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REGISTRATION. [ART. — .

livered by them to the judges of electioa, [Sic.] to be
paid to said officers of registration, clerks of courts and
sheriffs for Baltimore city, by the mayor and city council
of Baltimore, and to said officers for the several counties,
by the county commissioners thereof respectively ; and
the necessary expenses incurred by said officers of regis-
tration for books, stationery, fuel, office rent, and for
publication of notices and lists of voters for Baltimore
city, shall be paid by the mayor and city council of

Other expenses

Baltimore, and like necessary expenses incurred for the
several counties, shall be paid by the county commis-
sioners thereof respectively ; the accounts of said offi-
cers of registration to be verified by vouchers, and sub-
ject to the approval of said mayor and city council and
said county commissioners respectively.

Ibid, s 22.
Neglect or re-
fusal of regis-
ter, clerk of
court, &c.

33. If any officer of registration, or clerk of a court,
or sheriff, or judges of election, or police commissioner,
shall knowingly refuse or neglect to comply with any
of the provisions of the several sections of this article,
imposing duties on him, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall, on presentment and indict-
ment therefor, and conviction thereof, forfeit and pay

Penalty.

a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars for every such offence, or be impris-
oned, in the discretion of the court, for a time not

Damages.

exceeding three years, or both, and shall also be liable
in damages, at the suit of the party aggrieved.

Approved April 8, 1870