The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-05-23

or affldavits before justice of the peace by
some one or more persons known personally
to the justice certified by him, and signed by
the afflant that the signers thereto are reg
istered voters of the district or precinct in
which they respectively reside.
1872. All certificates of nomination and
nomination papers for electors for president
and vice-president of the United States, re.
representatives. in the congress of the United
States, and for any other officers to be voted
for by the voters of more than one county,
shall be filed with the secretary of State
all such certificates and nomination papers
for the nomination of candidates to be voted
for by the voters of only one county, or Ofthe
cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick,
Cumberland and Hagerstown, or any ward,
election district, or other subdivision of such
cities or counties, and all papers of with
drawal of candidate or candidates shall be
filed with the boards of supervisors of cleo
tions for the city of Baltimore and the respec-
tive counties; at the end of six months after
the election for which the nominations were
made, the secretary and the said board OF
supervisors shall destroy the said certificates,
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boards ofsupervisors of election shall destroy
the copies thereof, unless there be some con-
test with respect to the election for which
the nomination was made, and then the same
shall be preserved until such contest is ended.
1873. All such certificates and nomination
papers required by the preceding section to
be filed with the secretary of State, shall be
fled not more than sixty nor less than twenty
days previous to the day of election for which
such nominations are made; and all such
certificates and nomination papers so re-
quired to be filed with said board of super
visors of elections shall be 30 filed not more
than sixty days and not less than ten days
before the day of the election for which such
nominations are made; in the calculation Of
said period, the day of the filing of the certif1
Gates and the day of the election shall both
be excluded; all certificates of nomination
and nomination papers when filed, shall.
under proper regulations to be made by the
secretary of State and board of super
visors of elections respectively, be open to
public inspection.
1874. If the officers with whom such certi-
ficates and nomination papers have been filed
shall observe defects therein, 1t shall be their
duty Immediately to bring the same to the
attention of the persons by whom the same
were filed, and allow any necessary correc-
tions to be made; provided, that in making
the same the proceedings shall be the same as
herein directed for the making acknowledge
ments and veri6cation of such certificates
and nomination papers when said certificates
and nomination papers are in apparent sub
stantial conformity with this article, they
shall be deemed to be valid.
1876. On or before the fourteenth day pre-
ceding the election for which the nominations
have been made, it shall be the duty of the
secretary of State to transmit by mail to the
said respective boards of supervisors q state
ment of the names and residence of all persons
duly nominated by such certificates of nOmi.
nation or nomination papers filed with him,
and the offices for which they arc nominated,
together with the party designations of the
candidates. and the party by which they are
nominated, and any party emblems or devices,
If the came have been disclosed by such certi-
ficates or nomination papers, and also the
form in which any question to be submitted
to the voters of the whole State, shall appear
on the ballots, as may be designated by the
respective political parties; for greater Sc
curity, a like statement shall also be trans
mitted by him by mail the day following.
1856. Should any person so nominated die
before election day, or decline the nomintion
as in this article provided, the vacancy or
manner required for original nominations; If
however, the original nomination was made
by party convention which has delegated
to committee the power to ill vacancies,
such committee may, upon the occurring of
such vacancies, proceed to fill the same; the
chairman and secretary of such committee
shall thereupon make and file with the officers
with whom the original certificates of nomi.
nation was filed, q certificate setting forth the
cause of the vacancy, the name of the person
now nominated, the Office for which he was
nominated, the name of the person for whom
the new nominee is to be substituted, the fact
that the committee was authorized to fill
vacancies and such further information as is
required to be given in an original certificate
of nomination; the certificate so made shall
be executed and acknowledged in the manner
prescribed for the original certificate of nomi-
nation, and shall have the same force and
effect but If such new nomination shall be
made after the time in this article provided
for the filing of certificates of nomination and
nomination papers, then such new certificate
of nomination or nomination papers may be
filed with the boards of supervisors of election
respectively, at any time before the ballots
shall have been printed, and the name of any
person 80 nominated shall then he printed on
the ballot
1877. All ballots for use ut any election
other than primary election, to be held in the
city of Baltimore, shall be prepared, printed
and furnished by the said respective boards
of supervisors of election every ballot shall
contain the names of all candidates whose
nominations for any offices specified in the
ballot has been duly made and not withdrawn,
in accordance with the provisions of this
article and no other names the names of
didofao taI hxya ooh
shall be grouped together in parallel columns
on the ballot, and headed by the name of the
political party by which the candidates COM
prising said group were placed in nomination
as described in the certificates of nomination !;
when a party emblem or device has been
added to the certificate, as stated In section
one hundred and thirty, it shall be printed to
the left of or above the name of the party
preceding the party group; when party
name is given in any nomination paper in
connection with the name OF any nominee, 1t
shall be stated on the ballet, but ifthere shall
have been nomination by party conven.
ton or lawful primary election claiming the
same party name for the same Office, duly
certified as provided in this article, the word
Independent" shall precedc the party name
of the person or persons nominated by nomi-
nation papers; if the same party name, or
emblem, or both, shall be claimed on behalf
of nominations made by more than one con-
vention or primary election, and duly certi-
fled in point of form under the provisions of
this article, the officers by whom the ballot is
to be prepared, or a majority of them, shall
determine which nominees are justly entitled
to the party designation or emblem, and the
word Independent" shall precede the party
name with respect to the other group or
groups of nominees. and the emblem shall be
omitted from the Independent Group; :" there
shall be left at the end of the list of candidates
for each different Office as many blank spaces
az there are officers TO be voted for, in which
tie voter may insert in writing or otherwise
the name Of any person not printed on the
ballot for whom he may desire to vote as q
candidate for such office; whenever consti-
tutional amendment or otherwise question 10
Is submitted to the vote OF the people, such
question shall be printed upon the ballot
after the candidates, with the words For" or
Against" as each political party may deter
mine; the ballots shall be printed as to give
TO each voter clear opportunity to designate