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making certified copies of said lists ; the Clerks of Courts and Register of Wills in the several coun- ties and the city of Baltimore shall receive twenty- five cents for every certificate of registration issued by them under the seal of their respective offices, and said Sheriff of the several counties shall re- ceive one dollar, and the Sheriff of Baltimore city shall receive for every list of qualified voters de- livered by them to the judges of election to be paid to said officers of registration, Clerks of Courts, Register of Wills and Sheriff for Baltimore city,
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and to said officers for the several counties by the County Commissioners thereof respectively ; and the necessary expenses incurred by said officers of registration for books, stationery, fuel, office rent and for publication of notices and lists of voters for Baltimore city shall be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and like necessary ex- penses incurred for the several counties shall be paid by the County Commissioners thereof respec- tively, the accounts of said officers of Registration to be verified by vouchers and subject to the ap- proval of said Mayor and City Council and said County Commissioners respectively.	Accounts to be approved.
Sec. 22. If any officer of Registration, or Clerk of a Court, or Register of Wills, or Sheriff, or judges of election, or Police Commissioners, shall knowingly refuse or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of the several Sections of this Article imposing duties on him, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on presentment and indictment therefor and conviction thereof for- feit and pay a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for every such offence, or be imprisoned in the discretion of the Court for a time not exceeding three years or both, and shall also be liable in damages at the suit of the party aggrieved. Approved March 30, 1868.	Penalty.