The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

full power and authority, in all re-
spects, whatsoever, to act IN respect
to all matters appertainlng to the or
ganization, maintenance, conduct, al
fairs and interests of the party, IN
Baltimore City or in any county OF
the State, saving and excepting only
the choice, selection, nomination or
appointment of party candidates for
such public office, delegates to such
conventions, or party executives or
managing bodies or executive com
mittees, of any sort whatever in and
for Baltimore City, and the several
counties and congressional and Ju-
dicial districts of the State.
Provided, that the candidates OF
such political parties for Governor,
Attorney General, Comptroller ana
Clerk of the Court of Appeals OF the
State shall be nominated in the man
ner prescribed in this article by State
conventions, and such State conVen-
lions elected by the direct vote IN
the same manner as the State con-
ventions for the nomination OF candl-
dates for State offices, shall also elect
as hereinafter set forth, delegates 10
national conventions and Presidential
electors and the governing BODIES OIL
such political parties for the state,
but shall have no 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 be a candl-
date for the nomination of any party
subject to the provisions of this sub
title for the office of President of the
United States and who may desire to
obtain the vote of the delegates from
MARYLAND of any such party in its
national convention may become
candidate for such nomination in pri-
mary elections to be held in accord
ance with the provisions OF TINS act
in the several counties of the State
and the several legislative dlstrlcts
of Baltimore City and shall pc en-
titled to have his name printed upon
the official primary ballot OF his party
in primary elections held under ana
in accordance with this subtitle IN
said several counties and legislative
districts as a candidate for such nom
nation for President by making TIE
payment required and by filing a GER
tifcate OF candidacy specifying the
party to which he belongs and the
national convention whose nomlna-
ton for President he seeks and IN
form and insubstance like the certlh-
cate of candidacy required OF candl-
dates for the nomination for the once
of Governor of Maryland by section
1906 of this article, except that sucn
payment shall be made and such GER
tificate filed by said candidate or 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 Sc
lect and instruct, as hereinafter pro-
vided, the delegates of each party TO
the national convention; and the Sec
rotary of State Immediately on receipt
of such certificate and payment snail
certify the fact of the filing OF each
certificate and the name and descrlp-
ton of each person so filing such GER
tificate as specified therein to the SUI
peryisor of Elections of Baltimore
City and of every county in the State
and shall also apportion and transmit
the said payment to each OF said
Boards of Supervisors of Elections as
prescribed in section 1906 with re-
spect to the sums paid by candidates
for the nomination for the office OF
Governor of Maryland and said Boards
of Supervisors for each county shall
pay over the amounts so received to
the County Commissioners of each
county respectively and the Board OF
Supervisors of Baltimore City shall
pay over the amount so received to
the Mayor and City Council of Baltl-
more, and all the expenses of said
primary election for candidates Tor
President of the United States and Tor
delegates from the several counties
and legislative districts OF Baltimore
City to the State convention OF each
political party subject to this sub
title to select delegates to the nation
al convention, respectively, OF sucn
political parties, in Baltimore City,
shall be paid by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, and all the eX-
penses of holding said primary cleo
lions in each county shall be paid by
the County Commissioners OF each
county, precisely as the expenses OF
the State, city and county elections
are now paid under existing laws.
And it shall be the duty of the
Board of Supervisors OF Elections in
each county and of Baltimore City to
cause to be printed upon the official
primary ballots of each of said po-
litical parties in each and every
county of the State, and in each legis-
lative district of Baltimore City at
the annual primary elections in each
year in which President of the
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names of the candidates for Presi-
dent certified to them by the Secre-
tary of the State as above provided
for, in manner and form and in all
respects similar to the way in which
the names of candidates for the nom
nation for Governor are required to
be printed upon the official primary
ballots by the provisions of section
160K of this article.
The qualifications of voters in such
Presidential and Vice-Presidential prf-
maries held hereunder of the several
political parties subject to this sub
title shall be the same as in the pri-
mary elections held under this SUBJ
title for the nomination of candidates
for public office in Maryland.
The names of such candidates for
the nomination for President of the
United States of said several political
parties upon the official primary bal
lots shall be arranged and said bal
lots shall be prepared and shall be
marked and cast by the voters in the
same manner as is prescribed by the
provisions of this subtitle with re-
spect to the nomination in the pri-
mary election of candidates for the
office of Governor of Maryland, eX-
cept that there shall be no preferen-
tial voting and no designation upon
such ballots as to first and second
choice or similar relative preference
and except as herein otherwise fur
Their provided.