656 ELECTIONS—NOTICE BY SHERIFF. [ART. 33

tice of the peace; and a certificate of every such oath, signed by
the person administering the same, respectively, shall be annexed

to the poll-books.

Notice by the Sheriff.

P. G L., (1860,) art 35, sec. 13 1805, ch 97, sec. 4. 1860, ch. 16, sec 3.

1867, ch. 374.

51. The sheriffs of the several counties, under the penalty
of fifty dollars, shall, at least three weeks previous to every
election required by law to be held, cause public notice to be
given within the respective counties, by advertisement set up at
the most public places within each election district of the county,
and also by ad vertisement, in two newpapers of general circu-
lation in the county, of the time and place of holding the several
elections; but if for any 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 where the last preceding election was held, under the
penalty of five hundred dollars for each judge refusing or neglect
ing to hold such election. This section not to apply to the city
of Baltimore.

Ibid, sec 13. 1805, ch. 97, sec 5 1860, ch 10, sec. 3. 1888, ch. 112.

52. The sheriff, under the penalty of five hundred dollars,
shall provide, or cause to be provided and delivered to the judges
of elections in each district and election precinct of the several
counties of this State; and the board of police commissioners of
Baltimore city shall, under a like penalty, provide, or cause to
be provided and delivered to the judges of elections in each
voting precinct in the city of Baitimore. previous to or at the
commencement of each election, a box for receiving the ballots,
and two separate books for the purpose of entering the names of
the voters. All ballot boxes shall be constructed as follows:
Each box shall be one foot, outside measure, as near as may be in
width, depth and length, strapped and secured on each edge and
corner with iron or brass, so as to prevent it from being easily
broken, and shall have a wooden lid which shall be fastened with
brass or iron hinges and a good lock, and there shall be in the lid
a slit just large enough to admit a single folded ballot at one