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

they reside, shall follow i'll numerical
order. The surname OF the candidates
or each ponIlcal party ror the once
OF President and Vice President snail
be placed above the group OF candl
oates IOr electors OF such party. There
snail be lett at the right OF the sur
name OF the candidates Tor President
and Vice President so formed as to IN
clude both names and to the right OF
the name OF each electOr a su1nclent
clear square in which each voter may
designate, by a cross (A) his choice
for electors. All candidates for OF
ice shall, as far as possible, be placed
In one column, but where the names to
be printed upon the ticket are over
thirty-slX, then another column shall
be added in which names shall be
printed, and when two or more col.
umnS are used the same number OF
names shall, as far as possible, be
printed in each column, and the initial
letter of the given or Christian names
Of the several candidates in each col.
umn shall be printed directly beneath
each other in vertical line. 4 con-
stitutional amendment or any ques-
ton to be submitted to the popular
vote shall be printed in the same COZ
umn with the names Of the candidates.
This section shall apply to Worcester,
Somerset, Talbot, Kent, Primes
Georges, Charles, st. Mary's, Calvert
and Anne Arundel counties.
81. ALI said ballots in all elections
IN and throughout the State of Mary
land, including all the counties there.
OF, and Baltimore City, shall be print,
ed in the same uniform type upon
plain white printing paper of ordin.
ary book weight, in black ink, and the
names of all candidates shall be print
ed upon all ballots which may be used
in any and elections in, every county
of the State and in the city of BalLi-
more in the following type, to wit, in
clear. plain, bold and legible roman
capitals, tWelve-point, generally
known as plea type, one-eighth Of an
inch high, or in depth, and it shall be
the duty of the Board of Supervisors
OF Elections for Baltimore City and OF
the Board Of Supervisors of Elections
for each county, to cause all ballots
to be used by the voters of said city
and of the several counties, to be
printed in manner as aforesaid. On
the back and outside Of all ballots
shall be printed the words Official
Ballot for" followed by the designa-
ton of the polling place for which it
is prepared, the date of the election
and fac simile of the signature of
the President Of the Board Of Super
visors of Elections, by whom the bal
lots have been prepared. Said ballots
shall be printed on the same leaf with
detachable stub or coupon one inch
high and three inches Wide, above the
upper right-hand corner of the ballot
and binding ON the upper edge there
of, but separated therefrom by line
running along the entire width of
said coupon; upon said coupon shall
be printed the words Voters Name,"
with line drawn Hereunder for writ
ing said name, and under the same
line the words Number of Voter"
followed by blank space for the in
ton said ballots shall be SO folded in
marked creases that no part of the
marks or printing thereon, excepting
that upon the back and outside, and
that upon the detachable stub or cou-
pom, shall be visible, and so that the
folded ballot shall be of uniform width
and length and of proper width to be
deposited in the ballot boxes; all bal
lots when printed shall be folded as
above provided, and fastened together
in convenient numbers in packages,
books or blocks, SO that each ballot
may be detached and removed separ-
ately.
The aforegoing provisions of this
section shall apply only to Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Kent,
Prince George, St. Mary's, Somerset,
Talbot and Worcester counties, and
the following provisions of the sec
ton shall apply only to Baltimore city.
Allegany, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil,
Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Har-
ford, Howard, Montgomery, Queen
Anne's, Washington and Wicomico
counties.
All said ballots in all elections in
and throughout the State Of Maryland,
including all the counties thereof and
Baltimore City, shall be printed in the
same uniform type upon plain white
printing paper Of ordinary book weight
in black ink, and the names of all can
didates and their several party des-
ignations \shall be printed upon all
ballots which may be used i'm any and
all elections in every county of the
State and in the City Of Baltimore, in
the following type, to wit, In clear.
plain, bold and legible roman capitals,
generally known as plea,
one-eighth Of an inch high, or in depth,
and the printing Of said names of said
candidates and Of their respective
party designations shall also be uni
form i'm style and appearance through
out the ballot; and it shall be the duty
or the Board Of Supervisors of Elec-
tions for Baltimore City and of the
Board OF Supervisors OF Elections for
each county to cause all ballots to be
used by the voters of said city and Of
the several counties, to be printed in
and form as aforesaid. On
the back and outside Of all ballots
shall be printed the words Official
Ballot for" followed by the designa-
tion of the polling place for which it is
the date of the election and
a fac simile OF the signature of the
President OF the Board OF Supervisors
of Elections, by whom the ballots have
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