Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                     1275

tion or canvass of votes, or of making returns thereof in any precinct,
shall bring, take, order or send into, or shall attempt to bring or take
or send into any place of registration, or revision of registration or
of election, any distilled or spirituous liquors, wine, ale or beer, or
who shall at any such time and place, drink or partake of such liquor,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof,
be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10) nor more than One Hundred
Dollars ($100).

197.  Wagers on Elections. Any person who shall make any bet or
wager upon the result of any general, special or primary election
to take place in this State shall be liable to indictment, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50),
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500), to be paid to the
State. Every deposit of money in any part of this State as a bet
or wager upon the result of any election of this State or elsewhere
shall be forfeited and paid over to the County Commissioners or
County Council of the county where deposited for the use of the
county; or, if deposited in the City of Baltimore, to the Mayor and
City Council.

198.   Time Off for Employees to Vote. At every general, special or
primary election, whether national, State or municipal, hereafter
held in this State, every employer, whether a body corporate, firm
or individual, shall allow its or his employee or employees sufficient
time, if necessary, within which to vote. For failure thereof, the
employer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall for each and every offense pay a fine not exceeding the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or be imprisoned in jail for a
period not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the
court.

199.   General Penalty. Any misdemeanor under this Article for
which no penalty is specially provided shall be punished by imprison-
ment in jail for not less than thirty days nor more than six months,
or by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10) nor more than Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250); or by both such fine and im-
prisonment, in the discretion of the court.

200.   Defenses. Irregularities or defects in the mode of giving
notice of 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.

201.  Referenda. Every act, which by the provisions of this Article
or the laws of the State, is made a crime when committed with refer-
ence to the election of a candidate, shall be equally criminal and sub-
ject to the same punishment when committed with reference to a
proposition to be submitted to the people to be decided by the votes
cast at an election.

202.   Enforcement Duties of Supervisors. It shall be the duty of
the Supervisors of Elections 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.