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and I reside in District No. 10, Allegany county, Maryland ;
I havw resided there 17 years.

2d Interrog. State whether or not you were Judge of Elec-
tion for your District at the election on the 6th of November
last; and if so, state whether there, were persons who failed
to vote at said election, and if any so failed state the reasons
fully?

Answer. I was Return Judge for District No. 10, Allegany
county, Md., at said election. There were a number of per-
sons who were not allowed to vote, because they would not
take the oath set forth in section 4, of Article 1, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland. All those that offered to
vote that would take the above mentioned oath, were permit-
ted to vote, excepting those who had charges preferred against
them before the Registers of 1865. All those registered in
1866 who had no charges preferred against them in 1865,
would have been permitted to vote had they taken the same
oath, which the Judges of election requested them to take,
and which some of them would not take. Thirteen took the
oath and voted, some of whom were registered in 1865, and
some in 1866. The Judges of the election in their discretion,
under the Constitution of the State of Maryland, considered
it their duty to request this oath to be taken. I cannot now
recollect the partiea who refused to take the oath, and failed
to vote.

3d Interrog, Was there, or not, an armed force at the pells
in District No. 10, on the day of the election, and if there
were men with arms, what use did they make of them, and
what was their general demeanor and why did they come
there with their arms ?

Answer. I saw some men armed with guns at the polls,
but they made no use of them as far as I saw or heard, neither
did I hear the report of a gun during the day. I did not hear
a word of dispute between any parties, and the election passed
off more quietly than usual. A report was circulated, for
more than a month previous to the 6th of November, that the
Union party was to be assailed on the day of election, and the
polls taken by the other party, this rumor I believe, caused
these parties to come with arms. I heard of this rumor often
myself. It is customary for men to carry their rifles to the
polls, and sometimes they shoot at mark, all day.

4th Interrog. Were any voters intimidated or prevented
from voting by the armed men above mentioned?
Answer. Not that I know of.

JAMES CHISHOLM.

GEORGE S. LEE, being duly sworn and examined by inter-
rogatories, deposes and says: