The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-04-27
Monday, May LIST, 1916,

for the purpose OF balloting for
One person to be the nominee of the
Republican party for the office of United
States Senator from the State of Mary
land;
One person to be the nominee of the
Republican party for the office of Rep
resentative in United States Congress
from the Sixth Congressional District
of the State of Maryland;
Four persons as delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention to be held in
the City of Baltimore;
One person to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for the Office of IN
tied States Senator from the State of
Maryland;
One person to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for the Office of Rep
resentative in the United States Cong
ress from the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict of the State of Maryland;
The polls of said election will be open
ed in each and every Election District
of said Garrett county at the usual
places OF holding the polls, at o'clock
a. m. and will be closed at the hour of
O'Clock p. m. when the ballots shall be
counted according to law.
For the information Of all persons con
cerned the following Act of the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed March 2i 1858,
/ is published.
CHAPTER IGl.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of spirltuous
or fermented liquors III the several coun-
ties of the state on the day OF Election.
SECTION BE it enacted by the General
/ Assembly of Maryland. That 1t shall not Be
lawful for the keeper of any hotel tavern.
/ store, drinking establishment, or any other
| place where liquors are sold, or for any per
! sons, directly or indirectly. TO sell. barter
/ give or dispose Ofany spirituOus or ferment
| ed liquors, ale, beer or Intoxicating drinks
/ of any Kind on the day OF election hereafter
| to be held in the several counties OF the
| State.
SEC. >. And be it enacted, That any per
/ son violating the provisions of the Act Sha II
/ be liable to Indictment by the Grand Jury of
! the county where the Otfense is committed.
1 and shall upon conviction by a Judge OF any
| Circuit Court OF the state. be fined a sum not
| less than nifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each and every otfense
| one half the fine shall be paid the iufOrmer
| the other hair to the County Commissioners
for the use OF the public roads.
For the information of voters the
| following extract is taken from the
primary election law, the same being a
portion of Section l82, Of Chapter 1872,
of the Acts of 1914:
All persons arriving at the age of
twenty-one years. after the closing of
the next preceding registration, or who
shall attain the age of twenty-one years
before the general election for which
the primary election is held, entitled to
be registered as qualified voters shall
be entitled to vote upon proving, under
oath, to the satisfaction of a majority
of the Judges of Election, their right to
registration in the precinct in which
! they claim the right to vote, provided
they shall declare their intention to
vote for the candidate or candidates of
the party at whose primary they tender
their ballots
No person or voter after having had
his utilization registered shall be per
mltted to make any change in his party
utilization unless the same shall be made
at least six months prior 20 the day of
the primary election.
And the places of election in the
several Election Districts of Garrett
county will be as follows: