The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

| primaries snail ever thereafter De
removed from the class of excepted
counties in this section specifically
mentioned.
All such candidates for such office
and all such delegates, managing
bodies. executives and executive com
mittees shall be nominated, selected
and chosen by the direct vote of the
duly registered voters belonging to
or acting with such parties, respec-
lively, in every precinct, ward, coun-
cilmanic, legislative or other election
districts in Baltimore city, and also
in the several counties of the State
OF Maryland, respectively, and in
each and every election, precinct and
election district of each of said coun-
Ties of the State of Maryland, respec-
lively, it being the intent and pur-
pose. of this Act that all such candi-
dates for public office, all delegates
to such party conventions and all
managing bodies, executives or ex-
ecutive committees of any such po-
ltlcal party, whenever the political
party usage provides for such execu-
tives or executive committees. shall
be nominated as aforesaid by the
direct vote OF the duly registered
voters belonging to or acting with
such parties, respectively. in Balti-
more city, or any precinct, ward.
councilmanic or legislative district
thereof, or in any county or district
or precinct thereof, as the case with
respect to any public Office, or place
or position aforesaid, may be; and
| that no candidate for such public
ONCE, delegate to such convention,
party executive or executive COM
mlttee, or managing body of any
such political party, as aforesaid, in
and for Baltimore city or the several
counties of the State, shall be chosen
or elected by any such political con-
vention or otherwise than by the
duly registered voters belonging to
or acting with said political parties,
as aforesaid.
1t shall be lawful for all such
parties aforesaid to elect and hold
such party conventions which shall
nave full power and authority, in all
respects whatsoever, to act in respect
TO all matter appertaining to the or
| ganlzation, maintenance, conduct, af-
fairs and interests of the party, in Bal
tlmore city or in any county of the
state, saving and excepting only the
choice, selection, nomination or ap-
pointment of party candidates for
such public office, delegates to such
conventions or party executives or
managing bodies or executive COM
mittees, of any sort whatever, in and
for Baltimore city and the several
counties of the State.
Provided, That the candidates of
such political parties for Governor,
Attorney General, Comptroller and
Clerk of the Court of Appeals of the
State shall be nominated in the man
ner prescribed in this Article by
state Conventions, and such State
Convention shall also have the power
to select. in such manner as they
may determine, delegates to National
Conventions and Presidential Elec-
tors and the governing bodies of such
political parties for the State but
snail have no power to select or
appoint committees or governing
bodies Of any character for Balti-
more city nor for any division there
of nor for the counties of the State.
160B. Said 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 of
each year. All such political parties.
as aforesaid, shall hold their several
primaries upon the same day. In
case such governing bodies for the
State shall fail to agree on an earlier
date for holding such primary cleo
ton, said primary elections shall be
held on the first Monday of Sep
TENDER in each year. Notice shall
be given of times and places of hold
ing said primary elections by the
several Boards of Supervisors of
Elections in the city of Baltimore and
OF the counties of this State, respec-
lively, in the same way precisely as
notice is required to be given for
municipal and county elections held
under the provisions of Article SO
of the Code Of Public General Laws.
16OC. There shall be at every
primary election in the city of Balti.
more and in each county a voting
place in each election precinct of
each ward and OF each election
district, or in each election district
which may not be divided into
election precincts; and each of said
voting places shall be selected by
| the Board of Supervisors of EIec-