The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03

: nominee. The names of candidates
: for the office of Electors of President
: and Vice-President of the United
; States shall be arranged in groups
as presented in the several certif
= Gates OF nomination papers, and the
5 several groups shall be arranged in
: such order of the surnames of the can
dIdates for President as the several
: Boards of Supervisors shall prescribe
7 IN the city of Baltimore and the
! several counties respectively. If can
d1dates for Presidential electors are
, nominated at large and for the sever
al Congressional districts. the name
and place of residence of the candi
dates at large shall be put at the head
/ OF each group, and the names of the
other candidates with their places of
residence. including the numbers OF
the Congressional district in which
they reside shall follow in numerical
! order. The surname of the candidates
of each political party for the Office
of President and Vice-President with
the party name at the right of the sur
names shall be placed above the group
Of candidates for electors of such party
There shall be left at the right of the
surnames of the candidates for Presi-
include both names and to the right of
the name of each elector sufficient
clear square in which each voter may
designate by cross (X) his choice
for electors. All candidates for office
shall, as far as possible, be placed in
one column, but when the names to
be printed upon the ticket are over
thirty-six. then another column shall
be added in which names shall be
printed, and when two or more col
umns are used the same number of
names snail, as far as possible be
printed IN each column. A Constitu-
tlonal amendment, or any question to
be submitted to the popular vote. shall
be printed in separate column to fol-
low Immediately after the names of
the candidates.
81. If at any election there be
Constitutional question or any other
question to be submitted to the popu-
lar vote. the said question shall be
placed upon said ballot in the form
following: For Constitutional Amend
ment,' Against Constitutional
| Amendment" "For Proposition"
Against Proposition" and said re-
spective questions shall be placed in
a column. as hereinbefore mentioned.
so that the same shall form parallel
ogram or space where the voter may
clearly indicate, in the way hereinaf-
ter pointed out. whether he shall wish
to cast his ballot for or against the
Constitutional Amendment or propo-
sition. or propositions submitted.
| 81. Said ballots shall be printed up
on plain white printing paper Of Or
binary book weight. in black ink. and
in, a1n
the names Of the candidates re-
STYLE and appearance throughout the
ballot. and type used in printing the
names of the parties which said can
didates respectively represent, shall
be uniform in size. stvle and appear
ance throughout the ballot. such uni
formitv of type ard printing to. be fix
ed and determined in the city of Bal
tjmore bv the Board Of Supervisors
of Elections of that CITY. and in the
several counties by the respective
Roards of Supervisors of Elections
thereof: on the back and outside shall
be printed the words Official Ballot
For followed by the designation of
the polling place for which it is pre-
pared, the date of election, and fac
smile of the signature of the Presi-
dert of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections by whom the ballot has
been prepared. Said ballot shall be
printed on the same leaf, with a de-
tachable stub or coupon one inch high
and three inches wide, above the up-
per right hand corner of the ballot,
ana binding on the upper edge there
Of. but separated therefrom by line
running along the entire width of said
coupon. Upon said coupon shall be
printed the words "Voter's Name"
with a line drawn hereunder. for
writing said name. and under tn said
line the words Number of Vot =" fol-
lowed by blank space for the inser-
ton of number. Before distributing
said ballots shall be so folded in ma =
ed creas~s. that NO part of the ma ::
Or PRINTING thereon. excepting that ~
on the back and outside, and that , y
on the detachable stub or coupon.
shall be visible. and so that the fold
ed ballots shall! be of uniform width
and length. and of proper width to be
deposited in the ballot boxes All bal
lots when printed shall be folded as
above provided. and fastened togeth-
er in convenient numbers in pack
ages, books or blocks. so that each
ballot may be detached and removed
separately. The said Boards of Su-
pervisors of Elections. respectively.
shall four days at least prior to the
dav of any election. in their respective
counties. and in said city. cause to be
consHicuously and securely posted in
one or more public places in each voting
precinct of their respective counties,
or of said city. accurate sample copies
of the ballots 20 be used in such dis
t!ict or precinct at the then approach
ing election: such sample copies shall
be printed on light cardboard or
heavy sized paper of considerably
masnifed dimensions, and one of
them at least shall be placed upon the
exterior of each building in which the
polls will be held. so that the same
can be readily seen and examined by
persons passing on the street or road.
Sec. And be it further enacted.
! That Sections 81. 81 and 50 of said
Article 80. title ELECTIONS" be ard
the same are hereby severally repeal-
ed and re-enacted. with amendments,
so as to read as follows:
54 The Supervisors of Elections of
| Baltimore City shall deliver to the
Board of Police Commissioners CT Pal