The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

tricts and election precincts In their
: respective counties, from time to time,
and whenever in their judgment and
discretion it shall be eXpedient for the
convenience of the voters, to subdivide
any of said election districts or cleo
|, tien precincts, or to suDdivide ana
change the boundaries of any two or
I more precincts in any election district
into three or more precincts. they are
! hereby empowered and authorized to
D make such subdivisions and to estab-
, lish the boundaries OF such subdi-
visions in such way as to facilitate
4 and expedite the casting of their bal
+ lots by the voters thereof. either by
the designation of an entirely new and
different polling place or places, or by
providing for two or more separate
polling places at or near the former
polling place or places; provided, how
ever, that no election district shall be
subdivided into two or more precincts
{ that has not an excess of six hundred
voters; and no precinct or group OF
precincts in any district shall be sub
divided unless one or more OF SAID pre-
cincts so intended to be divided, snail
contain an excess of SIX hundred
voters and whenever, in the exercise
of the discretion conferred upon the
several Boards of Supervisors of Flee
lions of this section, they shall sub
divide any election district or election
precinct or precincts they shall APP
point officers of registration and
Judges and clerks of election therefor,
as in this article provided, who snail
: have all the powers, perform all the
: duties, be subject to all the RESPONSE
: bilities and be liable to all the penal
3 ties prescribed in this article for OH
{ GERS of registration, judges and clerks
{ of election. All the members OF the
+ Boards of Supervisors for the several
! counties whenever any such district,
! precinct or precincts is or are divided
! as herein provided, shall sign their
, names TO the books which contain the
! names copied from the original books
for such new district, or precinct in
the hands of such supervisors, and
shall duly certify that said new books
contain all the names of the persons
entitled to vote in such newly estab
lIshed district or precinct, such said
certificate shall appear on the blank
line next following the last name in
each letter of the alphabetical list Of
= names in the new book so transcribed,
. and such said certificates shall be at
! TESTED by the clerk to the respective
Boards of Supervisors; and said
boards of Supervisors shall furnish to
1.-THE officers of registration and judges
iof election appointed by them for such
lInew additional voting precincts full
rand complete sets of registry books,
containing the names Of all voters al
rready registered, duly and properly
Il rarranged for such additional voting
Iprecincts, and for the entering upon
such registry books persons entitled
to be newly registered thereon, and
9the cost Of such subdivision and prep
oaratlon of proper registry books shall
he paid by the County Commissioners
,, .bf the counties in which such subdi-
, visions shall be made upon proper
acquisitions and vouchers presented by
.qthe Boards of Supervisors Of Elections.
lThe boundaries of said additional pre-
lcincts established under this section
shall be made known by advertisement
In two newspapers in said counties,
Ronce a week for three successive
i;Reeks, before the first day Of Septem-
JCDer in each year, in which such sub
. i1lvision is made, said newspapers to
4 be designed as provided in other cases
hinder this article where advertise
5ments are required to be made in at
,teast two newspapers; provided, how
'sver, that nothing in this act shall be
construed to alter or change the
Boundaries or location of any precinct
+ lAs now established by the several
a3oard of Supervisors Of Elections, and
! Iall precincts as now located and laid
out or subdivided by the Supervisors
{ Of Elections be and the same are here
-eioy sanctioned, ratified and confirmed;
-e.oroVided, however, that nothing in this
Act shall be construed to prevent the
F, 99several Boards of Supervisors Of Elec-
Lions in the counties of this State,
] with the exception of Wicomico Coun-
a.y, from subdividing any district, pre-
! itinct or precincts in conformity with
The provisions of this Act; and pro
Cided further, that in Wicomico Coun-
i ~, the several districts and precincts
o,.ls now laid out and located, and the
boiling places therein as now located
5 N the said several districts and pre-
, Huincts are sanctioned, ratified and con-
!. alrmed and the Board of Supervisors
I pf Elections shall have no power in
laid Wicomico County to subdivide or
relocate any district or precinct, and
Shall have no power to change the To-
cation of any polling place in said
county
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
r e1he date Of its passage.
81 Approved April s, 1911.
aePHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
- Governor
eIESSE D. PRICE,
90 President of Senate
III
DANES Nice. Triple,
Speaker of House Of Delegates.
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