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the results of an election, any
qualified candidate at such
election petitions the board to
have the votes cast at such
election recounted in one or
more voting precincts, the
board shall order such recount.
In each such case, the petit
toner shall deposit a fee Of
$40 for each precinct petitioned
to be recounted. If the cost Of
the recount is less than $40 per
precinct, the difference shall
be refunded. If the result Of
the election is changed as a
result of the recount, the entire
amount deposited by the petit
toner shall be refunded. Such
recountS shall be conducted in
the manner prescribed by the
board by regulation.
(b) Within seven days after
the board certifies the results
of an election, any person who
voted in the election may petit
ton the United States District
Court for the District Of
Columbia to review such elec-
ton. In response to such q
petition, the court may set
aside the results so certified
and declare the true results Of
the election, or void the elec-
ton in whole or in part. To
determine the true results OF
an election the court may order
a recount or take other appro-
pirate action, whether or not a
recount has been conducted or
requested pursuant to subSec-
ton Ia. The court shall void
an election ony for fraud, mis-
take, the making of expendi-
lures by a candidate in VIOLA
ton of this act, or other defect,
serious enough to vitiate the
election as a fair expression
of the will of the registered
qualified voters voting therein.
If the court voids an election
it may order a special election,
which shall be conducted in
such manner Comparable to
that prescribed for regular
elections), and at such time,
See TEXT, Page A-S
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BOARD TO BE
INDEPENDENT AGENCY

Sec. 6. (a) In the performance
of its duties, the board shall
not be subject to the direction
of any nonjudicial officer of
the District.
(b) The District government
shall furnish to the board, upon
request of the board, such
space and facilities as are
available in public buildings in
the District to be used as reg
istration or polling places, and
such records, information, serv-
ices, personnel, offices, and
equipment, and such other as
sistance and facilities, as many
be necessary to enable the
board properly to perform its
functions. Subject to the ap-
proval of the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, pri-
vately owned space, facilities
and equipment may be rented
for the registration, polling,
and other functions of the
board.
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and persons authorized by the
board may administer oathS to
persons executing affidaVits
pursuant to sections Z and 8.
1t may provide for the admins
tering of such other oaths as
it considers appropriate to re-
quire in the performance Of its
functions.
(c) The board may prescribe
such regulations as it considers
necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this act.
I'D The board may employ
necessary personnel, at such
rates of compensation as may
be fixed by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia,
without reference to the provi-
sions of the Classification Act
of 1949, as amended.
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by a least 500 qualified voters
of the District, is presented to
the board on or before August
Is preceding the date of the
presidential election and the
sum of 10 cents per name is
paid for the purpose of de-
fraying the cost to the board
of verifying the names listed
on such petition against the
list of qualified voters.
Id No person may be
elected to the office of elector
of President and Vice President
pursuant to this act unless he
has been a bona fide resi-
dent of the District for a period
of three years Immediately
preceding the date of the elec-
tion and is a qualified voter
registered under section Z.
(e) The board shall certify
in writing to the board of Com
missioners of the District of
Columbia the results of each
election of electors of President
and Vice President. The Board
of Commissioners, after receiv-
ing such certification, shall,
without delay, examine the same
and ascertain the electors cho-
sen and make known the same
by proclamation and cause no.
tice of his election to be trans
mitted to each elector. The
Board of Commissioners shall
also cause such number of lists
Of names of electors duly made
and certified to be delivered to
the electors as may be required
by the act of Congress in that
respect on or before the day
appointed for their meeting.
(D The electors chosen in
the District fer the election of
a President and Vice President
Of the United States shall meet
and give their votes at Wash
ington, District of Columbia on
the day determined by the Con-
greSS for that purpose.
(g) Such electors shall not
be entitled to compensation for
their services.
Sec. 10. (a) Voting in all elec-
tionS shall be secret. Voting may
be by ballot or machine or both.
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ELECTIONS

Sec. II. (a) The election of
the electors of President and
Vice President shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November Of each
presidential election year. The
elections of the officials re-
ferred to in clauses %; (2),
and 90 of the first section and
Of officials designated pursuant
to clause "a of such section
shall be held on the first Tues
day in May of each presiden-
tial election year. All elections
referred to in this subsection
shall be conducted by the
board in conformity with the
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(b) The vote of a person who
is registered as a resident Of
the District shall be valid only
if cast in the voting precinct
where the residence shown on
his registration is located: Pro-
Vided, that the board may by
regulation permit voting by any
qualified voter absent from the
polling place in his voting pre-
cinct on election day for rea-
sons specified in such regula-
ton including, without limita-
ton, service in the armed forces
of the United States or physical
disability.
(c) Each qualified candidate
may have a watcher at each
polling place provid e d the
watcher presents proper creden-
tials signed by the candidate.
No one shall interfere with the
opportunity of a watcher to OBJ
serve the conduct of the elec-
ton at that polling place and
the counting of votes. Watchers
may challenge prospective vot-
ers who are believed to be un-
qualified to vote.
Cd If the official in charge
of the polling place, after hear
ing both parties to any such
challenge or acting on his own
initiative with respect to a
prospective voter, reasonably
believes the prospective voter is
unqualified to vote, he shall al
low the voter to cast a paper
ballot marked challenged" "
Ballots so cast shall be Segre-
gated, and no such ballot shall
be counted until the challenge
has been removed as provided
in subsection (e).
(e) If a person has been per-
mitted to vote only by chal-
lenged ballot, such person, or
any qualified candidate, may
appeal to the board within
three days after election day.
The board shall decide within
seven days after the appeal is
perfected whether the voter
was qualified to vote. If the
appeal is denied, the appellant
may within three days of such
denial appeal to the Municipal
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mlttee OF each such party as
the official organization of that
party in the District shall
nominate the presidential elec-
tors for that party. Only per-
sons who are qualified electors
and who have taken an oath
that they will vote for the
candidate of the party that
they are nominated to repre-
sent may be nominated. Nomi-
nations shall be made by mes
sage to the Board of Elections
on or before September / next
preceding a presidential elec-
ton.
(b) The names of the candi-
dates of each political party
for President and Vice Presi-
dent shall be placed at the top
of the list which shall contain
in alphabetical order the names
of the candidates of that party
for electors of President and
Vice President. The names Of
all such candidates shall be
placed under the title and de-
vices Of that party as desig-
mated by the executive COM
mittee of the organization rec
ognized by the national COM
mittee of that party as the Of
ficial organization of that
party in the District. The list
of candidates for the various
political parties shall be placed
on a single ballot in columns
the order of which from left to
right shall be determined by
lot.
(c) A political party which
has not elected President of
the United States since Janu-
ary l, 1850, may have the
names of it's candidates for
President and Vice President
of the United States printed
on the general election ballot
if a petition nominating the
appropriate number of can
didates for electors Of President
and Vice President who are
qualified voters and who have
taken an oath to vote for the
candidate Of the party they are
nominated to represent. signed
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REGISTRATION

Sec. Z. (a) No person shall
vote in any election in the
District unless he is a qualified
voter and, except as otherwise
provided in this section, is reg
iStered in the District.
(b) No person shall be reg
iStered unless
Cd He is a qualified voter;
(2) He executes a regiStra-
tion affidavit by signature or
mark (unless prevented by
physical disability on the form
prescribed by the board pursu-
ant to subsection (c), showing
that he meets each of the re-
quirementS specified in section
two (2) for a qualified voter
and, if he desires to vote in a
party election, such form shall
show his political affiliation.
(c) In administering the
provisions of subsection (b) (2)
the board shall prepare and
use a registration affidavit
form in which each request for
information is readily under
Standable and can be satisfied
by a concise answer or mark.
The board may request addi-
tional information required to
determine whether the regis
trant meets the requirements
imposed by or referred to in
subsection (b).
Id If a person is not per-
mitted to register, such per-
son, or any qualified candidate,
may appeal to the board, but
not later than three days after
the registry is closed for the
next election. The board shall
decide within five days after
the appeal is perfected whether
the challenged voter is entitled
to register. If the appeal is
denied the appellant may,
within three days after such
denial, appeal to the Municipal
Court for the District of CO.
lumbia. The decision of such
court shall be final and not
appealable. If the appeal is
upheld by either the board or
the court, the challenged voter
shall be allowed to register i'm
mediately. If the appeal is
pending on election day, the
challenged voter may cast a
ballot marked challenger. as
provided in section 10 Id.
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BE 1T ENACTED BY THE
SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
IN CONGRESS
ASSEMBLED,

That electors Of the President
and Vice President of the
United States in the District of
Columbia and the following Of
ficialS of political parties in
the District of Columbia and
the following officials of po-
itical parties in the District of
Columbia shall be elected as
provided in this act:
Cd National committeeman
and national committeewomen;
20 Delegates to conventions
Of political parties nominating
candidates for the presidency
and vice presidency of the
United States.
90 Alternates to the officials
referred to in clauses Cd and
(2) above, where permitted by
political party rules; and
a. Such members and Off
cials of local committees of
political parties as may be des-
tgnated by the duly authorized
local committees of such par
ties for election at large in
the District of Columbia.
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NOMINATIONS FOR
PARTY ELECTIONS:
CONTENTS OF BALLOTS

Sec. 8. (a). Candidates for Of
flee in a political party partici-
pating in q party election held
pursuant to this act shall be the
persons registered under Sec
ton 7 who have been nomi-
mated for such office by pc
tition-
Cd Prepared and presented
to the board in accordance with
rules prescribed by the board,
but not later than 30 days be-
fore the date of the election;
and
(2) Signed by not less than
100 voters, registered under
section Z, and of the same po-
litical party as the nominee.
(b) No person shall hold
elected office in a political
party pursuant to this act unless
he has been a bona fide resi-
dent Of the District of Colum-
bia continuously since the be-
ginning Of the three-year pc
riod ending on the date Of the
next election, and is a qualified
voter registered under section 7.
(c) The board shall arrange
the ballot of each political
party so as to enable the voters
Of such party
Cd To vote individually or by
slate for the candidates duly
qualified and nominated for
election by such party under
this act: and
(2) To answer such questions
relating to the conduct of the
affairs of such party as the
duly authorized local commit
tee of such party may file with
the board in writing: Provided,
however, that the questions
shall be so filed not later than
80 days before the date Of the
election.
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DEFINITIONS

Sec. 2. For the purposes of
this act
ID the term "Distric t"
means the District of Columbia.
(2) The term "qualifie d
voter" means a citizen of the
United States (A) who does not
claim voting residence or right
to vote in any State or Terri
tory; and who has resided in
the District continuously since
the beginning of the one-year
period ending on the day of the
next election, or, If such period
has not begun, resides in the
District; CD who is, or will be
on the day Of the next election,
81 years old; (C) who has never
been convicted of q felony in
the United States, or If he has
been so convicted, has been
pardoned; and Cd who is not
mentally incompetent as ad-
judged by a court Of competent
jurisdiction.
60 The term board" means
the board Of elections for the
District Of Columbia provided
for by section 8.
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provisions of this act. Polls
shall be open from 8 am. to 8
pm. on election days.
(b) Candidates receiving the
highest number of votes in such
elections shall be declared the
winners.
(c) In the case of a tie, the
candidates receiving the tie
vote shall cast lots before the
board, at noon on a date to be
set by the board, but not SOON
er than 10 days following the
election, and the one to whom
the lot shall fall shall be de-
clared the winner. If any can
didate or candidates, receiving
a tie vote, fail to appear before
noon on said day, the board
shall cast lots for him or them.
For the purpose of casting lots
any candidate may appear in
person, or by proxy appointed
in writing.
Cd In the event that any
official elected pursuant to this
act dies, resigns or becomes
unable to serve during his or
her term of office leaving no
person elected pursuant to this
act to serve the remainder of
the uneXpired term of office,
the successor or successors to
serve the remainder of such
term shall be chosen pursuant
to the rules of the duly author
lied party committee: Pro-
vided, that such successor shall
have the qualifications required
by this act for such office.
(e) In the event that any
person nominated for any Of
flee pursuant to this act dies,
resigns or becomes unable to
run, his successor shall be
chosen pursuant to the rules
of the duly authorized party
committee: Provided, that such
successor shall have the quail
fications required by this act
for such office.
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ELECTORS OF
PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT:
NOMINATIONS
AND ELECTIONS

Sec. 9. (a) Each political
party which has had its candi-
date elected as President of
the United States after Janu-
ary l, 1850, shall be entitled to
nominate candidates for elec-
tors of President and Vice
President. The executive COM
mittee Of the organization rec
ognized by the national COM
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Text Of Proposed Law Governing Voting in District

The District Commissioners
tDil hold a public hearing
at 10 am. tomorrow in the
board room of the District
Building on the draft of seq
erdl amendments to the Dis
trict'S election lGtD.
Following is a teTt of the
proposed legislation drdtDn
up By the District Board OF
Elections, the corporation
counSels office and repre-
sentGtiUeS of the Democratic
and Republican Central
Committees.
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QUALIFICATIONS
AND COMPENSATION
OF MEMBERS

Sec. 4 (a) No person shall be
Q member Of the board unless
he qualities as a voter and re-
sides IN the District. No person
may be appointed to the board
unless he has resided in the
District continuously since the
beginning of the three-year
period ending on the day he is
appointed. Members Of the
board shall hold no other paid
office or employment in the
District government and shall
hold no active office, position
or employment in the Federal
Government. Not more than
two members shall be members
Of the same political party.
(b) Each member of the
board shall be paid compensa-
tion Of $25 per day while per-
forming duties under this act.
Except as provided ip subsec-
tion (a) no person shall be in
eligible to serve or to receive
compensation as q member Of
the board because he occupies
another office or position or
because he receives compenSa-
tion Gncluding retirement
compensation from another
source. The right to compensa-
ton from another source 9TH
erwise secured to such a person
under the laws of the United
States shall not be abridged by
the fact Of his service or re-
ceipt Of compensation as q
member Of the board, or as an
employe of the board.
FUNCTIONS OF BOARD
Sec. 5. (a) The board shall
Cd maintain an accurate and
current registry Of qualified
voters In such manner as the
board deems appropriate;
(2) Conduct registrations and
elections;
90 Provide for recording and
counting votes by means of bal
lots or machines or both;
"a Divide the District into
appropriate voting precincts,
each of which shall contain at
least $50 registered persons;
go Operate polling places;
go Certify nominees and the
results Of elections; and
Cd Perform such other du-
ties as are imposed upon 1t by
this act.
(b) Each member Of the board
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RECOUNTS
AND CONTESTS

Sec. IL. (a) If, within seven
days after the board certifies
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
zONING AMENDMENT

DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTION AND LICENSES
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
Rockville, Md.
A public hearing on the fol-
lowing application for coming
Amendment will be held In the
Auditorium Of the County Of
flee Building, Rockville, Mary
land, on
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1891
AT 8 O'CLOCK PM.
or as soon thereafter as 1t can
be heard.
NUMBER C-594, Benjamin B.
Newton, Applicant, for the re-
classification from the R.60 zone
to the CO zone Of Lots 1893, 1914
and 1896, Woodmont Subdivision,
located at 1909 Auburn Avenue,
Bethesda, containing $50
square feet, more or less, In the
7th Election District, all as will
be shown in the application on
file for public inspection in the
Office of the Director, Depart
ment of Inspection & Licenses.
Director
Z. w. BUCKLIN
Department of Inspection
and Licenses 1t-509.6-1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Legal Advertisement
Notice of Hearing

Notice is hereby given that
the Mayor and Council of Rock
vile will conduct a Public Hear
ing in the office of the Mayor
and Council at the Rockville
Civic Center, Baltimore Road at
Edmonston Drive, Rockville,
Maryland, on
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1861
AT 8:45 PM.
or as soon thereafter as it may
be heard, on a resolution intro
duced upon the initiative of at
least $3.50 of the registered
voters residing thereon and the
owners of $3.50 of the assessed
valuation of real property To-
Gated in part Of a tract of land
known as wheel of Fortune, /"
being known as Lots Z through
IL and Part of Lot %, Block
A, lying south of the present
corporate boundaries of the
City of Rockville, and west of
the Washington National Pike,
and consisting of 1874 acres of
land, more or less. Said resolu-
ton proposes to extend the
boundaries of the City of Rock
vile to include the aforesaid
area, as prayed in the petition,
and that said area and the per-
sons residing therein shall be-
come subject to all the laws,
ordinances and regulations of
said city. A more detailed de-
scription of said area is avail
able in the files of the Clerk to
the Mayor and Council of Rock
vile, 120 S. Washington st.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF ROCKVILLE
BY: ALEXANDER ]. GREENE
Mayor 4t-300-6-1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Order of Publication

The object of this proceeding
is to obtain a divorce vinculo
matrimonii by the Plaintiff
from the Defendant on the
grounds of desertion by the De-
PENDANT for period of more
than eighteen (18) months and
that said desertion has been de-
liberate and final and beyond
the expectation of reconciliation.
The Bill of Complaint recites
that the parties were married
December Is, 1856, by a mar
riage ceremony in Spencerville,
Maryland; that, although the
conduct of the Plaintiff. to the
Defendant has always been
kindly, affectionate and above
reproach, the Defendant, with
out any just cause or reason,
abandoned and deserted her on
or about May, 1858; that said
abandonment has continued for
over eighteen months, uninter-
ruptedly, and until this time;
that said abandonment is final
and deliberate; that there is no
reasonable expectation of recon-
Citation; Plaintiff has been a
resident of this County and
State for more than one year
last past; that there were no
children born to the parties of
their marriage.
1t is therefore, ordered this
18th day Of May, 1861, by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, Sitting in Equity, that
the Plaintiff shall by causing a
copy Of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in
Montgomery County, Maryland,
once a week in each of four sue
cessive weeks before the 18th
day of June, 1861, give notice,
or in lieu thereof, substitute
personal service as provided by
law, and thus give notice, to the
said absent Defendant of the OBJ
jects and substance of the Bill
of Complaint, warning him to
file his initial pleading on or be-
fore the 21st day of July, 1861,
to answer the premises and
show cause, If any he has, why
a decree should not be passed
as prayed, provided a copy of
this Order of Publication be
served personally on the Defend
ant on or before One ID Month
before the 21st day Of July,
1861.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland 4t-493-6-15
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Legal Advertisement

Ritterpusch, Ellrod & Gingell
11401 Grandview Avenue
Wheaton, Maryland
The Jefferson Building
Rockville, Maryland
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND
LAURA MOSLEY
Holly Grove Road
Silver Spring, Maryland
Plaintiff
VS..
CHARLES R. MOSLEY
Cell No. R-29
Essex County Penitentiary
Caldwell, New Jersey
Defendant
Equity No. 23978