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ART. XXXIII] PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 267
ballot to any judge, clerk, officer or other person inside of the polls
before the polls close, who shall induce, request, directly or indirectly
agree with or encourage a voter to keep his ballot in sight of any person
or persons from the time at which its contents are known by any such
person or persons or his associate or associates until delivered to the
judge to be deposited in the ballot-box, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars nor more
than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for
not less than fifteen days nor more than six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, and one-half of such fine collected shall be paid
to the informer.
1912, ch. 2, sec. 160W. 1916, ch. 160, sec. 198A.
198A. Any and all violations of any of the provisions of sections
184, 185, 195 and 198 of said Article" 33 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, as the same exist at present, which may occur or be com-
mitted at any time prior to the time when this Act shall take effect,
shall be prosecuted and punished, either before or after said date, in
all respects as if the Act of 1916, Chapter 160, had never been passed.
199B.
Supervisors are required to exercise judgment and discretion in the dis-
charge of their duties and act in a quasi judicial capacity under this sec-
tion. The court will not substitute its judgment for that of the super-
visors by granting a mandamus compelling the latter to reject certain bal-
lots and count others; see notes to section 86. White v. Laird, 127 Md. 121.
Voting by Mail.
1918, ch. 78, sec. 219.
219. Whenever a state of war exists in the United States, or such
other circumstances occur as to cause the Government of the United
States to call into service the Maryland National Guard, or any of the
units of the Maryland National Guard, and the Maryland Naval Militia,
or either the Maryland National Guard or the Maryland Naval Militia,
and by reason of such state of war or such other circumstances, duly
qualified voters of the State are absent from the ward or election dis-
trict in which they reside on the day set for any general, primary or
special election, whether Presidential, Congressional, Judicial, State,
County or Legislative District or any election in Baltimore City, the
Governor may, by proclamation, published once in no more than three
newspapers in each county and in Baltimore City, suspend the opera-
tion of the election laws of the State and all rules and regulations
adopted thereunder, so far as such laws and rules and regulations are
inconsistent with the provisions of this sub-title.
1918, ch. 78, sec. 220.
220. Whenever the Governor shall issue a proclamation as provided
for in the preceding section, the following provisions shall become effec-
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