Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-23
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF /,

be printed in the same uniform type
upon plain white printing paper OF
ordinary book weight, in black ink, and
the names OF all candidates and their
several party designations shall be
pilnLou upon al palUls winch may Ue
useu IN any ana All eIeCLlous IN every
county oI The state anu IN the Guy
VI Baltimore III me lUnUwIug type, "
WI, iii Clear, pam, DoIu ANA iesIUIe
koman capitals, twelve point, general
~ hhown as tIca type, one eI6nln y.
an men hlSh OF IN uepLn, ANA Inc
pIInLlnS Oh sad names Vi SAID Canul-
dates, and OF their said respective
paIty uoSISnaLlons, shan alSU De unl-
III in sLyIe ana appearance I'M ouSh-
out the DaIIot; ana IL shan DC the duty
VI tue BoaIu oI Supervisors vi EIec-
uonS lor Baltimore city anu Oh the
boaId vi SuPel V!sors ot Elections Tor
each county 10 cause ali ballots to be
used by the voters OF sad CITY and OIL
the several counues, to be printed in
nanneI and Iolm as aforesaid. On
the DdCk and outside OF all ballots
shall be printed the words Official
DaIiOt tor, followed by the desIgna-
uon Oh .le poillng place for when /,
Is prepared, the date OF the election,
and IL fac-simile OF the signature OF the
President OIL the Board Ot Supervisors
OF EleCuons, by whom the ballots has
been prepal ed. said Dallot shall be
printed ON the same leaf, with de-
tachaDle STUB or coupon one inche
high and three inches wide, above the
upper right hand corner OF the ballot,
and binding ON the upper edge thereof,
but separated thereIIom by line run
ming aIong the entire width OF said
coupon. Upon said coupon shall be
printed the words Voters Name
with line drawn hereunder for
writing said name, and under the salG
line the words Number of Voter,
followed by u blank space for the in
sertion of number. Before distrlbu-
ton, said ballots shall be SO folded in
marked creases, that no part OF the
marks or printing thereon, excepting
that upon the back and outside anu
that upon the detachable stub or cou-
pom, shall be visible, and SO that the
folded ballots shall me OF uniform
width and length, and of proper width
TO be deposited in the ballot boxes.
All ballots when printed shall be fold
ed as above provided, and fastened
together in convenient numbers in
packages, books or BLOCKS, so that
each ballot may be detached and re-
moved separately. The said Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, respec-
lively, shall, four days at least prior
to the day of any election in their re-
spectiVe counties and in said city,
cause to be conspieuously and Sc
curely posted in one or more public
places in each voting precinct of their
respective counties, or of said city, &C.
curate sample copies of the ballots
to be used In such district or precinct
at the then approaching election; such
sample copies shall be printed on
light cardboard or heavy sized paper
OF considerably magniiied dimensions,
and one of them at least shall be plac-
ed upon the exterior of each build
ing 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.
Commissioners in the City of Balti-
more and the Clerks of the Circuit
Courts in the counties to whom bal
lots have been returned under the pro-
visions of this Article shall produce
any such ballots in regard to which
testimony may be proposed to be TAX
en- before justice of the peace taking
examinations in a contested election,
and shall furnish said justice copies
of the same only in the order first had
and obtained from some one Of the
courts of Baltimore City or the Circuit
Courts for the counties, or some one
of the judges thereof, and then, In pur-
suance of the terms and conditions of
said order and subject TO its restric-
tons; and said Police Commissioners
Of Baltimore city, and said clerk, as the
case may be, shall retain such ballots
In possession and custody until such
ballots shall be required by the order
OF the court having jurisdiction in the
case, to be delivered to said court or
by order of the Senate or House of
Delegates, or by order OF the First
Branch or Second Branch Of the City
Council OF Baltimore, In whichever the
seat is contested.
Section 2-And be 1t further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage and al
Public General Laws or Public Local
Laws or parts thereof which are incon.
slstent with the provisions OF this Act
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved March 20, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,
President OF the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
Office OF the Chief Clerk House of
Delegates:
hereby certify that the aforegoing
Is a true copy OF an Act OF the General,
Assembly OF Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1902.
b. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.