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

QOltC OSIlCI al La "os
Commissioners, whose duty it shall be te
file and preserve the same. Such state,
mentS shall contain the total number oil
votes in the ballot-boX and the number OF
votes found therein for each and every
candidate, and any person applying may
inspect the same.
ELECTION RETURNS.
eS. The judges shall make duplicate
statements or returns of the result of the
canvass, each of which shall, if possible
be made upon a single sheet of paper, and
shall contain a caption stating the day
on which and the number of the election
precinct and the county OF ward OF the
city in relation to which said statements
shall be made and the time of opening
and closing the polls. Of such precinct,
and showing the whole number Of votes
given for each person. designating the
office for which they were given SuGh
statements shall be written, or partly
written and partly printed, in words al
length, and, in case proposition of any
kind has been submitted TO a vote at such
election. such statements shall also show,
in like manner, the whole number of votes
cast for or against such proposition, and
at the end of such statement shall be
written certificate that the same is cor,
rect in all respects. which certificate, and
each sheet of paper forming part of the
statement, shall be subscribed by the
judges and clerks. If any Judge or clerk
state his reason therefor in writing, and
a copy thereof, signed by himself, shall
be enclosed with each return Each of
envelope, which shall then be securely
sealed with sealng-wax or other adhesive
material. and each of the Judges and
clerks shall write his name across the
fold of the envelope. One of the envel-
opes shall be directed to the clerk of the
circuit court of the county CIR the Supe-
rior Coart of Baltimore city. as the case
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sioners or to the mayor of the city of Ba |.
t!more, as the case may be. Each set OF
TALES shall also be signed by the election
clerks and the judges of election, and each
shall be enclosed in an envelope, securely
signed and sealed. as aforesaid. one OF
which shall be addressed to the board OF
supervisors of elections and the other to
every envelope shall be endorsed the
statement that 1t contains the votes cast,
or the tallies, and for what precinct, ward,
city or county.
So. The spoiled and mot voted bal
lots. as defined in section sixty-three,
shall be enclosed in a package to them
selves ;, and endorsed SPOILED and not
section sixty-siX, shall be enclosed in
a package to themselves and endorsed
and the ballots lilo e cast and counted as Veil
as the two aforementioned packages of
spoiled" mot voted" rejected" and
defective" ballots, shall be placed In the
ba.llot-boN. and the ballot-box shall then
be locked and the key removed. where
upon the Judges of election shall all write
their names upon a strip Of paper OF
poses: Said strip Of paper shall then be
pasted over the keyhole of said ballot-box
and over the slit in the lid in such manner
that the signatures shall extend across
the place Of the opening of the lid, and SO
that when the box is opened it will tear
the paper and destroy the signatures, and
SO that when the key Is inserted in the
keyhole 1t will tear the paper SO pasted
over the keyhole. Such paper shall be Sc
curely fastened to the box with sealing
wax or some other adhesive material.
70. Thereupon. in Baltimore city, one Of
the judges shall take charge Of the ballot
box and its contents SO enclosed, and an
other judge. representing the opposite
political party, shall receive and hold the
ballots sealed up by said judges, as re.
quired by section sixty-four. Each Of
the two judges who do not have charge of
the ballot-box or key shall take into his
one of the statements of the votes cast,
sealed up in its envelope. as aforesaid.
and each of the clerks shall take one of
the tally-sheets, sealed up in an envelope;
as aforesaid. and the meeting of said
Before twelve o'clock noon Of the day
after such election in Baltimore city the
judge. having possession of the ballot
box shall deliver the same, with the con-
tents aforesaid, to the Board of Super
yisors of Elections. with the seal un-
for; and within the same period OF. time
the judges having possession of the key,
the package Of unused ballots and of the
registers shall deliver the same to the
said Board of Supervisors and take re-
ceipt therefor: and the TWO Judges and
clerks of election in the city Of Baltimore
tallies shall. within the same time, deliver
them to the respective officers to whom
they are addressed, as aforesaid: and
when so delivered each of said judges and
Judge or clerk shall receive pay for his
services unless he produces the receipt
herein provided for. The officers to wnom
the statements and tallies are so delivered
seals unbroken. In the counties, after
the proceedings set forth in the preceding
section in each precinct. one of the judges
shall be designated beforehand by the
supervisor of election, shall take charge
of the ballot box and its contents so en-
an officer of registration, shall receive
and hold the key thereof and the package
of unused ballots sealed UP by said judges.
Each of said two judges shall take into
also one Of the statements of the votes
cast, sealed up in it's envelope as afore q
said, and also one. OF the tally-sheets,
the meeting of the judges and clerks shall
then be dissolved. Before twelve O'Clock
noon Of the second day after said cleo
ton the two Judges so having custody
keys, packages Of unused ballots, regis
tiers: statements Of votes cast and tally
sheets to the proper officers in their re-
scribed for the city of Baltimore. and
shall take similar receipts for the same.
1t shall be the duty of the supervisors of
election In the several counties and in
af n ar{i iva
offices on the days named for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
section.
Il. The board of supervisors of cleo
lions, upon receiving a ballot-boX and
the key thereof. shall note the condition of
the seal or stamp on each box and make
an entry of the facts touching the same
Re name Of feRr Seer who de
cred the box. They shall deliver all the
ballot-boxes SO sealed, as aforesaid, to
the clerks of the circuit court for their
respective counties. or to the Board of
Police Commissioners Of Baltimore city,
as the case may be, who shall put them
in a secure place to which the PUBLIC
safely keep them for the space of six
months from the day Of such delivery, at
which time, unless previously notified to
the to be used in
legislative investigation then pending,
the said board OF supervisors shall, in the
presence of one or more judges of the
poll books. also all of the said tallies, in
Guiding those delivered to the register of
wills, and shall record in the same book
a certificate of the fact signed by said
judge or judges.
CANvAssING BOARDS.
p 1t shall be the duty of the said county
commissioners, clerks of court and mayor.
respectively. to keep safely under lock
and key the said original statements or
returns until the board of canvassers for
shall have assembled and been organized
according to law, as hereinafter provided.
Whereupon the clerks of court, county
commissioners and mayor shall immedi-
ately deliver or transmit TO such board of
canvassers the said statements or returns
in the sealed envelopes.
49, The supervisors of elections shall
constitute board of canvassers for their
"A. On the Thursday next following
every election. between the hours of
twelve o'clock noon and one o'clock in
the afternoon, the board of county can
vassers shall meet at the usual place for
holding the circuit court fer the county
and the board of canvassers for Balti-
for holding the Superior Court and shall,
espectively,. elect a chairman and score
tary from their number. Each member
of the board shall take an oath, which
shall be administered and recorded by
the clerk of said court, to truly canvass,
add up and declare the votes as required
by law. At their first meeting ma jority
of The whole board shall be a quorum ii
a majority shall not attend on the Thurs
day, AFORESAID, the canvassers present
snail adjourn to the next Gay, when they
shall meet again between the same hours,
and the canvassers then attending. al
though less than ma jority of the whole
number, shall organize themselves as
board and shall perform the duties re-
quired by law, and all questions arising
in the course of their proceedings shall
be determined by a majority of the can