Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-21
IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE STATE
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910


FAIRS and interests OF the party, in
Baltimore city OF IN any county OF
the state. saving and excepting only
the choice. selection, nomination o.
appointment 81 party candidates for
such public office. delegates 10 such
conventions or party executives or
managing bodies or executive commit
tees. OF any sort whatever, In and for
Baltimore city and the several coun-
ties OF the State.
Provided. that the candidates OF
such political parties for Governor.
Attorney General. Comptroller AMI
Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals of the
ner prescribed in this Article by State
Conventions, and such State Conyen-
ton shall also have the power TO
select. In such manner as they may
determine, delegates 10 National Con-
ventions and Presidential Electors
and the governing bodies OF such POI
liical parties for the State. but shall
nave no power to select or appoint
committees or governing bodies OF any
character Tor Baltimore city nor for
any division thereof nor for the coun.
ties OF the state
6oB-Sald primary elections by
the political parties aforesaid shall be
annually held throughout the State.
including Baltimore city. on a day to
be fixed by any agreement between
the governing bodies OF said parties
for the State not later than the first
Monday of September In each year.
All such political parties. as aforesaid.
shall hold their several primaries up.
on the same day In ease such gov
erning bodies for the State shall fail
TO agree on an earlier date for holding
such primary election. said primary
elections shall be held on the first
Monday OF September in each year.
Notice shall be given of the times and
places of holding said primary cleo.
tions by the several Boards OF SUI
rcrvisors Of Elections In the city OF
Baltimore and OF the counties OF this
state. respectively. in the same way
precisely as notice Is required 10 be
given tor municipal and county cleo.
tiOns held under the provisions OF
Article 33 OF the Code OF Public Gen.
eral Laws.
l6OC There shall be at every prl.
mary election in the city OF Baltimore
and in each county voting place IN
each election precinct OF each ward
and of each election district. or in each
election district which may rot be
divided into election precincts. and
each oi said voting places shall be
selected by the Board OF Supervisors
OF elections in Baltimore city and in
the counties. as provided in Section
~ OF this Article. with respect 10 gen
eral. municipal and county elections.
and furnished In the same manner
as al a general election.
l60D-All such primary elections
shall be conducted under the control
oi the several Boards OF Supervisors
OF Elections in Baltimore city and the
counties. respectively by the judges
ana clerks of elections appointed by
them under the provisions OF said Ar
ticle 81, for the conduct of elections
held hereunder in Baltimore city and
IN the several counties of the State.
and IN the same manner as lar as may
be applicable as general elections are
conducted under said Article 80. eN-
cepi as may be hereinafter otherwise
provided.
i6Of:-As many different sets OF OF.
fetal ballots shall be printed and sup.
piled by the Board of Supervisors OF
Election AT each polling place. and
as many ballot boxes shall be used al
eacn polling place. as there are sep.
arate party nominations. delegates. ex-
ecutives. or managing or executive
bodies. To be voted for: and TO pre-
vent voters belonging 10 or acting
with one political party from inadVer-
tently or Intentionally casting their
ballot FOR the candidate for nomina.
lion for Office. or election as delegate
TO any convention. or as executive or
members of an executive or managing
committee. OF any other party. and 10
facilitate its being promptly detected
II 50 east. the ballots of the several
parties shall he printed upon Opaque
paper OF different collars. to be deter.
mined by the several Boards OF Super.
visors of Elections: and until after
the next general registration In the
counties. every person Offering to vote
Al primary election shall be re-
required To state 10 which party he
belongs and which party's candidate
he intends To vote for AZ the State.
city or county election. and every
qualified person Offering tn vote in
the several counties In the State at a
primary election shall be permitted 10
vote In the primary election of that
party to which he belongs and which
party candidates he intends 10 vote
for al the State or county election.
and In Baltimore city every qualified
I person offering to vote ~ primary
7 election shall be permitted to vote In
the primary election of that party ONLY
with which he shall appear TO be aiill-
lated.
l60F-The books OF registry shall
he furnished To the Judges al each
polling place by the respective Boards
Of Supervisors OF Elections. and shall
be used al such elections IN the same
way as they are now used at munich
pal county or general elections held
under the provisions Of said Article
SO In the hooks OF registry now IN
use. or which may be hereafter pro