The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-03
PUBLIC GENERAL. LAWS.

nation OF the Offices for which the per-
sons named thereon are candidates, shall
be furnished on demand BY the Super
Vlsors to the candidates or their author
l1cd agents. If any mistakes be dis
covered II shall be the duty Of sad Sup
erNlsors to correct the same without de
lay and if said Supervisors Shall decline
or refuse to make correction. then upon
the sworn petition of any qualified voter
who would have the right tovotc for such
candidate Al the approaching election,
the Circuit Court for any county, or one
OF the Judges Of the Supreme Bench Of
Baltimore City, may. BY order. require
SAID Supervisors Of Elections to correct
such error or show cause why such error
should not be corrected
50. The form and arrangement of the
ballots shall be as follows: All ballots
shall contain the names Of every candi-
date whose nomination for any office
specified in the ballot has been certified
70 and filed according to the provisions
of this Article, and not withdrawn in &C
cordance herewith The names of can
dldatcs for every office Shall. except in
the case of candidates for Presidential
electors, be arranged alphabetically &C
cording to their surname under the desir-
nation of the office. TO the RIGHT Of the
name Of each candidate mon the official
ballot, and Immediately to the left of
the square opposite the, name of the can
didate, and in line herewith shall be
added the DESIGNATION Of the party or
principle which the candidate reDre,ent,
a, Is duly contained in the certi6cate Of
nomination or nomination papers. To
the name Of eace candidate for State Of
dcc or candidate for CONGRESS- shall be
added the name of the county or city in
which the candidate resides Ballots
Shall be So printed as to give to each yo-
ter clear opportunity to DESIGNATE bv a
cross az in square at the RIGHT of the
name OF each candidate and ut the riobt
of each question his choice of candidates
and his answer to such question If \
candidate is named for the same office
on two or more certificates denomination
his name shall be printed on the ballot
but once, and to the right of the name
of said candidate shall be added the
names of each ofthe parties or principles
/ which the candidate represents When
4 the name Of a paltical party is given in
4 connection with the name of a candidate
nominated, as provided in session IS of
! this Article, it shall be stated on the bal
LOT to the night of the name of the
candidate, but if there shall have
4 been any nomination for the same
office by convention or primary
election claiming the same party
name, duly certified as hercinbefore
provided, the word "Independent" shall
precede the party name, if the candidate
IS nominated under the provisions of the
said Section SIS, to be printed to the RIGHT
OF the name of each candidate, except
presidential electors. If the same party
name shall be claimed on behalf of nom
nations made by more than one conven-
ton or primary election and duly certi-
fed as Aforesaid, the officers by whom
the ballot is to be prepared, or a MAORI
ty OF them, shall determine which nomi-
nees are Justly entitled to the party name
and the word ''lndependent shall pre-
ccdc the party name of the other nomi-
nee. 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 certificates of nominations papers,
and the several groups shall be arranged
in such order of the surnames of the
candidates for President as the several
boards of Supervisors shall prescribe in
the City of Baltimore and the several
counties respectively. If candidates for
presidential electors are nominated at
large and for the several Congressional
! Districts, the name and place of resi-
] dence of the candidates 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 surnames of the
candidates of each political party for
the office Of President and Vice Pres-
dent, with the party name at the right Of
I the surname, 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
President und Nice-President so formed
as to include both names and to the
right Of the name Of each elector a suhi-
cient clear square in which each voter