A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

place where the polls had been held and interfered
with the said election, unless such military force
shall be called for by the said judges of election,
or by other civil authority charged with the pre-
servation of the peace, and in case of such military
interference within any election district of the
counties, or precinct in the city of Baltimore, to
be certified by the judges of election under oath,
it shall be the duty of the Governor to order a new
election, after ten days notice, in said election dis-
trict or precinct, but such return and order of a
new election shall not interfere with the assem-'

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bling of the Convention as herein; provided, how-
ever, that at least sixty-five members shall be
elected according to the provisions of this act be-
fore said Convention shall organize; and provided
further, that fifty members at least shall be neces-
sary to constitute a quorum after organization ;
and the judges of election shall, at said election,
administer the oath to every person offering to
vote, whose vote shall be challenged on the ground
that such person has served in the rebel army, or
has either directly or indirectly given aid, com-
fort or encouragement to those in armed rebellion
against the Government of the United States, or
is for any other reason not a legal voter, in the
manner and form provided by section twenty-one

Provisos.

of article thirty-five of the Code of Public General
Laws, relating to elections; and a judge or judges
of election failing to comply with the provisions
of this act, shall be liable to the same penalties as
he or they would be by the noncompliance with
the existing election laws of this State.

Penalties.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That as soon as the
Governor shall- receive the return of the number
Of ballots cast in this State for or against a Con-
vention, and the blank ballots cast, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to count and cast up the
same, and if upon casting up and counting said
returns so as aforesaid made to him, it shall appear
to the Governor that more votes have been cast by
the legal voters of this State in favor of the call of
a Convention than have been cast against the call
of a Convention, then it shall be the duty of the
Governor to issue his proclamation for the holding
and assembling of said Convention, and of the

Duty of the
Governor.