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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for such nomination in such convention, shall
be fined not more than five hundred nor less than
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not more
than three months nor less than one month in
the house of correction, or in the jail of Queen
Anne's county.
SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That if at any elec-

Illegal voting.

tion held under the terms of this act any person
knowingly personates any voter, or votes in the
name of any other person, whether living, dead
or fictitious, or votes more than once at the same
election, or votes without having a lawful right
to vote, or unlawfully prevents any qualified
voter from freely exercising his right to vote, or
interferes in any manner with any judge or clerk
of such election in the discharge of his duties,
or if any of said judges, clerks or member of
the said state central committee of said county
shall knowingly and intentionally fail to perform
any of the duties required of them respectively
by this law, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and punished upon conviction by a fine of not
more than two hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the house of correction, or the jail of
Queen Anne's county, for not more than six
months, or by both fine and imprisonment as
aforesaid in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That all prosecu-

Prosecution.

tions under this act shall be by indictment, to
be found by the grand jury of Queen Anne's
county ; and all fines collected from this source
shall be paid into the school fund of said county.
SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That whenever any

Other political
parties.

voluntary political association or party, other
than the democratic party, shall desire to hold
its primary election under this act, its state cen-
tral committee shall issue an order for said pri-
mary election in form and substance like the one
required by the third section of this act, and
thereupon the provisions and requirements of
this act shall apply to such political association
or party as though specially named or designa-
ted therein, and to its state central committee
for said county and judges and clerks appointed
by said committee.