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Revised Code of the Public General Laws, 1879
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ELECTIONS. 43

ARTICLE V.

ELECTIONS.

JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION.

1 County commissioners, when and how to
appoint judges of election
2 Vacancies, how filled
3 When and by whom warrants issued and
delivered
4 Sheriff to deliver warrant to person ap-
pointed.

5 Penalty for non-attendance of judge
6 Proceeding where judges do not attend
7 Judges to be conservators of the peace
8 Appointment of clerks
9 Oath of judges of election
10 Of clerk
11 Oath of judges and clerks, how taken

NOTICE AND VOTING.

12 Notice or election, effect of want of notice,
not applicable to Baltimore city
13 Ballot-boxes, by whom furnished
14 Hours of election, not applicable to Balti-
more city
15 What ballots to contain, and how delivered
and received
16 Penalty for opening ballots
17 Offering more than one, not applicable
to Baltimore city
18 Offering to vote a second time, not appli-
cable to Baltimore city

19 Voting more than once, not applicable to
Baltimore city
20 Removing into district for purpose of vot-
ing, voting or offering to vote out of
district, or in the name of another, etc
21 Judges may administer oath.
22 Judges shall inform of violation of law
23 Overawing or hindering voters, not appli-
cable to Baltimore city
24 Soldiers not to be quartered or marched
near place of election, not applicable to
Baltimore city

COUNTING THE BALLOTS.

25 Judges to open and count ballots, clerks
to keep account of

j 26 Double and doubtful ballots to be rejected

CERTIFICATES.

27 Certificates of the number of votes to be
made
28 How certificates to be made out
29 Meeting of judges after election
30 Certificates of votes cast, to whom trans-
mitted, governor to issue commissions
31 Form of certificates for all officers, except
sheriff, elected by voters of a single
county or city
32. Certificates, to whom addressed

33 Form of certificates for representatives in
Congress
34 For what other officers certificates in pre-
ceding section to be used.
35 What judges to certify where officers elected
by voters of a single district of a county
36 What judges to designate where county
has been divided
37 Judge failing to attend at time appointed,
judges may adjourn

RETURNS

38 Judges to deliver books of the polls to clerk
of the Circuit Court
39 Returns of election to be made to clerks of
Circuit Courts and to clerk of Superior
Court of Baltimore City.

40 Ballots, how disposed of
41 Any person may inspect ballots.
42 Copies of certificates to be made out, etc
43 Clerks to indorse on certificates and polls
date of receipt

JUDGES OF ELECTION IN BALTIMORE CITY.
44. Judges in Baltimore city |

PAY OF SHERIFFS.
45 Pay of sheriffs for election duties. |

SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

46 Warrants for special elections, notice
47. Sheriff to serve copy of warrant on judges

48 When special election to be held.



 

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