The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 90.


AN ACT to add three new sectings &c.
Article II of the Code of P'16gis~
Local Laws of MaryIan EEgzH
EditiOn), title Garrett CoI8tyi'1s :.
subtitle Oakland, said ne1 sec--
lions to be known as: Sart.ENgEs,
4O6A, 406B and 406C to f0lla1 5aa--
mediately after Section 4BG Af
said Article, providing for e3ee--
tons in Oakland Garrett Co4aty,
Maryland, and the arranging az zxa
official ballot for the same.
Section /. Be it enacted bs~ 5Ere
General Assembly of Maryland, Ekat
three new and additional sectj0rrE hes
and they are hereby added to 8Y17cis
IL of the Code of Public Local EzNs
of Maryland 1880 Edition) EfIe
Garrett County, subtitle 'ts28.-
land", said new sections to be kEtzxra
as Sections 406A, 406B and 4Gs54[ III
follow Immediately after Section &og
of said Article and to read as foIAagg-
406A. The Mayor and Town Caun-
ell of Oakland, in lieu of any pr7mHgS-
election, shall cause to be placas8 III
the official ballot of said tow EE1E,
name of any registered voter Of sgic
town who fulfills the qualifications Eoz-
the office for which he seeks and Kho
delivers to the Clerk of said towu 4gr1
days before the regular muIIielgr2S
election before the hour Of four o',.3NzE,
P. M, of that day, petition asking 49,
be placed thereon, setting forth his
name, residence, age, whether h& GE h
citizen of the United States and tx
payer of said town of Oakland aII3 &hee
length of time he has lived IN EXC
town of Oakland and the office aE1lEh
he seeks, after also paying TIM. Ts-
quired fee for that particular lt4I2e-
The filing fee for the candidates & the
various elective offices shall be IL Eol-
lows: Mayor, $500; Treasurer, &al@
and Councilman, $3.50.
406B. The official ballot, whlsd5 1EiE
can be cast at the election, s}r,fl6 5e.
printed and supplied to the i1dg@z al
election by the Mayor and Town CGEn--
Gil of Oakland, and shall eoutals- 1ase
names of all the candidates who iEaTF
properly qualified and paid The, a.c--
quired filing fee, as set out in III FsEgs--
office, arranged alphabetically gys2Es.r
the proper designation of the 5e52es
for which they are candidates. Al sat,
election no ballots shall be acee g82sa
or counted by the judges of elasaasyl
except the official ballot, which h.28GE
shall contain a square opposite. tbE'
name of each candidate, which Gaa 2 {ss.
voted by cross mark in said s05aHe
opposite the name of the car<tIS1EEes
voted for, or the name of the pefsara
or persons voted for may be wr2tt2srz
in the blank space provided @StSe
square opposite in which a cross Eaa;2S-
must be placed to so vote.
406C. The three judges of eLet@tlar2
and the two clerks to be apo lHt7sG
under Section Alb of this Article sk1g9A
keep the polls open from nine a'41esk
in the morning until six o'c1oc&- Ri
night and shall conduct the s,tjd egg
ton in the same manner in whicc ts2Ee
judges of election are now directS=Ia *
conduct elections for State and c,gzzgty--
officials, as far as may be practicable,
after making oath before SONS ,SRz--
tice of the Peace of Garrett CcECGy
that they will only permit thasss tx
vote whose names appear upou fzlsz
registration lists as duly qualified Tsat-
ers, and the said judges shall EgaAzsa
their returns as to the votes east a21o.
persons elected at said election JZnalea7
hands and seals to the Mayor gsaa1
Town Council of Oakland and It's Ear
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Ga r11E.s@+T.
County, Maryland.
Sec. 2. And be it further ena1ss!si}},
That this Act shall take effect .@uzs@
1, 1889. Approved May 3, lAGa-