The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

| Ill All oaths required by this article
to be in writing shall have certificate of
the officer taking the same attached and
signed by him, and said Supervisors of
Elections, officers of Registration and
Judges of Election are hereby empowered
| to administer all oaths and affirmations
| required in the discharge of the duties of
| their respective offices.
1l2. The word election" as used in this
| Article, shall be construed to include cleo
| tons had within any county or city for
the purpose of enabling voters to choose
laws of this state or of the United States.
| or to pass upon any amendment law or
other public Act or proposition submitted
| to vote by law. The word precinct" as
used in this Article, shall be construed
| to mean an election district in a county
| or an election precinct in such district
or in a ward of the city of Baltimore as
tho case may be- In computing the times
for notices to be given under this Article
Sundays shall be included, except when
the day on which said notice should be
given should happen to fall on Sunday, In
| which event the same shall be given on
| the Monday following; the day of giving
the notice and the day. of registration or
| election shall be excluded.
11S. In all trials for offenses agains:
any of the provisions of this Article, or of
any existing law relating to registration
or elections where such offense is pun
| lshable by Imprisonment In the peniten-
| tiary, the state and defense shall each be
entitled 10 twenty peremptory challenges
ia. 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
General within three months after the
adoption of this Article, to prepare in
| structions and blank forms necessary for
the use of the Officers of Registration and
| of election created by this Article; and
this Article. with said forms and instruc-
tons so prepared. and with other provi-
sions of the Constitution and laws touch
ing the same matters and with a proper
index thereto. shall be published by the
Secretary of State and shall be distrib-
uted by him to the Supervisors of Elec-
lions in quantities sufficient to supply the
Judges OF Election and other officers re-
shall be pail from the Treasury of the
State; and the sum of one thousand dol
lars per annum, or so much thereof as may
be necessary. is hereby appropriated out
of any funds in the Treasury for such
printing and for the employment of any
necessary clerical help in preparing anil
Article assigned TO the Office of the At
tofney General and that of the Secretary
of State. A price shall be fixed by the Sec
rotary of State at which copies may be
furnished to purchasers.
III A AT least thirty days before every
State Election. the Attorney General shall
prepare full instructions for the guidanSe
tanning ballots. as to the manner OF mark
ing them and the method of gaining as
slstance, and as TO obtaining new ballots
in the place of those acciden tally destroy
ed. with such other instructions as SHAH.
in his opinion, be necessary ana propeS.
Said instructions shall be furnished by
the Secretary of State to the several
boards of supervisors of elections, who
shall respectively cause the same, together
with copies of Sections 81, CO and 63 of this
Article. be printed il large, clear type on
separate cards, to be called Cards or
Instruction and said boards of super
visors shall furnish twelve of the same
with the ballots for use IN each election
precinct; they shall also cause to be
printed on light cardboard, or heavy
sized paper ten or more copies OF the
form Of the ballots provided for each yot-
ing place at each election therein. which
shall be called Specimen Ballots. and
the same shall be furnished with the other
ballots prepared for each voting place:
on the morning of said election the said
supervisors of election shall cause to be
conspicuously posted in each polling
place said cards of instruction and fac
smile ballots and one of said cards OF
instruction shall be affixed in each booth
or voting compartment. and the specimen
in said polling-room and on the OUTSIDE OF
the building wherein said voting shaii
lake place Not less than three Of said
cards and three OF said specimen ballots
shall be posted outside the guard rails,
and not less than three OF each of the
posted on the outside of the building in
which the polls are held. before the bal
loting begins in such position that the
same may be easily examined by the
III B. The Boards of Supervisors of
have power to employ an attorney, VINO
shall also be the attorney for the judges o.
election. whether acting as such or as
registration officers to receive such COM
pensation as shall be allowed BY the
County Commissioners upon the approval