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

: lures their respective places of resi-
dence, their business and business ad
dress. and acknowledge the same be
fore an officer duly authorized to take
acknowledgements. who shall append
certificate of such acknowledge
ment thereto. If the nomination is
by means of a primary election. the
certificate shall be signed ant
, acknowledged by the person or per
: sons whose duty it may be. by party
usage. to declare the result Of such
election in the manner prescribed fol-
nomination by a convention. but nc
party emblem or device of any KIND
shall be added to said certificate: and
if any such emblem or device should
be added, it shall not be printed upon
the ballot by the Secretary of State O,
any Of the Board of Supervisors OF
Election.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted
That sections 40, so. 81 and 50 of said
Article 33, title Elections" subtitle
Ballots and Ballot Boxes be and
the same are hereby severallv repeal
ed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to recd AS follows:
40. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
county and of the city of Baltimore to
provide ballots for every election for
public officers I4eId under this Arti-
Gle in which any voters within the
county or said city shall participate,
and cause to be printed on the ballot
the name of every candidate whose
name has been certified to or filed
with the proper officers in the manner
herein provided by such political
party organization or body of individ-
nals: but the said supervisors shall
not be REQUIRED to print any name up
! on ballot if such name shall not
have been certified to them at least
six days before election day Each
ballot shall contain a statement of
every constitutional amendment or
ether question to be submitted to the
vote of the people at any election.
| Ballots other than those printed by
the respective Boards Of Supervisors
| of elections according to the provi-
| SiOnS of this Article. shall not be cast
; Or counted in anv election except as
| hereinafter provided. Nothing in this
Article contained shall prevent anv
voter from writing on his ballot and
marking in the proper place the name
of any person other than those al
ready printed for whom he may de-
sire to vote for any Office. and such
votes shall be counted the same as if
the name of such person had been
printed upon the ballot and marked
bv the voter. Any voter may take
with him into the polling place anv
written or printed memorandum or
paper to assist him in marking or pre-
pairing his ballot, except a fac-simile
OF the ballot to be voted. Ballots
shall be printed and in possession of
the Supervisors Of Elections at least
four days before election day and a
correct list of the names of the can
didates thereon with the designation
of the offices for which the persons
named thereon are candidates shall be
furnished on demand by the Supervi-
sors to the candidates or their author
lied agents. If any mistakes be lis
covered. it shall be the duty of said
supervisors to correct the same with
out delay, 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 to vote for such candidate at
the approaching election, the Circuit
Court for any county, or one of the
judges of the. Supreme Bench of Bal
timore city. may, by order, require
said Supervisors CT Elections to cor
rect such error or show cause why
such error should not be corrected.
so. The form and arrangement of
the ballots shall be as follows: All
ballots shall contain the names of
every candidate whose nomination for
any Office specified in the ballet has
fH6 tn
to the provisions of this Article and
not withdrawn in accordance here
with. The names of candidates for
every Office shall, except in the case
of candidates for Presidential Elec-
tors, be arranged alphabetically ac-
cording to their surname under the
designation of the office. To the
right of the name of each candidate
upon the official ballot and immedi-
ately to the left of the square oppo-
site the name Of the candidate and in
line Herewith. shall be added the des-
ignation of the party or principle
which the candidate represents. as
is duly contained in the certificate OF
nomination or nomination papers. To
the name of each candidate for State
Office 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 voter clear opportunity to
designate by cross (X) in square
at the right of the name of each candi-
date. and at the right of each question
his choice CT candidates and his an
swer to such question. If a candidate
is named for the same Office on two or
more certificates OF nominations 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 of the parties. OF prin-
ciples which the candidate represents.
When the name of q political party is
given in connection with the name
Of q candidate nominated. pro-
vided in Section SO Of this Ar
ticie. it snail be stated or the
ballot to the right of the name of the
candidate; but if there shall have
been any nomination for the same
Office by a convention or primary cleo
ton claiming the same party name.
duly certified as hereinbefore provid-
ed. the word independent" shall pre-
cede the party name. if the candidate
is nominated under the provisions of
The said Section SO, to be printed to