The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-24
Proposed New Charter for City Of Hogerstown

unto the Chief of Police of the City
of Hagerstown. The Chief of Po-
lice shall deliver any such warrant
received by him as aforesaid to the
person appointed as such judge of
election, or leave the same at his
last place of abode within two days
next after the delivery of the said
warrant to him and upon his fail
ure to do so he shall be guilty of
a mlsdemeanor and subject to a fine
of Fifty Dollars. Said Board of Su-
pervisors of Election of the City of
Hagerstown shall likewise cause SIM
liar warrants to be delivered to such
clerks or other officers of election
as are now or may be hereafter re-
quired by law The compensation
for each judge and each clerk of
election shall be the same as the
compensation allowed judges and
clerks of election in Washington
County by the election laws of Mary
land.
II. The Board of Supervisors of
Election of the City of Hagerstown
shall each receive the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars for each primary,
general and special election conduct
ed by them, to be paid by the CITY
of HagerstoWn.
18. All primary, general and spe-
cial elections, registration and re-
vision days shall commence at eight
o'clock in the morning of the re-
spective days and shall continue
without adjournment, and shall be
closed at eight o'clock in the eve
ming of the same day, and no ballot
shall be taken and no person regis
tered, nor the list of voters revised
before the said hour of eight o'clock
IN the morning, nor after the hour
of eight o'clock in the evening.
10. Candidates for the offices of
Mayor and Councilman to be voted
for at all general municipal elections
at which a Mayor and City Council
men are to be elected shall be nomi-
mated by primary election, and no
other name shall be placed on the
general ballot except those selected
in the manner hereinafter prescribed
or as prescribed by law. The pri-
mary elections for such nomination
shall be held on the fourth Tuesday
in January in the year of 1949 and
every four years thereafter. The
judges appointed for the general
municipal elections shall be the
judges of the primary election, with
the same clerks as are required for
the general municipal election. Any
person desiring to become a candi-
date for Mayor or City Councilman
shall, at least II days prior to said
primary election, file with the City
Clerk a statement of such candidacy
in substantially the following form:
Candidate for nomination for Ma
yor/Councilman of the -------------
party, State of Maryland, Washing
ton County: I, ---------------- be-
ing first duly sworn, say that / re-
side in Ward No at
Street, City
of Hagerstown, County of Washing
ton, State of Maryland; that I am
qualified voter therein; that am
qualified to hold office; that l am a
candidate for nomination to the of
flee of Mayor/Councilman to be vot-
ed upon at the Primary Election to
be held on the ---- day of --------,
10, and l hereby request that
my name be printed upon the official
primary ballot for nomination by
such primary election for such Of
fee. And I do hereby further GER
tlfy that my registered party afilia-
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Signed ----,--,-,------------------
Subscribed and sworn to Tor af-
firmed) before me, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
------------------- on this ------
kday of -----------------.1 IL
Signed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Said certificates shall be accompan-
led by fling fee of $4,000 for all
candidates for nomination for the
office of Mayor, and filing fee of
$500 for all candidates for nonin-
alton for the office of Councilman.
provided, however, that any candi-
date may withdraw his candidacy
and secure the return of said fling
fee by written notice of such with
| dfawal filed with the City Clerk at
least IL days before the date of said