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LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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ale or beer, or shall at any such time and place drink or par-
take of such liquor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars
($10), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
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Penalty.
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105. It shall be unlawful for the keeper of any hotel, tavern,
store, drinking establishment, or any other place where liquors
are sold, or for any person or persons, directly or indirectly, to
sell, barter, give or dispose of any spirituous or fermented
liquors, ale or beer or intoxicating drinks of any kind on the
day of any election hereafter to be held in the several counties
of this State; any person violating the provisions of this sec
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Unlawful to
sell liquor
on election,
day.
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tion shall be liable to indictment, and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offense; one-half of the tine shall be paid to the
informer, and the other half to the County Commissioners for
the use of public roads.
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Penalty-
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106. Any person who shall make any bet or wager upon the
result of any election to take place in this State, shall be liable
to indictment, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, to
be paid to the State for the use of the school fund. Every
deposit of money in any part of this State, as a bet or wager
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Betting upon
result of
election.
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upon the result of any election of this State or elsewhere,
shall be forfeited and paid over to the County Commissioners
of the county where deposited for the use of the county; or,
if deposited in the city of Baltimore, to the Mayor and City
Council.
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Penalty.
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107. No commissioned or non-commissioned officer having
the command of any soldier or soldiers quartered or posted in
any district of any county in this State, shall muster or embody
any of the said troops, or march any recruiting party within
the view of any place of election, during the time of holding
said election, under the penalty of one hundred dollars. This
section is not to apply to the city of Baltimore.
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Unlawful to
march
troops in
view of
polling
places.
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108... 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.
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Defects of
notice, etc.,
no defence
to prosecu-
tion.
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