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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 820

26-18.

(a) At any time within thirty days after any regular
primary or general election and within fifteen days of any
special primary or special election held under the laws of
this State, any defeated candidate at such election, or any
ten duly qualified voters at such election, may present to
the circuit court of any county[, or to the Superior Court
of Baltimore City,] a petition setting forth under oath that
prohibited practices, contrary to the provisions of a
specified section or sections of this article, were
committed by the successful candidate or candidates or in
the person of his or their agent or agents at or preliminary
to such election, within the county or city in which said
petition was filed, naming the successful candidate or
candidates as defendants, and praying that the fact alleged
may be inquired into.

27-10.

Contests concerning registration, voting or the
validity of any ballot under this subtitle shall be decided
by the board having jurisdiction of the matter. No
registration shall be denied and no ballot rejected except
by the unanimous vote of the entire board. Any candidate or
absentee voter aggrieved by any decision or action of such
board shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court
for the county [or to the Superior Court of Baltimore City,
as the case may be,] to review such decision or action, and
jurisdiction to hear and determine such appeals is hereby
conferred upon said courts. Such appeals shall be taken by
way of petition filed with the appropriate court within five
days from the date of the completion of the official canvass
by any board of all the votes cast at any election and shall
be heard de novo and without a jury by said Court as soon as
possible. There shall be a further right of appeal to the
Court of Special Appeals, provided such appeal shall be
taken within forty-eight hours from the entry of the
decision of the lower court complained of, and all such
appeals shall be heard and decided on the original papers,
including a typewritten transcript of the testimony taken in
such cases, by the Court of Special Appeals, as soon as
possible after the same have been transmitted to said Court.
Said original papers, including the testimony shall be
transmitted to the Court of Special Appeals within five (5)
days from the taking of the appeal.

Article 34 - Estrays - Vessels Adrift - Drift Logs

11.

If any person shall take and secure any flatboat or
other vessel driven from any place of mooring, landing or
harbor, or from any other vessel, and shall fail to comply
with the provisions of §§ 9 and 10, he shall forfeit the sum