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fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not
exceeding three years, or by both fine and imprisonment as afore-
said.

Elections—Judges of Elections.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 35, sec. 1. 1805, ch. 97, sec. 6. 1852, ch. 188, sec. 2.
1860, ch. 10, sec. 1. 1874, ch. 229.

40. The county commissioners in each county shall annually
appoint three persons for each election district or precinct of the
county, residents of such district or precinct, who, or a majority of
whom shall be judges of the election for such district or precinct,
from the time of their appointment until a new appointment be
made; and it shall be the duty of said county commissioners of
said counties, in making their appointments for said judges of
elections, to select at least one of said judges for each election,
district and precinct in their respective counties, from among
those of a different political party from themselves, or a majority
of themselves.

Ibid, sec 2. 1805, ch. 97, sec. 6. 1860, ch. 10, sec. 2.

41. If any of said judges shall die, resign or remove ont of
the district or become otherwise, in the opinion of the county
commissioners, disqualified to act as judge, the county commis-
sioners shall, at any meeting thereafter, appoint a person as judge
in his place.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1805, ch 97, sec. 6. 1860, ch. 10, sec. 8.

42. The clerk of the county commissioners shall record every
appointment so made, and make out a warrant therefor, and shall,
within five days thereafter, deliver every such warrant to the
sheriff of the county under the penalty of fifty dollars.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1805, ch. 97, sec. 6.

43. The sheriff, within ten days after receiving any such war-
rant, shall deliver the same to the person appointed, or leave the
same at his last place of abode, under the penaity of fifty dollars.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1805, ch. 97, sec. 7. 1860, ch, 10, sec. 8.

44. Any judge so appointed who shall not attend at the time
appointed for holding any election in his district shall forfeit fifty