Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
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
shall unlawiully threaten or attempt
OF offer so to do every such person
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor. and
On conviction thereof shall be punish-
ed by imprisonment In jail for not less
man three months nor more than one
year. or by a fine OF not less than
twenty-five dollars $500, nor more
than fve hundred dollars tS500). or by
both fine and imprisonment and the
lniormer shall receive one-half OF the
fine collected.
l6DR-li 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 al such primary election.
OF 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 Tor hold
ing such primaries from the custody
OF the Judge or judges OF primary elec,
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 AT
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
ry away from the custody OF the cleo
ton judges any official envelope for
hos sl..I
this Article, he shall. upon conviction
thereof. be adjudged guilty of a fell
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.
l60S-lf 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 oil ballots. or shall consent
thereto. unless majority OF the
Judges OF the primary election IN said
election district are present and con.
eur. he shall upon conviction thereof
he adiudged 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 tnan ten dollars (Sl0l or
more than two hundred dollars $4,000.
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment IN the discretion OF the Court.
Whoever, during the hours, OF
any such primary election or canvass
oil votes or OF making returns thereof
in any election district. shall bring.
take. order or send into, or shall al
tempt to bring or take or send into
any place OF such primary election any
distilled or spiritunus liquors, wine.
ale OF beer. or shall at any such time
and place. drink or partake OF such
liquor. shall he guilty OF misdemcan-
Or and shall. upon conviction thereof.
be fined not less than ten dollars tsl0)
or more than one hundred dollars
tSlvJD. 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. 10
sell, barter. give or dispose OF any
spirituous or iermented liquors ale or
beer. or intoxicating drinks OF any
kind on the day OF any such primary
election hereafter 10 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 cOnyic-
ton, be fined not less than fifty dol
dollars $1,000 for each offense. one
hal ~ he fine shall be paid 10 the
iuturmcr. Any person who shall make
any Der or wager upon the result a
any such primary election 10 take
place IN any county shall be liable 10
Indictment and. npon conviction there
Of shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars $50 NOR more than five hun
red dollars $1,000.
160U-Whceper shall electioneer
within one hundred feet OF any polling
place OF any such prlmar! election III
any county OF VINO shall place a distin.
gushing mark upon any ballot or en-
sel0re delivered TO Tor the use OF
any voter AZ any such primary cleo
iion. or who snail provide for or en-
close In amy envelope 10 be used in
voting sucn ballot. any lnclosure
whereby To identity the ballot. or who
snail endcavor to induce any voter
within the polling place 10 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
his ballot. or use any ballot or en-.
yelope different from those provided
for in this subtitle. or who shall show
the face OF marked ballot to any
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 lis contents are
known by any such person or per.
sons or his associate or associates I'M.
iii delivered 10 the Judge In the enve.
lope 10 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
0ne-hali OF such fine collected shall
be paid 10 the inl0rmer
l60V-Nothing whatsoever In this
subtitle shall be taken or construed TO
prevent the application TO the primary
elections held hereunder and 10 the
acts OF all persons IN connection with
or relating to said primary elections
OF the provisions, prohibitions and
penalties prescribed In Chapter l22 OF
the Acts OF the General Assembly OF
Maryland of 1905. relating 10 corrupt
practices AT general and primary cleo.
,iOns in this State and all the provi-
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