FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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the ballot box, or counted, except in the instances mentioned

in, section one hundred and sixty-one of this article ; ballots

not counted shall be marked defective on the back thereof,

and shall be preserved and disposed of in the same manner

as the rejected ballots.

161 UU. The necessary expense incurred in carrying out

the provisions of this article, shall be paid by the mayor and

council of Hagerstown, and the said mayor and council of

Expenses.

Hagerstown are hereby authorized and empowered to levy

in addition to the amount now authorized by law, such taxes

as may be necessary to meet the requirements and demands

arising out of the operation of this article, to be designated

in the annual levy of each year under the head of " Elections."

161VV. A voter who shall except as herein otherwise

provided, allow his ballot to be seen by any person with an

apparent intention of letting it be known how he is about to

Marking or

vote, or place any distinguishing mark upon his ballot, or

exhibiting
ballots

any person who shall interfere with any voter when inside

said enclosed space, or when marking his ballot, or who shall

endeavor to induce any voter before voting to show how he

marks or has marked his ballot, or otherwise violate any

provisions of this article, for which no other punishment is

prescribed, shall be punished by fine of not less than five

nor more than one hundred dollars, and election officers shall

report any person so doing to the officer or officers whose

Penalty

duty it shall be to see that the offender is duly brought before

the proper Court, or order his arrest forthwith.

161 WW. Any person who shall, prior to an ele'ction

Deface or

wilfully deface or destroy any sample ballot posted in

destroy

accordance with the provisions of this act, or who, during

sample
ballot

an election, shall wilfully deface, tear down, remove or

destroy any card of instruction or sample ballot printed or

posted for the instruction of voters, or who shall during an

election, wilfully remove or destroy the guard railing, or

any of the supplies or conveniences furnished to enable a

voter . to prepare his ballot, or shall wilfully hinder the

voting of others, shall be punished by a fine of not less than

five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprison-

Penalty.

ment in jail not exceeding one year, or both in the discre-

tion of the court.

161 YY. Any person who shall falsely or wilfully deface

or destroy any certificate of nomination or nomination

Deface or
destroy

paper, or any part thereof, or any letter of withdraw!, or

certificate

sign any certificate, nomination or withdrawl paper con-

of nomina-
tion

trary to the provisions of this act, or forge the name of any

person to snch certificate of nomination, nomination or with-