5170 ARTICLE 24.

ten days prior to holding such election, notice thereof, which notice shall
state the object of such election, the day and hour and place of polling
and the officers to be voted for. The said election shall be conducted by
three citizens, qualified voters of said town, who shall at least fifteen days
before the day of such election be appointed by the Supervisors of Elec-
tions of Worcester County as hereinafter set out. The election judges
shall establish such rules for the conduct of all elections at which they
may act as such judges, whether regular or special, under the provisions
hereof, not inconsistent with law and the provisions of this Act, as to them
may seem proper. At least fifteen days prior to each such election the
Board of Supervisors of Elections in Worcester County shall appoint
three citizens, qualified voters of said town, as judges of such election,
taking at least one of such judges from among those of a different political
party from themselves or a majority of themselves. Each of said judges
must be a man of good capacity and character, able to speak, read and
write the English language, not holding any other public office or employ-
ment, and not a candidate for any office at the said election. A judge or
clerk of election appointed by the said Supervisors of Elections for the
preceding general or County election in said County as such judge or clerk
shall not be considered as holding any other public office or employment
within the meaning of this Act. Each supervisor shall have a veto upon
the proposed appointment or nomination of any such judge, and if in any
case in consequence of such veto the Board of Supervisors cannot agree
upon the appointment, then the supervisor or supervisors belonging to the
political party entitled to be represented by the judge in question shall
name three men who are eligible, and from these the other supervisor or
supervisors shall appoint such judge. Each person appointed as judge
by the Board of Supervisors shall be promptly notified of the fact of hia
appointment, and unless excused by the supervisors for good cause, shall
be bound to serve as such officer of said election. The supervisors shall
keep a record of such appointments and the date and manner of the notice
to such appointees. No person shall be compelled to serve as judge for
two such elections consecutively. Any person so appointed who shall re-
fuse shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more
than one hundred dollars, unless it shall appear that he was not qualified
for such service by reason of ill health, infirmity or old age, or unless it
shall appear that he was excused by the said Board of Election Super-
visors or was prevented from attending and serving as such judge by some
unavoidable cause. It shall be the duty of the supervisors to notify the
State's Attorney of the said County of such failure, refusal or neglect,
and to require the State's Attorney to institute proceedings for such pen-
alty at the next term of Court. The State's Attorney shall receive a fee
of twenty-five dollars for every penalty recovered by him, to be paid from
the sum actually recovered, whether the proceeding for the recovery of
such penalty shall be instituted of his own motion or at the instance of
said supervisors. It shall be the duty of the supervisors to hold such
meeting or meetings as will be necessary to carry out the provisions of