Year: 1860

I


Baltimore, October s. 1860.


Attention is called to the following provisions and
manent Police and regulating elections in the city Of
Baltimore. 1854.


l. Any citizen who may be required by the Board of
Police judge of election to aid in enforcing the
law day of election, and who shall refuse neglect
to comply with such requirement shall be subject to
penalty of hundred and fifty dollars Judges OF cleo
tons are, by virtue of their office, of the
peace and have full authority upon every day of elec
ton, to commit Baltimore city Jail, on their warrants
respectively, any persons who may be disturbing the
peace creating riot disorder interfering with voters
Ifany peace officer refuse omit to comply with such
requirement he shall be liable to penalty of fire hun
dred dollars and any officer of the corporation of Bat
city shall prevent forbid the reception reen
penalty of one thousand dollars for every such offence
recoverable by the Board Of and also to sixty days
Imprisonment


g. 1t shall be unlawful to keep open in the said city,
any election day, any drinking establishment or bar
shop whatsoever or to furnish any spr
tuous ermented liquor therein therefrom and any
person or persons shall be guilty of violating this
section of retailing dispensing any sprtuous or
fermeuted liquors election day in said city, SHALL
on conviction thereof his their license if he
they shall have taken out any, and be disqualified from
for the space Of five years thereafter and shall
be liable to penalty of five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by said Board of Police by civil action the
State and it shall be the duty of said Board
and of the Sheriff and his deputies, and of all policemen
consabes and other officers to take care that the
provisions of this section be complied WITH and to inform
upon all persons violating the of whose offences
they shall have knowledge or information.


A. If shall prevent or hinder, or attempt or
conspre with other person or to or
hinder any voter from exercising his right of suffrage in
the city of Baltimore by threat intimidation violence
or any other unlawful means whether before during
election times shall deain mprison any person or
persons with the view intent of causing or
forcing such to vote Illegally or against
his their will compusion, in any precinct in
said CITY, such person. offending, and every person
who shall be guilty of wilfuy voting Offering 10 vote
illegally causing procuring other person to vote
Illegally, in any precinct OF the said city, SHALL on con
yicton thereof adiudged guilty of felony and be
fenced to than two than years I'M
prsonment in the Penitentiary.


s. Any two or persons who shall, during any
election in the city of Baltimore assemble, conspre or
combine together for the purpose of driving any voters
from the polls, preventing obstrucng, or beating
to returning from the po and person or persons
who shall assault wound beat or otherwise matreat or
nure, shall offer to matreat or inure, or shal by
menace violence, otherwise nmldate, overawe, or
control while at the polls or going TO, or re-
turning from the same shall orcbly resist any police
or peace officer shall forcbly resist any order OF
any Judge of Election under the provisions of this ar
cle shall be deemed guilty of felony and be sentenced
on nyction thereof to confinement the Pententiary
for not less than three than six years. or shall
SEIZE take steal mutilate destroy the naturalization
papers certificate written evidence OF naturalization
of naturazed voter attempt to do either at or
the polls while the said voter shall be proceeding
thereto returning therefrom, shall be deemed guilty
Of felony and be sentenced, upon conviction thereof to
confinement in the Penitenary for not less han three
nor more than six years


c. Any officer servant of the Mayor and City Coun
Gil OF Baltimore other whatsoever, who shall
focby obsruct the execution enforcement OF
any of the provisions of the law providing permanent
police the city of Baltimore shall be subject to pen
atty of one thousand dollars for each and every such of
fence and be after disqualified from holding any
office or employment whatsoever under the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, or under this article


Referring the foregoing it is hereby strictly enjoned
upon the several Captains commanding to see the
officers and men of the Permanent Police, and all of the
Extra Patrol and Detective force appointed for the
sion the ensuing election within their respective Dis
tcts give special attention to their observance and
forcemen and cause be Immediately arrested all per
sons offending against the same.


GRO p. KANE,


Marshal