The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

l1L EMAhEnGG Of GONLalH any reference
tO any second on other relative pre-
farential choice, but shall d. made
sO as tO conform and harmonic with
the provisions off this subtitle 49,
specting Thu election and instruction
of delegates from said several coun-
ties and legislative districts IT'D the
State convention for thu selection WI
delegates to the national convention.
In IT, event that no person shall
file certificate XII candidacy and
make The payment above required as
a candidate for the nomination for
president in said primary election WI
any Of said parties, then the State
convention of such party NAV ln-
struct the delegates sent by Ill to the
national convention for such candi-
date tor president as 1T may zee It'll.
pa may send an uninstructeI delesa-
ton to The national convention III
such party. .".
The Board of Supervisors vi Elec-
tons in each county of tn State and
of Baltimore City shall cause to Nv
printed upon the presidential primary
election ballots in each of said coun-
ties and in each legislative district Nj
Baltimore City, and beneath the name
or group of names of any qualified
candidate or candidates for the nOmi-
nation of president of any DIT such
parties and distinctly separated INV
appropriate lines from the name or
names Of such qualified candidates
and ia plainly legible type the words
For An Uninstructed Delegation
and to The right thereof a square
for the crOss-mark of the voter
in the same manner and rela-
tive location Al the square for the
crOss-mark j. printed to the right of
the name of any candidate upon the
primary election ballots al in this
subtitle provided, sO that such voters
of thu party who wish to vote for an
uninstructed delegation tO lhe na-
tiOnal convention of their party may
AZ sO; and if 1t shall appear upon the
count and canvass Of the votes cast
in said primary election that great.
er number XII votes have been cast
in such primary election in any coun-
ty of Tho State or legislative district
of Baltimore City in favor of an un-
instructed delegation than for any
candidate in said primary for the
nomination for president, the Super
Visors of Election and board of can
vassers for such county Oh legislative
district shall ID certify, and the dele
cation from each county or legislative
district in tn State convention of
the party shall vote in such State
convention for an uninstructed dele
cation tO the national convention as
long AT in their conscientious judy
there j. any possibility of "A majority
of The members of such State conven-
tiOn voting for an uninStructed dele
gatiOn and if lit shall I'd appear to
any such delegation that there il no
such possibility, they shall vote in
their discretion for instructions upon
the part XII the State convention for
such person for tn candidate Of their
party for president IA TOR vice-presi-
dent as they may deem wisest.
Amy vacancy which may exist in
the delegation off any Of such parties
TO any such national convention
shall be filled in the manner prescrib-
al by section 160K with respect to
the filling Of vacancies.
16OB. Said primary elections by
the political parties aforesaid shall
be annually held throughout this
State, including Baltimore City, On
day To d. fixed by an agreement
between the governing bodies of said
parties for The State not earlier than
the eighth day of September not
later then the fifteen day Of Septem-
Der of and ira each and every year,
except i'm those years 1n which there
shall b. Ia election of President
and Vice-President Of tn United
States, in which said presidential
years TIL said primaries, including
primaries for nominating candidates
for Congress, delegates from the seY-
eral counties and legislative districts
of Baltimore City to TIL State con-
vention, and Ait candidates to ~
elected ait the presidential elections,
other than delegates to National con-
ventions and presidential electors
(Which said delegates and electors
shall BE- chosen by The State cOnVen-
ton a. aforesaid), shall be held on
the first Monday i'm May. All such pO-
litical parties as aforesaid, shall hold
their several primaries on tn same
day. In case such governing bodies
for the State fail tO agree On "a date
within the period fixed aforesaid, that
il To say, not earlier than the eighth
nor later than the fifteenth day of
September Of each and every year,
except thu presidential years, sald
primary election shall be held on the
second Monday of September in any
year. Notices shall ~ given of the
times and places of holding SAID prl-
mary elections by thu several Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, ln the
CITY Of Baltimore and of the counties
III this State, respectively, in the
same way precisely f. notice Ar re-
quired To d. given for "A municlpal
and county election held under the
provisions of Article 33 Of the Code
of Pubic General Laws
Sec. 2. And b. Id further enacted'
That this act shall take effect from
the date Of it, passage
Approved April Al, 1912