EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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the oath required of him as judge of such primary election
in this section provided, he is hereby authorized and empow-

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ered to administer the oath to other judges of primary elec-
tion and to the clerks of primary election in the district for
which he shall have been appointed as return judge; and
said oath or affidavit of each election judge and clerk shall
be placed in writing, signed and subscribed as aforesaid
and be returned in the sealed ballot box to the proper govern-
ing body, as hereinbefore provided.
SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That the candidates whose
names appear upon the ballot at each primary election shall

Authorized to
administer
the oath to
other judges
and clerks.

be entitled to have at each polling place not exceeding five
watchers or challengers, who shall be permitted to remain
inside of such polling place from the opening of the polls
until the count is concluded and the ballot box is sealed, as
provided in this Act; no candidate or set of candidates shall
be represented by more than one such challenger or watcher,
and such challengers or watchers shall be recognized to the
extent of five in number in each district, under written
authority from the candidates, and shall be preferred accord-
ing to the number of candidates so authorizing each such
watcher or challenger, until the maximum number shall
have been reached.
SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That each return judge who
shall serve in connection with each primary election held

Entitled to
watchers and
challengers.

under the provisions of this Act shall be paid the sum of six
($6.00) dollars for his services, and that the cost of the books
and of making the list of voters provided for in this Act, and
keeping the same posted and corrected, shall also be paid by
the board of County Commissioners for Montgomery county ;
provided, that the cost of making such lists in the year 1907
shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), and the cost
for ppsting and correcting the same in any one year there-
after shall not exceed the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00); and
all other costs incident to the holding of primary elections
provided for in this Act shall be borne by the governing
bodies of the parties holding such primary elections.
SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That the governing bodies of the

Compensation.

respective parties are authorized to make any and all rules
and regulations in regard to the holding of their several
primary elections in Montgomery county as they may deem
requisite and necessary, not inconsistent with the purposes

Authority to
make rules
and regula-
tions.