THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.
xxiii.
That Joseph Smith, Noah Hart and Ely Williams, esquires,
or any two or
one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Washington county.
That Thomas Gist, sen. Edward Cockey and Henry Stevenson,
jun. esquires,
or any two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Baltimore
county.
That Amos Garrett, William Webb and Thomas Johnson,
esquires, or any
two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Harford county.
That James Evans, Thomas May and John Stockton,
esquires, or any two
or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Cecil county.
That John Page, William Rogers and William Bordley,
esquires, or any two
or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Kent county.
That Thomas Ringgold, Nathaniel Wright and Samuel
Thompson, esquires,
or any two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Queen-Anne's
county.
That John Goldsborough, William Perry and John Bracco,
esquires, or any
two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Talbot county.
That Henry Hooper, Q. S. Bartholomew Ennalls and James
Muir, esquires,
or any two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Dorchester
county.
That Henry Casson, Foster Goldsborough and John
White, esquires, or any
two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Caroline county.
That Thomas Hayward, Andrew Francis Cheney and Thomas
Bruff, esquires,
or any two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Somerset
county.
That Joshua Mitchell, Benton Harris and Robert Done,
esquires, or any two
or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Worcester county.
That the mayor, recorder and aldermen, of the city
of Annapolis, or any three
or more of them, be judges of and hold the elections for the city of Annapolis.
That John Merryman, jun. James Calhoun and Benjamin
Griffin, esquires, or
any two or one of them, be judge of and hold the elections for Baltimore-town.
That a clerk or clerks be appointed by the said
judges for taking the polls
at the said elections.
That every judge of the election, before he proceeds
to take or receive any
vote, shall take the following oath, or affirmation, to wit:
" I A. B. do swear,
" or affirm, that I will permit all persons to vote who shall offer to
poll at the
" elections now to be held for ___ county, ___ city, or ___ town, who in
my
" judgment shall, according to the directions contained in the form of
government,
" be entitled to poll at the same election, and that I will not admit any
" person to poll at the same election, who, before his voting, shall be
objected
" against by any three of the electors, if such person is not, in my judgment,
" qualified to vote as aforesaid, and will in all things execute the office
of judge
" of the said elections according to the best of my knowledge, without
favour or
" partiality; so help me God."
That every clerk, before he enters any vote on the polls,
shall take the following
oath, to wit: " I A. B. do declare, that I will well and faithfully,
without
" favour, affection or partiality, execute the office of clerk of the elections
" for ____ county, the city of Annapolis, or Baltimore-town, according
to the
" best of my knowledge; so help me God."
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