ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

of Baltimore city, and the names selected by the said
judges shall be inscribed upon ballots, which shall
be of equal size, color and appearance, and shall be
closely folded, and shall be placed in a box prepared

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for that purpose by the clerks themselves. And the
sheriff of Baltimore city, or such of his deputies as
he shall designate, shall attend before the said clerks,

Sheriff or his
deputies to at-
tend.

and it shall be the duty of the said sheriff, or his
deputy as aforesaid, in the presence of the said clerks
and such other persons as may choose to attend in
said court, to draw, one by one, all the ballots con-
tained in the said box, and as the said ballots are
drawn, the names appearing thereon, shall be duly
recorded in the order in which they shall be drawn
by the said clerks, or under their personal direction
and inspection, by some person to be appointed by
the judges aforesaid.

In force from March 10, 1S65.

Their duties.

1861, c. 51 further amends said section 603 as follows :

603. Any officer, deputy or person whatsoever,
who shall fraudulently mark, or designate, or open,
or leave open, or cause or knowingly permit to be
marked or designated, or opened or left open, any
ballot or ballots for jurors, which shall be prepared
for the purpose of being drawn under this article, or
who by any fraudulent contrivance, device or collu-
sion whatsoever, shall prepare, or arrange; or cause
or knowingly permit to be prepared or arranged any
ballot or ballots aforesaid, so that the same or any
thereof may be known or recognized in the drawing
thereof, or for the purpose of their being so known
or recognized ; and any person or persons who shall
in any way fraudulently or collusively deal, or con-
spire, or contrive to deal with the ballots aforesaid,
or any of them, or the drawing thereof, or with the
preparation or folding of said ballot or ballots, or
with the wheel aforesaid, so that the fair operation
and lawful and impartial execution of the provisions

1861.C 51,ss. 2-3
Penalty for
frauds relating
to drawing.