
any question which may be or may
have been submitted to lie vote OF
the people, and if such knowledge
shall be acquired by me, 1 will not, di-
divulge or reveal the same or aid in
doing so, save when l may be required
to do so by law in some legal proceed
14-Said Board of Supervisors shall
give ten days notice of the time and
thereof, and of elections in each pre-
cinct of such county or city, by hand
bills set up in the most public places
in such precinct, and also in the coun-
ties, by advertisement in two news
papers Zone of which newspapers, if
faith from that of the majority of said
Supervisors of general circulation
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 of each county shall no
longer publish such notices of elec-
ton. Said board shall make all neces-
sary rules and regulations not incon-
sistent 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 major
ity of the board, unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided in this Article; pro-
vided, however, that in any incorpor-
ated city or 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
tions shall continue to be so regulat-
ed as heretofore, and such Public Lo-
cal Laws shall continue in force there
in.
Sec 4S-At least eight days before
an election to fill any public office the
Supervisors of Election of each county