ELECTIONS.

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Wednesday of October of each year, for the purpose of making

all proper corrections in their respective lists of voters and finally

concluding the same, before handing them over to the said

judges of election ; and the said registers, when so met shall

add unto their several lists the names of all persons, not pre-

viously registered, who are or will be entitled to vote, in their

respective wards, at the election on the said first Wednesday of

October then ensuing, who the said registers shall be satisfied,

either from their own knowledge or other testimony as required

by this act, are or will be legally entitled to vote at said election.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That in case any judge of elec-
tion within the city of Baltimore, shall, knowingly, permit any

Judge per-
mitting
illegal

person to vote at the ward where he is present and acting as

votes.

judge of election, whose name does not appear on the list fur-

nished by the registers, the said judge of election shall on con-

viction thereof, be. adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
sentenced to pay a five of hundred dollars, and to be imprisoned

Guilty of
misde-
meanor &c.

for sir months in the common jail of Baltimore city and county ;

Fine and

and the fact that any person, whose name does not appear on

imprison-
ment.

the registry, has voted, shall be taken as prima facie evidence

Prima facie

that the judges of the election, at which said vote was taken,

evidence.

permitted the same to be received ; but the said judges may

produce testimony to prove that they were not present at. the

polls when said vote was taken.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That in the case of a naturalized

Naturaliza-

citizen, the production to the registers of the certificate of

tion papers
required.

naturalization, shall be the only evidence of citizenship ; Pro-

Exception.

vided, that where an application shall have been made for the

right of citizenship, and the time required by the laws of the

United States has not expired, but will expire before the day of

election then ensuing, then the production of the certificate of

said application to the registers, shall be their authority to enter

the name of such person on the registry and make such note of

the fact; And provided further, that in such case, the certificate

of naturalization must be produced to the judges of election, on

the day of election, before the vote of said person shall be

received.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted. That if the judges of election,
have any doubt of the identity of the person who may make

Question of
identity.

an application to vote, it shall be their duty to require indifferent
testimony of the fact, and that in case any one shall vote or

Attempt to
vote in the

offer to vote in the name or right of another person, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a high crime, and

name of
another.
Peniten-

sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary, for not less than

tiary.

two years nor more than five years.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That every registration of voters
made under this act, for the annual election, on the first Wed*

Registry
for October