The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

/ any room where the same Is held or
| shall modest, Interfere with, remove
or eject from any such place of voting
| Or OF canVassing, any such Judge,
| CLERK or challenger and watcher, or
snail unlawtully threaten or attempt
| or offer 50 TO do, every such person
| shall be guilty OF a misdemeanof. and
I IN conviction thereof shall be punish
/ Cd b. imprisonment in jail for not less
| nan three months nor more than one
year. or by a fine of not less than
| twenty-five dollars (S25), nor more
| fhan I'VE hundred dollars $500, or By
both fine and Imprisonment, and the
/ Inlormer shall receive one-halt Of the
/ line collected.
l61R--If any person upon the day
+ Of such primary election, or before
/ the canvass Of the votes Is completed.
shall conceal or Wilfully break or de-
stroy any ballot box used OF intended
/ 10 be used at such primary election
Or shall Rilinlly or iranduIently con
/ ceal, secrete or remove any such bal
/ lot box or the book of registry or am
/ Of the envelopes, stubs or coupons OF
/ other pafaphefnalIa provided for hold.
| ing such primaries from the custody
/ of the judge Or judges Of primary elee-
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
+
been counted and canYassed, or any
poll list or book Of registry used II
such primary election or any report.
return. certificate Or any evidence IN
this subtitle required. or any person
who shall print or circulate Is an
Official ballot one that Is not Official
and complete. or shall give out 0r car
= away from The custody Of the elee.
ton judges any Official envelope for
voting otherwise than as provided By
his Article, h shall. upon conviction
thereof, be adjudged guilty of a fel.
bny and shall for each and every such
oifenze be punished b. imprisonment
n the penitentiafy for moi less than
me nor more than five years.
le0S-=if an Judge OF clerk 81 any
snch primary election shall without n.
gent necessity be late II the opening
Of the polls, Or shall absent himself
therefrom during he primary election
Dr during The canvass o. the ballots. Or
The making u of The returns, or shall
receive any Ynic Of proceed with thn
canvass 81 ballots. or shall consent
thereto. unless majority o the
judges o. the primary election n al
election district aHe present an con
enr. be shall upon conviction thereof
nc aIludEed guilty Of 4 mIziemeauuf
menI In Jail fbr not les than Ien or
more than ninety day OF BY fine II
not less man ten dollars Gu o.
more than tHu hundred dollars 5000
or b both Hnch fine AM imHris8n-
mcnI. In he discretion 81 lie Court.
i6uI-=H Whoever. during tie hours q
any such primary election or canvass
If VOTES Of Of making returns thereof
n my election district, shall bring
AXE. Ordsf oH EeHd mo, 81 shall a.
tempt 10 bring o. take OF sem iufo
any place Of aaeh primary election any
IisuIlcd Or HDirltuouH liquors vine
ale 81 beer. o. shall a ans suea tine
and place. drink Of partaHe N such
liquor. shall h guilty o. mlademeau-
oT. and shall. upon conviction thereof.
be fined not less Than Isn dollars lsIn1
pr more than one hundred dollars
ISla1I. i shall - unlawful fof he
keeper o an hotel. tavern, store 0r
any other establishment. u 70 an
persons. O. person corporation uT cor
poraIIonE. directly OF indirectly. .
ell barrier. give Or dispose o az
HpirItuouH or IormsnteI liquors ale 81
beer OF intoxicating drinks q any
Kind on ne day n an sub primary
election hereafter 10 he held n any
county o. In baltimore ell. an per
zon Or corporation violating thn pFos
Visions q thu aHIiou shall be liable
for Indictment an shall upon g1nEIas
ion be flned nof les than hfIY dol
larH tn Or more than ore hundred
dollars Izi01 fer gazh aIIeuHz. oua.
AL u = nne hall be paid 70 to
IBinfmcr AnK person sha zbaiI mac
ms bet 81 wager upon thH result uf
my such primary election = taKs
place Ia ans county shall b liable .
Indictment an. upon conviction there
n hall % 1Bcd not lees than rs
dollars so mr. more than ~ hun.
red dollars $500.
lG0E==HhasyrT shall slcefIonasr
within ous hundred teal Of any ngllI1g
piHEs OF any znch primary election II
ms county o. aha shall pIzIc I.aIIus
gushing mari uH1n auy ballot 1T -
frtuue delivered . I0r t. GHe n
ans voter ~ an such primary clan.
Ion. or Rhp shall provide Tor ~ -.
close In Hny envelope TO 10 u#sd n
voting Huch ballot, any Enclosure
whereby 20 Identify The ballot. d $40
shall eudeafar II induce ans voter
within tie polling place II RhnH hos
his ballot h ben marked. Or Mo
snalI curry away nr attempt Il carry
uWHY iFam IHe polls 0r ne officials
having custody y the same an sd
envelope or envelopes. or who shall
deliver u an voter to uHE In casting
Ms ballot o. Use an ballot or N.
Felane different from those provided
fOr II tn subtitle. OF Rhu shall shaE
he face OF : marked ballot u ny
Judge clerk. officer O. other person
inside ~ tnH polls before thH polls
close. o. who shall induce, request,
directly Of Indirectly agree Hih or
encourage a voter 10 keep hi ballot
N EIEht q an person 0r persons from
the time of which = contents 70
known ~ any Hnch person OF pr.
sons or his associate ar associates IN.
III delivered 10 the Judge n the enxe.
lDpe 10 b deposited II the ballot box,
HhaII upon conviction thereof b nun.
Ished b. a fIne o. net les than fifty
dollars 1901 nor more than tRo hun
dren dollars 5000, Or b impriaon-
meut in jail for not less han fifteen
days nor more thHn SIX months. or by
both such fine anl imprisonment. md
onezhalf Of such fine collected shall
be paid 10 tie lnformer.
I10V=SothIuR whatsoever n Ihls
subtitle shall be taken or construed TO
prevent me application 10 the primary
elections held hereunder and To The
acts of all persons In connection Nth
or relating % said primary elections
OF the provisions, prohibitions and
penalties prescribed IN Chapter 122 OF
the Acts OF The General Assembly OF
Maryland of 1908. relating TO corrupt
practices ut general and primary cleo.
lions In this State and al the PROV.
sions, prohibitions and penalties pre-
scrIbed IN sHId Act, 50 far a. the same
j relate II primary elections, are here
! by declared To be applicable to he
! primary elections In this subtitle pro-
YIda1 for