912                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 392

(2)    Wilfully to delay the delivery of any ballot; or

(3)    On or before the day of any election to have or retain in his
possession any official ballot printed for said election unless such pos-
session by him is necessary or appropriate and designed for the
purpose of carrying out the true intent and meaning of this Article;
or

(4)    To canvass, electioneer OR post or have visible any campaign
material in said polling place or within a one hundred foot radius
from the entrance and exit of the building closest to that part of the
building in which voting occurs.

(b) Violation of this section is punishable by fine of not less than
fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or shall
be imprisoned in jail for not exceeding sixty days, or shall be subject
to both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

24-24. Use of alcoholic beverages.

Whoever during the hours of registration or revision of registra-
tion, or during the hours of election or canvass of votes, or of making
returns thereof in any election district or 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).

24-25. Wagers on elections.

Any person who shall make any bet or wager upon the result of
any election to take place in this State shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor 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.

24-26. Time off for employees to vote.

(a)    At every election hereafter held in this State, every em-
ployer, whether a body corporate, firm or individual, shall allow any
employee who is a registered voter in the State a period of at least
two hours absence from work on election day, with pay, to vote, and
the employee shall furnish to the employer proof that he has voted.
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 im-
prisoned in jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, in the
discretion of the court. Upon request, the judges shall furnish to the
employee a receipt indicating such proof as required above.

(b)    The receipt evidencing proof of voting by any employee shall
be in substantially the following form: