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

or each political party tor the once
or PRESIDENT and woe President snail
d. placed above the group oI candl
oates Tor electors or such party. There
snail be lett at the right OF the sur
name OF the candidates Tor President
and Vice president 10 formed a. tO IT,
Guide both names and tO the right Of
the name OF each eIector Sumclent
GEAR square in which each voter may
designate, by cross TX his chOlca
tor electors. Ali candidates for of
flee shall, a. far a. possible, b. placed
in one column, but where the names to
be printed upon the ticket are over
thirty-siX, then another column shall
be added in which names shall b.
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 OF Christian names
of the several candidates in each col
umn shall be printed directly beneath
each other in a vertical line. A con-
stituIional amendment or any ques-
ton to b. submitted to the popular
vote shall Dc printed in the same col
umn with the names Of the candidates.
This section shall apply to Worcester.
Somerset, Talbot, Kent, Prince
Georges, Charles, st. Mary's, Calvert
and Anne Arundel counties.
81. All said ballots in all elections
in and throughout the State of Mary
land, including all the counties there
of, and Baltimore City, shall b. print
Cd in the same uniform type upon
plain white printing paper Of ordin.
in n
names of all candidates shall BE- print
81 upon ali ballots which may b. used
in any and elections in every county
of the State and in the city of Balti-
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 off 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 a. 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
il 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
a detachable stub OH coupon one inch
high and three inches Wide, above the
upper right-hand corner of the ballot
hn fhnrn.
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 a 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
sertion of number. Before distribut-
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 b. of uniform width
and length and of proper width to h.
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 Oh blocks, % 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
Annes, Washington and Wicomico
counties.
All said ballots in all elections i'm
and throughout the State of Maryland,
including all the counties thereof and
Baltimore City, shall be printed 10 the
same uniform type upon plain white
printing paper of ordinary book weight
in black ink, and the names of all cam
didates and their several party des-
ignations shall be printed upon all
ballots which may b. 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 leglDle roman caplIals,
twelve-point, generally known a. plea,
one-eighth of an inch high, or in depth,
end the printing Of said names OF said
candidates and of their respective
party designations shall also be uni
form in style and appearance through
out the ballot; and it shall BE- the duty
OF the Board Of Supervisors Of Elec-
lions for Baltimore City and of the
Board Of Supervisors of Elections for
each county to cause ali ballots To b.
used by the voters Of said city and OF
the several counties, to be printed in
manner and form as aforesaid. On
the back and outside of all ballots
shall b. 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
a fac smile of the signature Of the
President of the Board of Supervisors
Of Elections, by whom the ballots have
been prepared. Said ballot shall be
printed on the same leaf with de-
tachabie stub or coupon one inch high
and three inches wide above the UP
per right-hand corner of the ballot
and binding on the upper edge there