The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-15
Public General Laws.

IL the same small not nave Deen CeIliilSo
10 them at least six days before election
day. Each ballot shall also contain a state
ment Of every Constitutional amendment
or other question to be submitted y 70 1, me
other than those printed by the respect
i've Boards of Supervisors of Elections, ac-
cordtng to the provisions OF this artlcie,
shall not be cast or counted in any election,
except as hereinafter provided Nothing
In this article contained shall prevent any
voter from writing on his ballot and marx
person other than those already printed
for whom he may desire to vote for any
office, and such vote shall be counted the
same as if the name Of such person had
been printed upon the ballot and marked
by the voter. Any voter may take with MN
into the polling place any printed or writ
in marking or preparing his ballot, except
a fac-simile Of the ballot to be voted. Bal.
lots shall be printed and In possession OF
the Supervisors Of Elections at least four
subject to the inspection of the candl-
dates and their agents. If any mistake
5e discovered i: shall be the duty OF sa,4
Supervisors to correct the same without
delay; and If said Supervisors shall decline
or refuse to make corrections, then, upon
the sworn petition of any qualified votsr
candidate at the approaching election.
the Circuit Court for the county or one
Of the judges of the Supreme Bench 2,
Baltimore City may, by order, require SAP
Supervisors of Election to. correct such
error or to show cause why such error
should not be corrected.
so: The form and arrangement of the
ballots Shall be as follows: All ballots shall
whose nomination for any office specified
in the ballot has been certified to and
filed according to the provisions Of this
herewith, and shall contain no other
names. except that, in the case of Electors
for President and Vice President OF the
dates for P resid as names and vice President
may be added to the party or political
designation and the name of city or
be added to the name of each candidate
on ballots for state offices. The names Of
candidates nominated by each party shall
each group shall be- headed s5 By te name Of
the political party by. which the candi-
dates comprised in said group were placed
cate Of nomination. When the name Of a
the name Of candidate nominated, as
Shall be stated on the 60 ballot; but Il there
shall have been any nomination for the
same office by a convention or primary
dSy as ns pery RaR
the word Independent" shall proceeds
the party. name Of the candidate nonli-
nnated un g the provisions Of the said
emblem shall be claimed on behalf OF
nominations made by more than one con-
yention or primary election and duly Ger
of them, shall determine which nominees
are Justly entitled to the party designaa-
emit" shall precede the party name Of the
the emblem shall be omitted from such
groups snail be printed on said Ballots ia
columns parallel to each other, the group
reprssenting the party polling the largest
t5 o. votes ror sn3o the
placed first, or at the left OF said groups.
the group representing the party polling
the t next largest humber OF votes r a. s ih
group representing the party polling the
next largest number Of votes at such cleo
ton third. and SO on. Candidates of parties
gubernatoriaI election and other inde-
pendent candidates, shall be arranged in
like groups, according to the date of filing
didate Is named for the same ONCE on two
name shall be placed In each Of the several
aame pshs bs prlRnsed the PARTY as
If any. the size whereof shall not exceed
two and one-haf inches In height and
CONVENTION or or by state eommittes may SEE
lect any emblem which shall be certi-
fled at the time and in the same manner
which shall be the emblem Of the party
throughout the state until changed by
like authority. In case the same emblem
s selected By tive 9s more parties It sha
cate is first filed. and the other party may
in like manner certify another. Where
candidates have been nominated In any
Urinary ELECTION. Or By a committee act
Ing under the authority Of a convention,
an emblem may Be adopted and certified aa "a
the emblem selected shall not be one al
ready appropriated to political party.
81. Said groups shall contain the nam IS
of the officers to be voted for. and under
each office the name or names OF the can
didates in the same order In each group
didates for the same office. In the yariou!
groups, may be opposite to each otner ana
on the same horixonta! line upon the
said names; between the groups and to the
right of each group there shall be ruled
Column of ons-third OF an inch in width
paoap to e its see left Between the Of
s sas ca anfed Column shah Be- drawn lines.
at the IL the voter sy se
in the way hereinafter pointed out, the
candidate or candidates for whom he
wished to cast has pa,U, sforesaid con.
tanning the candidates OF parties men
toned, as hereinbefore provided, there
shall be space equal IN widtn 70 .ha co Uc-
tain the ey names Of the oftiees 70 pc filled
at such election. with lines drawn between
the same, enclosing spaces e9uaa "a 4 az q,
voted for. Said lines shall extend through
a column of one-third OF an men IN Wio y,
SO that the same shall be simiiar 70 i tne .
the names Of candidates. In the spaces 80
nrovided a voter may write and marx
the name Of any person for , ;Wnom y s no
he a Constitutional question or any cues
ton to be submitted TO the popular v eo; 4
tha said question shall be placed upon san
ballot in the e form 1al!ow!aa ssainst eonst-
tutionai Amendment" or For Pro2os,-
t;nn :. AGAINST Proposition" and said re-.
spective questions 81. shai haze 1s {ines drawn
under the same. crossing e column Sn Z. a. as
hereinbefore mentioned, so that the samo
shall form pa5ale clio gnd,ce az in the way
hereinafter pointed out, whether ne snan
Wish TO cast his ballot for or against the
proposition or pro !HSs1 bs nrinted upon
Rnok weight, in black ink. and In clear.
iegible type. On the back o ana pb ba,Iot
s snra So,lowed BY the designation Of the
nnooIIiine place for which it Is prepares.
the date Of the election, and fac-simhhe
3oa 5as Of eis Supervisors Of elections by
whom the ballot has been prepared. sag a
ballot shall be printed on the o same i nns
the then upper right-hand corner Of the ballot
and binding on the upper edge n thereof r,sm.
ming MN along the entire width Of said COW s
non. Upon said coupon shall pc plintso
the words voters NAME. with me
- ,,n5ar the aaid line the words num-
Der of voter" followed by blank space
for the insertion Of number. Before dis,
tribrtion said ballots shall be SO FOLDED
in marked creases that no part OF the
marks or printing thereon. excepting that
upon the back and outside. and that upon
s hat of odsd Saots
proper width to be deposited IN the bal
shall be folded as above provided ana
fastened together In convenient num-
bers in packages. books or blocks, SO
1h oYe eae saep ea The said boards q
four days. at least, prior to the day of any
in SAID city Cause to Be conspicuously and
securely posted in. one or more pubic
places In each voting precinct OF their
SAMPLE COPIES Of the ballots to be used in
such district or precinct at the then APP
preaching election. Such sample copies
shall be printed on nght caIdpoaro OF
heavy-sized paper, and one Of them, at
of each building in which the polls win
be held, so that the same can be readily
seen and examined by persons passing on
the street or road.
"a. The supervisors of election shall pro-
vide for each election precinct In the sew
eral counties, and in the city Of Baltimore.
two packages. each containing one hun
dred ballots for every one hundred or
fraction of one hundred voters shown by
the last preceding registration in said pre-
cinct,. and shall cause each package to be
of its wrapper, with the name Of the pre-
cinct or nolling place for which IL is in