The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
public General Laws.

Public General Laws.
Commissioners, whose duty 1t shall be to
fiie and preserve the same. Such state.
4 ments shall contain the total NUMBER OF
votes in the ballot-box and the NUMBER OF
votes found therein for each ana eE We =
candidate. and any person applying may
inspect the same.
ELECTION RETURNS.
IS. The judges shall make duplicate
statements or returns of the result OF the
canvass, each of which shall. II possible
be made upon a single sheet OF paper anu
shall contain a caption stating the day
| on which and the number of the elecuon
precinct and the county or ward OF tne
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 or votes
| given for each person, designating the
office for which they were given. Such
| statements shall be written, or partly
written and partly printed, in words at
| kind has been submitted to vote at such
| election, such statements shall also show,
| in like manner. the whole number OF votes
| cast for or against Such proposition ana
| at the end of such statement snail be
written certificate that the same Is cor
rect in all respects. which certihcate, ana
each sheet of paper forming part of the
statement, shall be subscribed by the
judges and clerks. II any judge or clerk
shall decline to sign such return. he shall
state his reason therefor in writing, and
copy thereof, signed by himself, shall
be enclosed with each return. Each of
the statements shall be enclosed in an
envelope, which shall then be securely
sealed with seallngwax 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 or the Supe-
rior Court Of Baltimore city. as the case
may be, and one to the county commits
sioners or to the mayor of the city of Bal
timore, 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 the5other 10
the register of wills. On the outside of
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
voted" The rejected; and defective"
ballots, as defined in said section and in
section sixty-six. shall be enclosed In
package to themselves and endorsed
rejected and defective" The poll-books
and the ballots cast and counted, as well
as the two aforementioned packages OF
spoiled" mot voted" rejected and
|
| ballot-box, and the ballot-box shall then
be locked and the key removed, where
upon the judges of election shall all write
sufficient length for the following pur-
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 1t will tear
| the paper and destroy the signatures, and
| so that when thR kew ig 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
| key thereof and the package OF unused
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
possession one OF the registers, and also
/ 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
Judges and clerks shall then be dissolved
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
| viSors of Elections with the seal un-
broken, and shall take a receipt there
| 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
| having possession OF the statements and
| 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
clerks shall take a receipt therefor. No
| judge or clerk shall receive pay for his
| services unless he produces the receipt
herein provided for. The officers to wnom
shall securely keep the same, with the
| seals unbroken. In the counties, after
the. proceedings set forth in the preceding
section in each precinct. one of the judges
who is also an officer Of registration, who
| shall be designated beforehand by the
| supervisor of election, shall take charge
| closed. and the other judge, who Is also
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
| his possession one of the registers, and
/ also one of the statements of the votes
4 said. and also one OF the tally-sheets
| sealed up in an envelope as aforesaid, and
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
| thereof shall deliver said ballot-boxes,
| keys. packages of unused ballots regis
/ tiers, statements OF votes cast and tally
sheets to the proper officers in their re-
spective counties, as hereinbefore pre-
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
| said city to attend at their respective
| offices on the days named for the purpose
Of carrying out the provisions of this
section.
| II. 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
with the name of the officer who dellv-
| 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
| produce the same to be used in evidence
in some contested election or judicial or
| legislative investigation then pending,
| the said board of supervisors shall, in the
| presence of one or more judges of the
Orphans Court, destroy said ballots and
| 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.