EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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270G. The said Supervisors of Elections in the year 1904,

and in every third year thereafter, shall select, before the first

Selection of

day of May, two persons for judges of election, and on or

election
judges and

before the tenth day of May two more persons as judges and

clerks.

two persons as clerks of election for each voting precinct in

said city, taking one of said judges of election and one of said

clerks in making each such selection from each voting precinct

from each of the two leading political parties of the State,

so that such parties shall be equally represented at all times

among said election officers. It shall not be necessary to ap-

point new judges or clerks of election for any special election

to be held in said city, but the judges and clerks appointed

under this Article for the general election as herein provided

for shall discharge the duties of said judges and clerks, re-

spectively, within their several precincts wherein such special

election shall be held ; each judge and clerk of election must be

Must be legal

a legal voter residing in the precinct for which he is selected,

voters in pre-
cinct.

a man of good capacity and character, able to speak, read

and write the English language and skilled in the four funda-

mental rules of arithmetic and not a candidate for any office

at the next election.

27oJ. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the

judges and clerks of election shall again be notified to appear

at the office of the Board of Supervisors, and shall then anc

Oath of office
to be in

there, after taking the oath of office before one of said Super-

writing.

visors, receive their commissions; the oath of office shall be in

writing and subscribed by each one in a book to be kept for

the purpose by the said Board, and shall be in substance as

follows : "I............. residing at..............in the City

of Frederick, in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear (or

affirm) that I am a legal voter in the .............precinct

of said city, that I will support the Constitution of the Unitec

States and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to

the State of Maryland and support the Constitution and laws

thereof, and that I will faithfully and honestly, without par-

tiality or prejudice, according to the best of my ability, dis-

charge the duties of an officer of registration and of judge (or

clerk) of election for the..............precinct in said City of

Frederick, according to law;" and said Supervisors shall fill

any vacancies that may occur, and they shall have full power

Extra police to

to appoint extra police to preserve order during registration

preserve
order.

and on the day of municipal elections.

270N. The judges of election first appointed as provided in

270G, shall also be officers of registration in the precinct for