ART. 7.] CARROLL COUNTY. 697

street name (if there be such) and the city, town, village or
election district, as the case may be, in which he resides, and
the date of signing the same. No signature shall be valid or
counted in considering such petition unless requirements are
complied with and unless the date of signing precede the date
of filing the same. At the bottom of each sheet of such petition
shall be added a statement signed by a resident of the political
sub-division in which the signers thereof reside, with his resi-
dence address as aforesaid, stating that the signatures on that
sheet of the said petition are genuine, and that to the best of
his knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
time of signing said petition legal voters of the said political
sub-division, that their respective residences, where required to
be stated, are correctly stated therein, and that each signer
signed the same on the date set opposite his name. Such state-
ment shall be sworn to before some officer residing in said
county, authorized to administer oaths therein. Such sheets
shall be fastened together in one document, filed as a whole,
and when filed shall not be withdrawn or added to. No signa-
ture shall be withdrawn after the filing of such petition. Such
petition so verified, or a copy thereof duly certified as herein-
after provided, shall be prima facie evidence that the signatures,
statement of residence -where required to be stated, and dates
upon such petition are genuine and true, and that the person
signing the same are legal voters of the political sub-division
named therein. Upon request of anyone filing such a petition
and verified statement and paying or tendering to the Super-
visors of Elections one dollar for each one hundred names or
fraction thereof signed thereto, together with a copy thereof,
the Supervisors of Elections shall immediately compare the
original copy and attach to such copy and deliver to such per-
son their official certificate that such copy is a true copy of the
original, stating the day when such original was filed in their
office. Whoever in making the sworn statement above prescribed
shall knowingly, wilfully and corruptly swear falsely shall be
deemed guilty of perjury, and on conviction thereof shall be
liable to the punishment for perjury prescribed by the Public
General Laws of this State. Whoever forges the signature
of any person upon any petition or statement provided for in
this Act shall be deemed guilty of forgery, and on conviction
thereof shall be liable to the punishment therefor provided by
the Public General Laws of this State.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the. Supervisors of Elections
with whom any petition shall be filed, as provided in this Act,
shall cause notice to be given in the manner provided by law for
giving notice of an electioneer the submission of said proposi-