Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15
COUNT OF THE BALLOTS.

ca As soon as the election polls shall
have been closed the judges in their sew
eral precincts shall Immediately. and at
the place Of polling, proceed, as herein
cast, having FIRST sealed up the unused
haliqts remaining Of the package last
broken by them. and endorsed the same
with their signatures as unused bal
lots. The canvass shall not be adjourn
ed or postponed until il shall have been
fully completed nor until the several
statements hereinafter REQUIRED 70 be
made by the judges and clerks shall have
been made out, signed and sealed by
them. The judges shah have the right
to station police officers or officers of the
peace within the room wherein such cam
vass is made, in order 70 keep the peace
The chal3engers and watchers shall be
allowed to be present inside the guaf1-rail
and so near that they can see that the
ing their duties.
G.. Immediately after the closing Of the
polls before the ballpt-boX Is opened, all
the coupons taken from the ballots cast
snail be destroyed. and each of the cleo
ton clerks shall write his name tn each
OF the p9ll-beoks Immediately under the
name q The last voter, and the Judges
shall write. ia ink, opposite 10 and gainst
the name Of each person entered In their
registers who is not shown by said regis
tiers TO have voted, and In the appropriate
column headed t'N Qted" the word no"
SO that the said column may be wholly
filed up and the Judges shall then COM
pare the registers. make them agree and
ascertain the number Of persons who, by
said registers. are shown TO have voted
at that polling place on that day and
when they have made comparison and
ascertaineG such tAet they shall an
neunce the same in q loud voice,
&C. The judges shall then open the bal
lot box and count and announce the whole
number Of ballots n the box They shall
reject any ballots which are deceltfuly
folded together and any ballots which do
fal4 ~ i'm
Initials Of the judge who held the ballots
II the voter has marked more names than
there are persons 70 be elected to an office.
or II Tor any reason II ls impossible to
determine the voters choice for any Office
70 be filled. hts ballot shall not be counted
for SUCH office. Ballots not counted Tor
such defects shall be marked defective"
on the back thereof and shall be wrapped
IN separate package and returned In the
haIl0t-bQx. as hereinafter directed Where
the voter makes the eross-mark opposite
party emblem his vote shall be counted
as cast for all the candidates IN such party
group whose names are not erased, and
the effect Of such marking shall not be
altered by his also making the eross-naark
in the said group but II q voter shall have
made the cross mark opposite a party
name or emblem. and also opposite one
or more names or candidates In another
column. his vote shall be counted for each
candidate so marked in another column,
and also for all the candidates under the
i4ltNhrA parry ifGAiaE tt e-ADlEAE WhDHG
names are not erased, and each n&fne m
the said marked party group opposite the
name OF any candidate marked as afere-
said IN another column shall be deemed
erased unless the voter has. By erHsure
indicated some other name Ia the said
marked group that is 10 be omitted Ia its
stead The said judges shall count the
votes "a the following manner They shall
open the ballots, and all VI these shah be
canyassed separately by one Of the judges
sitting 6etWsfn Two other judges, which
l9age shaii eaii qHt eaen name and me
Office for which Il Us designated, the other
judges looking at the ballot at the same
time and the clerks making tally Of the
same, Or the said judges may first cam
cts. laying aside. whilst SO doing the
split or Scratched" tickets, and after
they have 50 cauEassed and counted the
straight or ful tickets they shall. IL such
count each name and the office for which
1t Is designated on the spllt or scratched
tickets 60 previously laid aside. the sew
efal judges looking al each ballot and the
clerks making tally Of the same. When
all the ballots have been caneassed IN
tnis manner the election clerks shall com
The total humber Of votes received by
each candidate. and when they agree apen
the numbers one Of them shall announce
in q loud voice 20 the Judges the aegre-
candidate. If requested by amy watcher
or challenger present 1T any canvass, Il
shall be the uuty OF the Judges, ald each
Of them to exhibit to such watcher OF
challenger any ballot cast fully opened.
or IN such condition and manner that he
may fully read ana examine the same
but The Judges shall not allow any ballot
10 be takeH from their hands As the
ballots are counted they shall be. strung
upon a strong twlne.
81 when the canvass Of the ballots
shall HAYS been completed. and the clerks
shall have announced TO the judges the
total number Of Vateg received hV each
candidate, each * the Judges OF election.
ia turn, shall then proclaim In "A loud
voice the total number Of votes received
by each person voted Tor In such preeines
aHd The office for which he Is designated
and the number Of votes Cor and The
number Of Y9tes against any proposition
which shah have been submitted 10 the
vote Of the people. Such proclamation
shau be prtHs fapie eeidefee Of the re-
sglt Of the canvass q aIcn ballots III
tbs city % baltimore the Judges shall
Immediately after such proclamation q K
liver 70 4 policeman on dutyas the potl-
- plas.s 4 u fef7e sH.Rs gEi ribei with