A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER 124.

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AN ACT to enable qualified voters of this State,
in the military service of the United States or
this State to exercise the right of suffrage, and
to add; the following sections providing therefor
to the thirty-fifth Article of the Code of Public
General Laws, title Elections:

Passed March
23, 1865.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That that the following sections be
added to the thirty-fifth Article of the Code of
Public General Laws :

Sections add-
ed.

2. That whenever any of the qualified voters of
this State shall be in the military service of the
United States or this State, and as such be absent
from the city of Baltimore or the county of their
residence on the days appointed by law for holding
State, County, Congressional or Presidential elec-
tions within this State, or on the days appointed
by the proper authority for holding special elec-
tions to fill vacancies, such qualified voters shall
be entitled at such time to exercise the right of
suffrage as. fully as if they were present at their
usual places of voting.

. Right of suf-
frage.

3. That a poll shall be opened in each regiment
or company at the quarters of the commanding
officer of said regiment or company, and all duly
qualified electors of this State, belonging to such
regiment or company, who shall be on duty or in
hospital at or near such quarters on the day of
election may vote at such poll.

Polls to be
opened.

4. That such polls shall be opened at nine
o'clock in the morning and closed at five o'clock
in the afternoon; provided, nevertheless, that such
election may be held or polls opened for the recep-
tion of the votes of the duly qualified electors at
any time within five days thereafter; if from the
emergencies or duties of the service, such electors
cannot exercise their right of suffrage on the day
appointed by law for any general election in this
State.

Polls to open
at 9 o'clock.

Proviso.

5. That the County Commissioners of the res-
pective counties and the Mayor and City Council

Judges to be
appointed.