The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

In the group of names SO marked. They
shall open the ballots, and all 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
It is designated and the other judges
looking at the ballot at the same time,
and the clerks making tally of the
same. When all the ballots ha.e been
canyassed in this manner, the election
clerks shall compare their tallies to-
sether 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
loud voice to the judges the aggregate
number Of votes received by each can
didate If requested by any watcher.
or challenger present at any canvass,
il shall be the duty of the judges and
each of them to exhibit to such watcher
or challenger any ballot cast, fully
opened or in such condition and man
ner that he may fully read and ex"
anime the 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
strong Irvine.
The aforegoing provisions to apply
to Baltimore City, Baltimore County,
Garrett County, Allegany County,
Washington County, Frederick County,
Carroll County, Hartford County, Mont
gomery County, Howard County,
Prince Georges County, Calvert Coun-
ty, Charles County, st. Mary's Coun-
ty, Cecil County, Kent County, Queen,
Anne's County, Talbot County, Caro-,
line County, Dorchester County, VII
comico County and Somerset County.
TIA. This Section shall apply only
to Anne Arundel County and Worcester
County, in which counties the judges
shall open the ballot-box and count
and announce the whole number Of
ballots in the box, they shall reject
any ballots which are deceitfully
folded together, and any ballots which
do not have endorsed thereon the
name or initial OF the judge who held
the ballots; if the voter has marked
more names than there are persons to
be elected to any Office, or if there shall
be any mark on the ballot other than
the Cross-mark in a square opposite
the name of candidate, or other than
the name or names of any candidates
written by the voter on the ballot as
provided in Section SO, his ballot shall
not be counted. Ballots not counted
for such defects shah be marked de
fective" on the back thereof and shall
be wrapped in separate package and
returned to the ballot box as herein
after directed. No vote shall be
Counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no cross-mark shall be
placed, and no ballot shall be rejected
solely because any part or portion of
the cross-mark extends beyond the
square, If the point of intersection of
the cross-mark is within the square.
They shall open the ballots and all 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 1t Is
designated and the other judges looking
at the ballot at 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 together and as
certain the total number of votes re-
ceived by each candidate, and when
they agree upon the numbers, one OF Z
them shall announce in loud voice
to the judges the aggregate number of .
votes received by each candidate. IL
requested by any watcher or chal7 T
lenger present at any canvass, it shalh
DO the duty Of the judges and each of
them to exhibit to such watcher or
challenger any ballot cast, fully opened
or in such condition and manner that
he may fully read and examine thel
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 strong twine.,
Sec. q And be it enacted That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
Its passage.
Approved April II, 1912.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH,
Governor.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President of Senate.
JAMES McC. Triple,
SneaIxer of Houea of nolpgafoa