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205*. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Police, imme-
diately after they shall have established election precincts as first
herein provided, to nominate and appoint three discreet persons
in each of said precincts to act as judges of election therein,
designating in said appointment one of said^persons as presiding
judge; the said judges to be legal voters of the precinct for
which they shall respectively be appointed, and to hold office for
the term of one year from and after the date of their appoint-
ment, and for so much longer time as they may be willing and
the said board may see fit; subject, however, to removal at any
time by the said board; but each and every person so appointed
shall, unless excused or removed by the said board, or disquali-
fied by ill health, or otherwise according to law, be bound to
serve as such judge for the term of one year as aforesaid when
appointed, once in every five years if required, and in case of
refusal so to do, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred
dollars, recoverable by the said board by civil action, in the
name of the State; and a failure to attend at any election during
said term, unless prevented by sickness or other sufficient cause,
shall be deemed a refusal within the meaning of this section.

206*. The said board shall have power and authority, and it
shall be their duty to fill all vacancies which may be caused
among the said judges by death, disqualification, refusal to act,
or otherwise, and to appoint successors from time to time to
those judges whose term of service shall be about to expire or
shall have expired, or whom they shall remove; and every judge
so appointed shall hold his office for the term of one year,
subject to the conditions hereinbefore provided.

207*. The said judges of election, and each of them, are made
conservators of the peace while they shall be acting as such
judges, and shall have full power and authority, and are hereby
respectively commanded to preserve the peace at and about the
places of voting of their respective precincts from the time that
the polls shall have been opened therein until the returns of the
votes taken at any election therein shall have been made; and
they, and each of them, shall have full power, and it shall bo
their duty to keep the polls of their respective precincts clear,
or cause them to be kept clear, so that ingress thereto and egress
therefrom shall be free and unobstructed to the voters; and to pre-
vent and suppress riots, tumult, violence, disorder and all other
improper practices, tending to the intimidation or obstruction of
voters, or the disturbance or interruption of elections.