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election, under the penalty of one hundred dollars. This section
is not to apply to the city of Baltimore.

1896, ch. 202.

108. *Irregularities or defects in the mode of giving notice, or
of conveying, holding or conducting a registration or election
authorized by law, shall constitute no defense to a prosecution
for a violation of the provisions of this article. Every act which
by the provisions of this article or the laws of the State, is made
a crime when committed with reference to the election of a can-
didate, shall be equally criminal and subject to the same punish-
ment when committed with reference to a proposition to be sub-
mitted to the people to be decided by the votes cast at an elec-
tion.

Ibid.

109. It shall be the duty of the supervisors of elections to aid
in the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against this article,
and when, in the judgment of supervisors there is probable cause
for believing that an offense has been committed, it shall be their
duty to cause a prosecution to be instituted in accordance with
the provisions of this article.

Compensation.

Ibid.

110. The sheriffs in the several counties shall, respectively,
be allowed the sum of twelve dollars ($12) for each election held
in their county, for the performance of the duties therein
required, to be levied as other county charges; provided, that
when two or more elections are to be held on the same day the
sheriff shall not be allowed more than twelve dollars for such
elections. All judges, whether acting as such, or sitting as
officers of registration, and clerks of elections, shall be allowed
and paid three dollars a day; fractions of a day shall be allowed
for at the rate of thirty cents an hour. Each judge and clerk of
election, who has performed all the duties and services required
of him by this article, shall be allowed pay for his time, as above
provided. When any judge or clerk does not perform all the
services required by this article, then^such board of supervisors