The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-15

Such petition shall consist Of sheets
having such form printed or written at
the top thereof and shall be signed by tne
legal voters in their own proper persons
only and opposite the signature OF each
legal voter shall be written the town.
village or election district, as the me, case case
may be. In which he resides, ana the uate
of signing the same.
Ma signature shall be valid or counted
in considering such petition, unless THESE
requirements are complied with and VII
less the date of signing is less tnan SIX
months preceding the date OF ming the
same.
Ar the bottom or each sheet or such
petition shall be added statement, sign
al by n resident Of Carroll County, WITH
his residence address as aforesaid statlng
that the signatures on that sheet III l he
said petition are genuine, and that 10 the
best of his knowledge and belief the
persons SO signing were, at the time OF
signing said petition, legal voters OF AT
roll County; that their respective resi-
dences are correctly stated therein and
that each signer signed the same on tne
date set opposite his name. Such state
officer residing in said County where sucn
legal voters reside, authorized ~ ADMIN
lister oaths therein. Such sheets shal! De
fastened together In one document, NEE
as a whole and when filed shall not De
withdrawn or added to-. N0 signature
shall be withdrawn after the filing OF sucn
petition.
Such petition, so verified. or a copy
thereof duly certified as hereinafter pro
yided shall be prima facie evidence that
the signatures, statement ot residence, az IL
true and that the persons signing the
same are legal voters OF Carroll County.
Upon request of any one filing such a
netifion and verified statement and paying
or rendering to the Supervisors or Elec,
lions one dollar for each one hundred
names or fraction thereof, signea t9 9nHaG
visors of Elections shall immedlateiy
compare the original copy and attach 70
oficiai Certificate that SUCH copy Il true
COPY Of the original, stating the day wnen
such original was filed in their office.
whoever, in making the sworn srate-
ment above prescribed, shall knowingly,
wilfuIIy and corruptly swear falsely shall
be deemed guilty Of perjury, and, on con
viction thereof, shall be punished ACCORD.
ingly. Whoever FORCES the signature OF
any person, upon any petition or state
ment provided for in this Act shall be
deemed guilty Of forgery. and, on convic-
Sec 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Supervisors of Elections, with whom
any petition shall be filed as PROVIDED
in this Act, shall cause notice 70 pc given
in the manner provided by law Tor CIV
ing notice Of an election, Of the submits
sion or said proposition at the next cleo
-tion to the voters Of Carroll county. PUB
LEGATION OF the submission OF said prop,
osition to the voters of said county shall
likewise be made in the manner provided
BY law for the publication Of the list OF
nominations 10 ne NOteu IOF ~ I'LL tltN
ton: Provided, That the failure OF such
Supervisors OF Elections to cause such no
tice to be given, or the failure 70 make
publication Of the submission m sald pTop,
the validity or binding force Of the vote
upon said proposition
Sec. O And lie it further enacted, That
the Supervisors OF Elections, with whom
any petition shall be filed as provided by
this Act, shall cause the proposition shall
this County become Anti-Saloon Terri,
to be submitted to the vote Of the people
in the manner prescribed by Section bt
Of Article 80 of the Code of Public Gen
,.eral Laws OF 1904.
Is submitted, the persons managing tht
interests Of those In favor Of, and the
persons managing the interests OF those
respectively, the right to designate anc
keep a challenger and watcher at eacf
election place. certificate signed by tht
aging the interests Of those in favor IF Of
of those opposed to said proposition shall
rs sufficient evidence of the right Of suct
challenger and watcher 10 be present
i'm the polling room. Such challengers ant
watchers shall have the powers which are
CONFERRED up9n challenger ard watchers
Code Of Public General Laws of 1904
See. I. And De 1t further enacted Tha
the Supervisors Of Elections shall. as sooI
as conveniently may be after receiving
at which the proposition as to whether
Carroll County shall become or continu,
to M Anti-SalOon Territory IL submitted
to the voters thereof, proclaim the result
or yaid election and publish such pAUcla
nation in some newspaper published ii
thp County. il the owners of such news
paper will publish the same at the cur
rent rates OF advertisement, and shal
record in a well bound book. to be KEEP
i'm their Office by them and their success
sors the result OF the vote upon salt
proposition and such result may be prove'
III all courts and in all proceedings b!
such record or by the official certttcat
w the Supervisors or Elections, aud II
A cases where such record or certificate
shows that d majority OF the legal voter
voting upon said proposition voted "Fo
the Proposition" the same shall be con
elusive evidence that Carroll County ha
become Anti-Saloon Territory, unless th
proclamation of the Supervisors OF Elec
lions shall be reversed after a contest q
the election in accordance with the proyfs
ions of Section IA Of this ct
Sec. s. And be it further enacted, Tha
all the territory within Carroll Count,
which has become Anti Saloon Territor.
shall continue to be Anti-Saloon Terri
tory throughout its entire extent, not
outstanding any change that may p
made in the limits OF any political sub
division, until the legal voters thereo
have voted, according to the provision
OF this Act, to discontinue such Anti-Salool
and tha following Section Elll