Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

names III suitable record book To be procured
and kept for the purpose by the Clerk of the
.lrcuit Court for the several counties and bv
he Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore.
Gitv. such record to contain their names resi-
lencc, age and occupation; and the intent of
such persons to become citizens and residents
of tins State shall date from the ,iav on which
such registry shall he so entered III such record
book ~ the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the
county oi of the superior Court OF Baltimore
CITY, a. the cast MAY be. into which county or
city such person shall 50 remove from any
other State district OF territory And
no person coming into this State from any
other state, district or territory shall he cuti-
tied 10 registration as a legal voter OF this
State until one wear after his intent TO become
such legal voter shall be thus evidenced by
such entry i'll such record book and such
entry or a duly certified copy thereof shall be
the only competent and admissible evidence of
such intent And the Clerk of the Superior
Court OF Baltimore City aud the several
courts of the several counties shall. immedi-
atelN upon the passage of this Act, procure n
suitable record book for the recording therein
OF such entries, arranged alphabetically under
the names of such persons. For every person
registered under the provisions of this
section they shall be entitled to demand and
receive the sum of twenty-five cents, To he
paid TO said clerks by the Mavor and CITY
Council of Baltimore and the County Commits
sioners respectively. \ copy OF such record
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of the right of such persons To registration as
legal voters according to law and each person
so registered Shall be entitled to such certified
copy upon demand without charge.
Section y. Except III cases provided for by
Section 70 and cases OF special election, TO fill
vacancies III office caused bv deaths, resigna-
ton OF otherwise. such certificates of nomina
ton shall he filed, respectively. with the Sec
rotary OF State not less than TWENTY-FIVE DAYS
and with the Board of Supervisors of Flee
tons not less than fifteen DAYS before the dav
OF election.
50. The form and arrangement of the ballot
shall be follows: All ballots shall contain
the name of every candidate whose norina-
ton Tor any office specified i'll the ballot has
been certified to and filed according To the
provisions of this Article. and not withdrawn in
accordance herewith. The names of caudi-
dates for every office shall except in the case
OF candidates for Presidential Electors he
arranged alphabetically, according TO their
surname, under the designation of the Office
Above the group OF names Of the candidates
Tor each office. and upon separate line immc
diatclv underneath the designation Of the
office, there shall be printed in bold. plain
Roman capitals, ? point. Plea type, an appro
pirate direction OF INSTRUCTION To the voter
informing him OF the number OF persons for
whom tic may lawfully vote for the particular
office mentioned Immediately above each such
direction, thus; "NOTE FOR ONE." or "NoTE
FOR Two. OF "VoTE FOR SIN" as the case
may be. To the right of the name of each
pdidate upon the official ballot AMI 49,
7ara,ed from said name. ai,ll~-
left Of the squ.ne.nc thcf,.
ided The designation OF the party OF Pr
pie which the candidate represents, as is duly
contained i'll the certificate OF nomination or
nomination papers said designation Of the
party. however. shall consist ,olclv of the
name OF the party and nothing more To the
name of each candidate for State Office or can
olidaic for Congress shall be added the name
of the county or CITY III which the candidate
resides Ballots shall bc 50 printed as to give
to each voter clear opportunity To designate
BY cross x in square Al the right OF the
name of each candidate. aud at the right of
each question his choice oi candidate and his
answer TO such question IT candidate IS
named for the same Office OH two or more GER
tfcates of nomination. his name shall he
printed on the ballot but once aud TO the right
of the name OF said candidate shall he added
the names of each of the parties or principles
which the candidate represents. When the
name of political party IS given III connec-
tion with the name of a candidate nominated.
As provided i'll Section y of this Article il
shall be stated on the ballot to the right OF the
name of the candidate but if there shall have
been any nomination for the Saiuv office 10y a
convention primary election claiming the
same party name dull certified as hcrcinbc-
fore provided, the word "Iudepcmdcut shall
tfitNtt tIt parry tli'l u Tux
Is nominated under the provisions OF the said
Section S. TO be printed to the right OF the
name OF each candidate. except Presidential
l Electors. II the same party name shall be
claimed on behalf OF nominations made by
more than one convention OF primary election
and dulv certified as aforesaid the officers 10y
whom the ballot is to be prepared a ma
ioritv of them. shall determine which nomi
nces are Justly entitled to the party name, and
the word "Iudepenlemt" shall prccede the
party name of the other nominee The names
+ OF candidates for the office of electors oi
President and Vice President of the United
} States shall be arranged i'll groups. as pre-
! scented in the several certificates Of nomination
papers, and the several groups shall be arranged
III such order OF the surnames of the candi-
dates for President as the several Boards OF Su-
; pcrvisors Shall prescribe i'll the City of Balti-
Z more and in the several counties, respectively
II candidates for Presidential Electors
mated a. large AMI for the several congress
ona districts, the name and place Of residence
; 81 the candidates Al large shall he put al the
head OF each group, and the names of the other
con lilatcS, with their places of residence, in
Guiding tile numbers of the congressional
district i'll which they reside. shall follow in
numerical order. The surname of the can
didates OF each political party for the Office OF
President and Vice President, with the party
name at the right of the surname, shall be
placed above the group of candidates for
electors of such party There shall be left al
the right of the surname of the candidates for
| President and Vice President formed as to
include both names and 10 the right of the
name of each elcctor sufficient clear square
in which each voter may designate by cross
* his choice for electors. All candidates for
office shall, As far possible, be placed III one
column, but when the names to he printed
upon the ticket are over thirty-siX, then another
column shall be added i'll which names shall be
printed, and when two or more columns are
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possible be printed i'll each column and the
initial letter Oh the given or Christian name OF
the several candidates in each column shall be
printed directly beneath each other III a yer
ticle live and the initial letter Of the respective
party designations of said several candidates
, Shall be printed dircctIv beneath each other in
vcr,i,lc line. \ constitutional amendment
or any question "a he submitted to the popular
vote shall bc printed in separate column,
! t. follow Immediately after the names OF can
dIdates
50. All said blllots III ali elections i'll and
! throughout the State Of MARYLAND, including
all the counties thereof anil Baltimore City,
> shall he printed in the same uniform type, upon
. PLAIN white printing paper oil ordinary book
/ weight, in black ink, aud the names OF all
candidates aud their several party designations
shall be printed upon all ballots which may he
used in any aud all elections III every county
OF the State aud in the City OF Baltimore, III
! the following type TO wit In clear PLAIN,
bold an legihlc Roman capitals, twelve point,
generally known As Plea type, one-cighth 81
an inch high OF in depth and the printing Of
sail name, of said candidates. aud of their
respective party designations. shall also hc
uniform in ,tylc aud appc r,nce throughout
. the ballot. and it Shall be tn duty of the
Board of SUPERVISORS 81 Election, toT Baltl
more CITY .u nl the Board Of sup .rvis"rS OF
Elections for each unity 10 cause all ballots
to be used bv tile voters OF SAIL city AMI OF the
several counties 10 be printed in manner and
+ form as aforesaid Ou tile back and out
side of all ballots shall be printed the
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