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sioners to increase the compensation of the registration officials not more
than $2.00 per day in addition to the amount now allowed and paid under
the existing provisions of law.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

An. Code, sec. 119. 1904, sec. 117. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 111.

128. All oaths required 'by this article to be in writing shall have a
certificate of the officer making the same attached and signed by him, and
said supervisors of elections, officers of registration and judges of elec-
tion are hereby empowered to administer all oaths and affirmations re-
quired in the discharge of the duties of their respective offices.

An. Code, sec. 120. 1904, sec. 118. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 112.

129. The word "'election" as used in this article shall be construed
to include elections had within any county or city for the purpose of en-
abling voters to choose some public officer or officers under the laws of this
State or of the United States, or to pass upon any amendment, law or
other public act or proposition submitted to vote by law. The word " pre-
cinct " as used in this article shall be construed to mean an election district
in a county or an election precinct in such district, or in a ward of the
city of Baltimore, as the case may be. In computing the times for
notices to be given under this article Sundays shall be included, except
when the day on which said notice should be given should happen to fall
on Sunday, in which event the same shall be given on the Monday fol-
lowing; the day of giving the notice and the day of registration or elec-
tion shall be excluded.

An. Code, sec. 121. 1904, sec. 119. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 113.

130. In all trials for offenses against any of the provisions of this
article, or of any existing law relating to registration or elections where
such offenses are punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, the State
and defense shall each be entitled to twenty peremptory challenges of jurors.

As to the right of peremptory challenge in other cases, see art. 51, sec. 19.

An. Code, sec. 122. 1904, sec. 120. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114.

131. It shall be the duty of the attorney-general within three months
after the adoption of this article to prepare instructions and blank forms
necessary for the use of the officers of registration and of election created
by this article; and this article, with said forms and instructions so pre-
pared, and with other provisions of the constitution and laws touching the
same matters, and with a proper index thereto, shall be published by the
secretary of state and shall be distributed by him to the supervisors of
elections in quantities sufficient to supply the judges of election and other
officers requiring the same. The expenses of printing shall be paid from
the treasury of the State and the sum of one thousand dollars per annum,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any
funds in the treasury for such printing and for the employment of any