Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.

party than that for which the ballot
was provided; and the intention SO TAR
as the same may be ascortained from
each ballot itself, shall, in the absence
OF any unlawful or fraudulent mark or
device thereon or enclosed Herewith
or ON the envelope containing the
same, prevail; and in case any voter
putting his ballot IN the envelope shall
mutilate the envelope, he may return
me same and receive a new envelope
in lieu thereof under the same condi-
tons and penalties as provided in this
Article Tor new ballots at general cleo
tons; and in case a lawful ballot con-
tanned IN a proper envelope shall be
mutllated by any of the judges OF cleo
TONS In opening the envelope, the bal
reason; and If an envelope shall be
deposited in the ballot box inadver-
tently, without being properly sealed
and without being detected by the
Judge receiving the same, or shall be-
come unsealed in the ballot box, a law
full ballot contained therein shall not
be thrown out for that reason; and IL
the voter shall hand a ballot in an
unsealed envelope to the Judge for de-
posting the same in the ballot box,
and the judge detects that the same
IS unsealed, the envelope, with the
ballot therein, shall be returned to the
voter, who shall be directed to return
TO the privacy OF a booth and there
seal the envelope before again tender
ing 1t to the Judge to be placed in
the ballot box. III more names are
marked for any office than there are
persons to be voted for such ballot
snail not be counted for sucn candi-
date or delegates, or other persons to
be voted for, as the case may be: but
the whole ballot shall not for that
reason be rejected for candidates for
other offices or positions, II any, and
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black pencil shall not be counted. No
vote shall be counted in any such
county for any person, after whose
name cross-mark made with a black
pencil does not appear on the ballot
when voted.
trolleri President of the Second
Branch City Council and members OF
the City Council of Baltimore shall
be made by direct vote of the re-
spective political parties at primary
elections to be held in all respects ac-
cordlng to the aforegong provisions,
applicable to primary elections in Bal.
tlmore city, except that the day Tor
holding the same shall be the first
Tuesday OF April of the year in which
the municipal elections In said city
OF Baltimore are to be held on DIFF
lerent day from the general election.
AZ every general registration held In
Baltimore City and in each and every
county OF the State, subsequent to the
passage OF this Act. there shall be pro-
vided In the registration books a dis
tinct column headed Party Affllia-
tons. and the board of registers shall
enter In this column the name of the
political party, II any, to which the
voter Is inclined and with which the
voter desires to have himself record
ed as affiliated. II shall be the duty of
the board Of registry to explain to
each voter that the statement Of such
party aillliatiOn does not bind him to
vote for the candidate of such party
al any given election: also that he
mas the right to decline to state any
party Affiliations; but that no one who
Is not recorded upon the registry AZ
animated with a particular political
party will be qualified to vote at sub
sequent primary elections Of said po-
litical party. Whenever a voter de-
cllnes TO state his party afIlllatiOn,
the word Declined" shah he written
opposite his name under such column,
so that there shall be written in such
column opposite the name of every
registered voter, either his party AMI
lations or the word Declined" And
in all primary elections thereafter held,
any person so registered as affiliated
with given political party shall have
Inc right to vote the official ballot OF
mat party and OF no other; and at any
t'A'' ii'hihl' IfBlblidilOH ouDktuutIlE
to the close Of the next general regis
tration, such voter. may appear before
the board Of registry and. upon his
Identity being established to the sat
isfaction OF the majority Of the board
or registry, to make alter or strike
on any entry In the column headed
Party Affiliations" opposite his name
~ the registry; II shall be the duty Of
the board OF registry to enter In the
column headed Remarks" the fact
that such entry was made. altered,
or stricken out. and the date thereof.
l6OJIF0r the performance OF the
duties imposed upon them by this, Act,
the Supervisors of Elections Of Baltl-
more CITY shall be entitled to receive.
In addition to the annual salary Of
81 10000 allowed them by Section 2 OF
Article 33, the further annual salary
Of one thousand dollars each, and the
Supervisors OF Elections Of the sew
eral counties, in addition to the annu-
al salary OF one hundred dollars each
allowed them by Section 2 OF Article
81 shall be entitled TO receive an ad.
dltlonal compensation to be paid by
the County Commissioners OF the sew.
eral counties, amounting TO twenty
five per cent OF the salary now re-
ceiyed by them under said section In
the counties, and such further sum for
expenses Incurred In the performance
OF the duties imposed on them by this
htl az lne hhld several boards or
County Commissioners shall allow.
The Supervisors Of Elections Of Baln-
more city, In addition to the sum al
lowed to them by Section OF Article
20. as compensation for their clerk
and messenger and other Temporary
such as Is mentioned IN
said Section of said Article 80. shall
be allowed the further sum Of ~.
teen Kindred dollars: and the Super
ysOTs OF Elections Of the several
counties shall be entitled 10 receive
for such additional clerical or other
assistance as they may need for the
performance Of the duties imposed no.
on them by this Act, sum not ex-
ceedlnR twenty-five per cent OF the
present salary for that purpose In the
All Of said expenses shall
be paid by the Mayor and city Coun-
ell Of Baltimore and the County Corn
missiOners, respectively IN precisely
the same way as the salaries OF tho
said Supervisors OF Elections OF Baltl-
more city and In the several counties,
and as other expenses Of every kind
in said Sections 2 and 6 OF
paid.
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