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said election, under the penalty of one hundred ($100) dollars.
This section is not to apply to the city of Baltimore.

1896, ch. 202, sec. 108.

114. Irregularities or defects in the mode of giving notice
or of conveying, holding or conducting a registration or elec-,
tion authorized by law shall constitute no defense to a prose-
cution 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 candidate, shall be equally criminal and subject
to the same punishment when committed with reference to a
proposition to be submitted to the people to be decided by the
votes cast at an election.

Ibid. sec. 109.

115. 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 the 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.

1888, art. 33, sec. 84. 1860, art. 35, sec. 45. Ibid. sec. 110.

116. The sheriffs in the several counties shall, respectively,
be allowed the sum of twelve ($12) dollars 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 election, 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 of elections shall audit his time and
allow him compensation only for the time during which he has
actually served.