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ELECTIONS. [ART. 35.
place of holding the several elections ; but if for any
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Effect of want
of notice.
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cause said notice shall fail to be given, said failure
shall not affect the validity of any election, but it
shall be the duty of the judges of election to hold
the election in their several . election districts, at the
time prescribed by law, and at the usual places of
holding elections in the several election districts, or
at the place in the several election districts where
the last preceding election was held, under the pen-
alty of five hundred dollars for each judge refusing
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Not applicable
to Baltimore
city.
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or neglecting to hold such election. This section
not to apply to the city of Baltimore.
In force from March 13, 1867.
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1865, c. 143 repeals and re-enacts ss. 29, 30 and 32, as follows:
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1865, c. 143. 29. The presiding judges of elections, or in case of
meeting of inability to attend, either of the other judges shall,
judges after within ten days after each election, or as soon as they
election shall be notified that the returns of the soldiers' vote
have been received, shall, under the penalty of five
hundred dollars, meet at the usual place of holding
the circuit court of each county, or at the usual place
of holding the superior court of Baltimore city, in
the city of Baltimore, with the books of the polls and
the certificates aforesaid.
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certificates of 30. The said judges so assembled shall cast up the
votes cast, to whole vote of all the districts or precincts, and shall
whom trans- make out two plain, fair and distinct statements and
mitted certificates of the number of votes which shall have
been given for each candidate, for each of the officers
voted for at said election, including lieutenant gov-
ernor, one of which certificates shall be delivered to
the clerk of the court to which they are directed to
make their returns, and the other, except in elections
for governor and state's attorneys, shall be trans-
mitted by mail to the governor, and in case of elec-
tions for governor and state's attorneys, the said state-
ments and certificates instead of being transmitted to
the governor, shall, in case of governor, be transmitted
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