The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08


such petition shall consist OF sheets
having such form printed or written at
the top thereof and shall BE- signed by the
only, and opposite the signature Of each
legal voter shall be written the town,
village or election district, as the case
may be- in which he resides, and the date
of signing the same.
No signature shall be valid or counted
In considering such petition, unless these
requirements are complied with ana un-
less the date of signing is less than six
months preceding the date OF fling the
same.
At the bottom or each sheet or such
petition shall be- added statement, slgn-
ca by a resident or Carroll County, with
his residence address as aforesaid, stating
that the signatures on that sheet 81 the
said petition are genuine, and that 70 the
persons so signing were, at the time OF
signing said petition, legal voters of Car
roll County; that. their respective resi- VI
that each signer signed the same on the
date set opposite his name. Such state
msnt shall be sworn E 70 before Tore some SnrS
legal voters reside, authorized 70 aqmlh-
lister oaths therein: Such sheets shall De
as whole, and when filed shall rot be
withdrawn or added TO-. No signature
shall be withdrawn after the filing Of such
petition.
III, u
thereof, duly certified AZ hereinafter pro-
vIded shall be prima facie evidence that
the signatures, statement of residence, and
true and that the persons signing the
same are legal voters OF Carroll County.
Upon request of any one fillng such
Or rendering to the Supervisors Of Elec,,
lions one dollar for each one hundred
names, or fraction thereof, signed thereto.
t GEefseF " wif Reet eGRy aha
compare the original copy and attach to
such copy and deliver to such person their
Official certificate that such copy is true
copy OF the original, stating the day when
such original was filed in their office
Whoever, in making the sworn state-
ment above prescribed, shall knowingly;
be deemed guilty Of perjury, and, on con-
viction thereof, shall be punished accord,
ingly. Whoever FORCES the signature or
ment pro provided for in this act, shall be
deemed guilty OF forgery. and, on convtc-
ton thereof, shall be punished accordingly
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, That
TIE Supervisors 9f Elections WITH r when
in this Act, shall cause notice to be given
in the manner provided BY law for giv-
sion OF said proposition at the next cleo
ton to the voters of Carroll county. Pub
lication OF the submission Of said prop
likewise be made in the manner provided
by law for the publication Of the list Of
nominations 70 ~ voted for M an eIec-
Supervisors of Elections to cause such no
tice to be given, or the failure 70 make
publication or the submission of said prop.
~osition as above provided, shall not affect
the validity or binding force OF the vote
upon said proposition.
Sec. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Supervisors Of Elections, with whom
any petition shall be filed rs provided by
this Act, shall cause the proposition Shall
this County become Anti-Saloon Terri
nj Is Re vote Il he people
I'm the manner prescribed BY Section 56
of Article 33 Of the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws Of 1904.
AZ any election where said proposition
interests of those in favor of, and the
persons managing the interests Of those
respectively, the right to designate and
keep a challenger and watcher at each
election place. "a certificate signed by the
presiding officer OF the committee man
aging the interests of those in favor Of or
81 those opposed to said proposition shall
De sufficient evidence or the right or such
in the polling room. Such challengers and
watchers shall have the powers which are
conferred upon challenger and watchers
by Sections 90 and GO OF Article SO OF the
Code Of Public General Laws of 1904.
SEE Y. And ~ II further enacted, That
the Supervisors Of Elections shall. as soon
as conveniently may be after receiving
and canvassinE the result Of any election
mt which the proposition MS to whether
Carroll County shall become or continue
to he Anti-Saloon Territory Is submitted
10 the voters thereof proclaim the result
OF said election and publish such pAucla-
nation in some newspaper published in
the County, If the owners Of such news
paper will publish the same MT the cur
rent rates OF advertisement, and shall
record in well bound book. to be kept
I'm their office by them and their success
sors. the result on the vote upon said
proposition and such result may be proved
In all courts and in all proceedings by
such record Or My the official certificate
or the Supervisors or Elections, and i'm
cases where such a record or certificate
shows that a majority of the legal voters
voting upon said proposition voted For
the proposition" the same shall be con
elusive evidence that Carroll County has
become Anti-Saloon Territory, unless the
proclamation or the Supervisors OK Elec-
tons shall be reversed after a contest Of
the election In accordance with the provis-
ions Of Section "a OF this Act
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
all the territory within Carroll County
which has become Anti Saloon Territory
shall continue to be Antt-$aloon Terri
tory throughout Its entire extent, not
withstanding any change that may be
made. Ara the limits Of any political sub
division, until the legal voters thereof
have voted, according to the provisions
Of this Act, to discontinue such Anti Saloon