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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

mented liquors, ale or beer or intoxicating drinks of any kind
on the day of any election, hereafter to be held in the city of
Frederick ; any person violating the provisions of this section

Penalty.

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 fine shall be paid to the
informer and the other half to the. May or and Aldermen of
Frederick for the use of public streets.

Betting upon
result CH
election.

270 TTTT. Any person who shall make any bet or wager
upon the result of any election to take place in said city, shall
lie liable to indictment, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
lined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, to be paid to the city for the use of the Mayor and
Aldermen. Every deposit of money in any part of this State,

Penalty.

as a bet or wager upon the result of any election of said city
shall be forfeited and paid over to the Mayor and Aldermen.
270 UUUU. Irregularities or defects in the mode of giving

Defects of
notice, etc.,
no defence
to prosecu-
tion

notice or of conveying, holding or conducting a registration,
or election authorized by law shall constitute no defense to a
prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this Article.
Every act, which, by the provisions of the 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 refer-
ence to a proposition to be submitted to the people to be decided
by the votes cast at an election.

270 VVVV. It shall be the duty of the Supervisors of Elec-

Supervisors
to aid in the
prosecution
of offences.

tion to aid in the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against
this Article, and when, in the judgment of the supervisors,
there is probable cause for believing that an offense has been
committed, it shall be their duty to cause a prosecution to be
instituted in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
COMPENSATION.

Pay of
sheriffs,
Judges, etc.

270 w w w w. The sheriff of Frederick county shall be allowed
the sum of five dollars for each election held in said city for
the performance of the duties therein required, to be levied as
other city charges. All judges, whether acting as such or
sitting as officers of registration, and clerks of election shall
be allowed and paid three dollars a day ; fractions of a day
shall be allowed for at the rate of thirty cents an hour. Each,
judge and clerk of election who has performed all the duties
and services required of him by this Article shall be allowed
pay for his time, as above provided. When any judge or
clerk does not perform all the services required by this Article,