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

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for The nomination of candidates for
State Offices, shall also elect 81 here
matter st forth, delegates It'd national
conventions and presidential electors
and the governing bodies of such DO
litical parties for Che State, but shall
have 10 power to select or appoint
committee or governing bodies Of
any character for Baltimore City nor
for any division thereof nor for the
counties OF the State.
Any person who may u candidate
for the nomination of any party sub
ect to the provisions of this subtitle
for the Office Of president Of the Unit
ed States and who may desire to OBJ
tain the vote of the delegates from
Maryland OF any such party in it, r.
tional convention may become a can
didate for such nomination in primary
elections to be held in accordance
with the provisions of this act in tn
several counties off the State and the
several legislative districts of Balti-
more City and shall b. entitled to-
have hi name printed upon TIL OH
cial primary ballot of hi party in
primary elections held under and i'm
accordance with this subtitle in said
several counties and legislative dis
tricts d. candidate for such nOmi-
nation for president by making the
payment required and by filing Ger
tificate of candidacy specifying the
party to which Tx belongs and the
national convention whose nomination
for president TX seeks and in form
and lin substance like the certificate
Of candidacy required of candidates
for the nomination for the Office of
Governor Of Maryland by section
1906 of this article, except that such
payment shall be made and slch Ger
tificate filed by said candidate on can
didates for said office Of president
within fifteen days before the day OF
the primary election for delegates to
the State convention which shall IS
lact and instruct, a. hereinafter pro-
vided, the delegates of each party to
the national convention; and the Sect
rotary Of State Immediately Oh IT,
ceipts of such certificate and pay
ment shall certify the fact of the
filing of each certificate and the name
and description Of each person 20
filing such certificate a. specified
therein to the Supervisors of Election
of Baltimore City and of every county
i'm the State and shall also apportiOn
and transmit the said payment to
each Of said Boards of Supervisors of
Election al prescribed i'm section 1906
with respect to the sums paid Ply can
didates for the nomination for the or
fee of Governor of Maryland and
said Boards of Supervisors for each
county shall pay over the amounts 20
received to the County Commission
ers of each county respectively and
the Board Of Supervisors Of Balti-
more City shall pay over tn amount
10 received to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, and All the s.
penses Of said primary election tor
candidates for president of the United
States and for delegates from the
several counties and legislative dis
tricts OF Baltimore City to the State
convention of each political party
subject to this subtitle to select dele
gates to the national convention, -
spectively, of such political parties,
i'm Baltimore City, shall b. paid Ply
the Mayor and City Council Of Balti-
more, and all the expenses Of holding
said primary elections in each county
shall BE- paid by the County Commits
sioners of each county, precisely A.
the expenses of the State, city and
county elections are now paid under
existing laws.
And 1T shall b. the duty of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections ira
each county and of Baltimore City TO
cause To b. printed upon the official
primary ballots of each of said politi-
cal parties i'm each and every county
OF the State, and i'm each legislative
district Of Baltimore City at the ar
nual primary elections in each year in
which president Of tn United
States il to be elected the names Of
the candidates for president certified
to them by the Secretary Of the State
al above provided for, in manner and
form and i'm all respects similar to the
way i'm which the names of candidates
for the nomination for Governor are
required to b. printed upon the Off
cial primary ballots by the provisions
OF section 160K of this article.
The qualifications of voters i'm such
presidential and vice-presidential prl-
maries held hereunder of the several
political parties subject to this sub
title shall be the same a. i'm the pri-
mary elections held under this sub
title for the nomination of candidates
for public office i'm Maryland.
The names of such candidates for
the nomination for president OF the
United States OF said several political
parties upon the official primary pat
lots shall BE- arranged and said ballots
shall b. prepared and shall b. mark
ID and cast by the voters i'm the same
manner al IL prescribed by the pro-
visions of this subtitle with respect
to thu nomination i'm the primary cleo
ton of candidates for the office of
Governor of Maryland, except that
there shall b. no preferential voting
and no designation upon such ballots
al to first and second choice OF SINH
lar relative preference and except Az
herein otherwise further provided.
The candidate for the nomination