1002 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33

of registration, and each of them, in addition to the power
hereinafter conferred upon them as judges of election shall
have, during the respective times of the appointed sittings of
said board of registry, authority to keep the peace and to
preserve order and enforce obedience to their lawful commands
at and around their places of registration; to keep the access
to such place open and unobstructed, to prevent and suppress
riots, tumult, violence and disorder, any violation of this article,
and all other improper practices at and around their place of
registration tending to intimidation or to the obstruction of
their work; they may compel by summons or attachment the
presence of witnesses before them for any purpose connected
with the duties of their office, and may commit for trial any
person committing at or around their place of registration any
breach of the peace or other offense forbidden by this article ;
they shall have the power to issue any of said summonses,
attachments or commitments when sitting in any county in
this State to the sheriff of said county or to any constable
thereof and when sitting in the city of Baltimore to marshal
of police or to any police officer of said city; all such pro-
cesses shall be served by said respective officers in the same
manner as if they were issued by a court of record having
jurisdiction of the subject-matter or by a justice of the peace
exercising police powers within such respective jurisdictions.
The sheriff or constable in any county of this State who shall
serve any of said processes shall receive the same fees in like
manner as it is or may be by law provided that he shall receive
fees in other State cases, but no officer of police in the city of
Baltimore shall charge or receive any fee for any service per-
formed under this article; and no officer of registration shall
charge or receive any compensation for any service performed
under this article except such as is herein provided. The
board of police commissioners for the city of Baltimore shall
detail police officers and the sheriffs for their respective coun-
ties shall detail deputy sheriffs, by them appointed, sufficient
in number to preserve order at the places in said city of Balti-
more and in said respective counties where said officers of
registration may be sitting for the discharge of the duties of
their respective offices.

1896, ch. 202, sec. 15. 1901, ch. 2. 1902, ch. 296.
16. The supervisors of elections shall furnish to each board
of registry for the purpose of such registration two registry
books, which it shall be the duty of said officers of registra-