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of this section shall be liable for indictment, and shall, upon convic-
tion, be fined not less than fifty ($50) dollars, nor more than one hun-
dred ($100) dollars for each offense; one-half of the fine shall be paid
to the informer, and the other half to the county commissioners for the
use of public roads.
See sec. 162.

1904, art. 33, sec. 112. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 106.

114. Any person who shall make any bet or wager upon the result
of any election to take place in this State shall be liable to indictment,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty ($50)
dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars to be paid to the
State for the use of the school fund. Every deposit of money in any
part of this State as a bet or wager upon the result of any election of
this State or elsewhere shall be forfeited and paid over to the county
commissioners of the county where deposited for the use of the county;
or, if deposited in the city of Baltimore, to the mayor and city council
The forfeiture attaches to the deposit the moment it is made, and the com-
missioners may recover the same in their own names. Knowledge of this
section is Imputed to every person having such a deposit. It is not essential
that both parties should deposit money. The deposit of a note of a bank Is a
deposit of money. Doyle v. Baltimore County, 12 G. & J. 485.
See sec. 162.

Ibid. sec. 113. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 107.

115. No commissioned or non-commissioned officer having the com-
mand of any soldier or soldiers quartered or posted in any district of
any county in this State shall muster or embody any of the said troops,
or march any recruiting party within the view of any place of election
during the time of holding said election, under the penalty of one
hundred ($100) dollars. This section is not to apply to the city of
Baltimore.

See sec. 162.

Ibd. sec. 114. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 108.

116. Irregularities or defects in the mode of giving notice or of con-
veying, holding or conducting a registration or election authorized by
law shall constitute no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the
provisions of this article. Every act, which by the provisions of this
article or the laws of the State, is made a crime when committed with
reference to the election of a candidate, shall be equally criminal and
subject to the same punishment when committed with reference to a
proposition to be submitted to the people to be decided by the votes
cast at an election.
See sec. 162.

Ibid. sec. 115. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 109.

117. It shall be the duty of the supervisors of elections to aid in
the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against this article, and
when, in the judgment of the supervisors, there is probable cause for