The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-16
Public Local Laws
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dent and commissioners.

dent and commissioners.
SEC. BOA. That the President and Commits
sioners of the said Town of Ellxton be and they
are hereby authorized and directed, not later
than the 10th day of May, in the year 1914 and
by the LIST day OF May in every year thereafter
TO appoint two Registers of voters for the
Town orE.lkton. one from each of the leading
political parties of the State; said Registers of
Voters shall receive the saIue compensation as
registers OF voters under the general laws OF
the State, and shall hold office for one year
and until their successors are duly appointed
and qualified; said registers shall take the
usual oath of Office before the President OF
Ekton and the President and commissioners
OF the Town OF Elxton shall procure and de-
liver to the said registers of voters two suitable
registration books similar in all respects to
registration books now in use under the Flee
ton Laws OF Maryland, and shall also desig-
nate the place where the registration shall be
held each year.
SEC. 13l. Said registers of voters shall open
their books of registration at the place desig-
mated as provided by Section BOA, on the
third Monday and Tuesday of May in the year
1914, Tor complete registration OF the voters
of the Town of Elkton who possess the qualif-
cations required by Section 100, and every year
Oh tne sttonu hOnudN III May 10
register new voters and to revise the list OF
said registration notice of which said registra-
ton shall be given by hand bills to be posted
in AT least ten places in the Town, and at said
registration of voters said registers of voters
shall duly register all voters possessing the
qualifications as provided in Section 100, who
shall apply in person for registration. Any reg
lister of voters who shall knowingly violate the
demcanor, and upon conviction shall be pun
ished as provided under the General Laws OF
this State relating to registration, and said
books of registration shall al the close of each
registration be turned to the President
and commissioners of Elllton for safe keeping,
and shall by said President and Commissioners
be delivered TO the judges of any Town Flee
ton Tor the purpose of holding said Town
Election.
SEC b. ON the fourth Monday in May,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, and every two
years thereafter, the duly registered voters
shall elect by ballots president who shall serve
tor two years from that date, and until his sue
cessor is duly elected and qualified and shall
on said fourth Monday in May, nineteen hun
dred ana fourteen, elect four Commissioners,
the two of said Commissioners receiving the
serve for Il term of two years, and until their
SUCCESSORS are duly elected and qualified and
the remaining two commissioners to serve for
Il term OF one year. and until their successors
are duly elected and qualied, and on
said fourth Monday in May in every year
thereafter there shall be elected two Commits
sioncrs To serve for the term of two years and
until their successors are elected and qualified,
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name placed on the ballot or be voted tor as "a
candidate Tor President or Commissioner OF
said Town who shall not have filed with the
said President and Town Commissioners at
least ten days before the date on which is to be
held the election for said President and Com
missioners "a certificate certifying for which
office ne is candidate, and that he is qualified
under the provisions of this Act for such office.
SEC l32-B. And he it enacted, That the pro-
visions, prohibitions and penalties prescribed
in Chapter ~ of the Acts OF the General AS
sembly of Maryland of 1905 relating to corrupt
practices at general and primary elections be
and the same are hereby declared to be appli-
cable to all elections held by virtue of the au-
thority given in this Article, and to be appli-
cable 10 the acts of all persons in connection
with or relating To said elections or any a.
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SEC. l3}. And bc ii enacted, That Chapter
6S:i of the Acts of Assembly of 1912 and all
other Acts or parts of Acts OF Assembly, incon-
sistcnt with this Act he and the same are
| hereby repealed.
Approved March IL, 1914.
P.L. GOLDSBOROUGH,
Cover or.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
JAMES McC. Triple,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed. at the
January Session, 1914.
| JOHN r. SULLIVAN,
Secretary of the Senate.
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