Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-05-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

In the group OF names so marked. They
shall open the ballots, and all Of them
shall be canyassed separately by one
Of the judges sitting between two
( other judges, which Judge shall call
I out each name and the Office for which
I II Is designated and the other Judges
looking at the ballot OF the same time,
and the clerks making tally " the
same When All the ballots have been
canvassed ia this manner, the election
clerks shall compare their TALES to.
gether and ascertain the total number
OF votes received by each candidate,
and when they agree upon the num-
bers. one Of them shall announce IN 0
loud voice 70 tho judges he aggregate
number OF votes received BIS each can
didate. II requested By any watcher
or challenger present az any canvass.
1t shall be- The duty Of the judges and
each OF themto exhibit 10 such watcher
or challenger ans ballot cast, fully
opened or ia such condition and man
ner that he may fully read and cx-
anime the same. bu' the judges shall
not allow any ballot to be taken from
their Hands As tho ballots are
counted they shall be strung upon a
strong twine.
The sioregoing provisions 70 apply
TO Baltimore City, Baltimore County,
Garrett County, Alisgany County,
Washington County. Frederick County,
Carroll County. Hartford County, Mont
gomery County Howard County,
Prince Georges County. Calvert Coun-
~ Charles County, ST. Marys coun-
~, Cecil County Kent County, Queen
Annes County Talbot County. Caro-
line County. Dorchester Comfy, WI
eonico County ald Somerset County.
TIA This Section shall apply only
20 Anne Arundel County and Worcester
County. ia which counties the Judges
shall open tbs baiiofhox and count
and announce tina whole number Of
ballots In the box they shall reject
any ballots which are deceiiiullY
folded together. snd any ballots which
do not have endorsed thereon tho
name or initial Of The judge who held
the ballots Il tbe voter has marked
more names than there arr persons 20
be elected % ANY Office or j there shall
be any mark on the ballot other than
the cross mark in a square opposite
the name Of a candidate, or other than
the name or names 81 any candidates
written by the voter on the ballot as
provided IL Section SO, his ballot shall
not be counted. Ballots not counted
FOR such defects shah De marked de
fectiye" on the back thereof and shall
be wrapped In a separate package and
returned 70 the ballot box as herein
after directed No vote shall DO
counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no cross-mark snail be
placed, and no ballot shall be rejected
solely because any part Or portion Of
the cross mark extends beyond the
square. II the point of intersection Of
the cross-mafk II within the square.
They shall open the ballots and 81! Of
them shall be canvassed separately by
one Of the judges sitting between TWO
other judges, which judge shall call out
each name and the Office for which II Is
designated and the other judges looking
at the ballot al the same time and the
clerks making tally Of the same. When
all the ballots have been canvassed in
this manner the election clerks shall
compare their tallies togetaer and as
certain the total number OF votes re-
ceiYed by each candidate. and when
they agree upon numbers, one OF
them shall announ IN alloud voice
10 the judges the ggregatefnumber OK
votes received ~ each car s'd~'-1
requested BY any watehe
senseI present a. si "a.
b. the duty OF the judgess 50
them 20 exhibit 20 Tsys.st -, -
chaiease an ,ast July opened
o. ln such condition andymanner that
he may fully read and examine thei
same. but the judges shall not allow.
any ballot to be taken from their
hands AS the ballots are counted they
shall Be strung upon q strong iwlne..
Sec 2. And be Il enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of
It's passage
Approved April il. 1912
PHILLIPS LEE G0LDsBoROuGH,
Governor.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President OF Senate.
JAMES McC. Triple,
Speaker OF House OF Delegates.