LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 415

ELECTIONS—PRIMARY.

402. All primary elections hereafter to be held in the City
of Baltimore by any political party, which, at the preceding
general election polled a sufficient percentage of the vote cast
to entitle it to have its candidates placed upon the official ballot
by nominations made by primary elections, or by convention,
shall be by ballot, and at such time, in such manner, and subject
to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the regu-
lations, customs and party usages of the political party holding .
such primary elections, and not inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this Article.

403. If any person at any primary election of any political
party, held hereafter in the City of Baltimore for the purpose
of selecting one or more candidates to be voted for by the peo-
ple for public office, or for the purpose of selecting delegates to
any convention of such political party, shall knowingly per-
sonate and vote, or attempt to vote in the name of any other
person, whether living, dead, or fictitious, or vote or attempt
to vote more than once at any such primary election, or know- .
ingly and fraudulently vote, or attempt to vote at a place where
he is not entitled to vote, or by force, threat, intimidation,
bribery, reward or offer thereof, unlawfully prevent any person
entitled to vote at such primary election, from freely exercising
his right to vote thereat, or by any fraudulent means, induce or
compel any person entitled to vote to refuse to or abstain from
exercising such right, or induce or compel by any fraudulent
means any judge or other officers of any such primary election,
to receive a vote from any person not entitled to cast such vote,
he shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and be punished by a fine of not more than two hun-
dred dollars or by imprisonment in jail, for not more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discre-
tion of the court.

404. If any judge, or other officer of a primary election
shall knowingly and fraudulently receive a vote from any per-
son not entitled to vote, at such primary election, or knowingly
and fraudulently refuse to receive the vote of any person enti-