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SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That for all elections for repre-
sentatives to serve in the house of representatives of the United
States, and for electors to choose a president and vice-president
of the United States, in which the city of Baltimore now is, or
may hereafter be made, by any law of this state, a part of a
district, and also for all future elections of delegates to the gene-
ral assembly, and electors of senate for the said city, and in all
elections for sheriff in the city of Baltimore as part of the coun-
ty of Baltimore, the said city is hereby divided into eight wards
or districts * into which it is now divided by the mayor and
city council of Baltimore for choosing of members of the first
branch of the city council, and the judges of the said election,
for members of the first branch of the city council of Baltimore
aforesaid, now appointed, or hereafter to be appointed from time
to time under the corporation of the said city, shall be the judges
of the elections aforesaid, and the said judges shall hold and
conduct the said elections at the several places prescribed by the
ordinances of the said city for holding the elections for mem-
bers of the first branch of the city council of said city, and
shall, in all other respects as to time and manner of holding
said elections, and ascertaining and declaring the persons elect-
ed, pursue and observe, under the penalties herein before im-
posed on the other judges of elections, the several rules and re-
gulations by this act prescribed to the several judges of elections
in the county districts aforesaid, in relation to similar elections,
and conform themselves to the laws and constitution of this
state, in relation to such elections, and as to the persons whom
they shall permit to vote at the same.
See notes to section 9th.
* Baltimore is divided into twelve wards, by 1817, eh. 51, and eh. 148,
sec. 1. See Index words 'City of Baltimore,' under the subdivision of
'Public Local Law.'
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Baltimore
divided into
eight wards,
&c. — who
are to be
judges of
the elec-
tions, &c.
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SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That the mayor of said city for
the time being shall cause public notice to be given of the elec-
tions aforesaid respectively, and in any election hereafter to be
made in the city of Baltimore to fill a vacancy, and wherein it
may be necessary to issue a new warrant, such warrant shall
go to the said mayor, who shall appoint the day of holding the
same, of which ten days' notice shall be given, exclusive of the
day of notice and the day of election ; and the said mayor shall
cause a copy of the said warrant, together with notice of the
day appointed for holding such election, to be served on each of
the judges in each ward, at least three days before the day ap-
pointed for holding such election, under the penalty of ten dollars
for each and every neglect, and such election shall be holden
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Mayor to
give notice
of elections,
&c.
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