Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-12
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


In Section 40 Of this article, as far as
may be practicable. 1t shall not be
necessary to print sample ballots or
cards OF Instructions for such elections,
but either or both shall be printed by
the Board Of Supervisors Of Elections
of the City of Baltimore. when request
ed by any candidate in said primary
election, said request to be accom-
panied by sum of money necessary
to cover the cost OF printing. Each
candidate for nomination for public
office at primary election shall pay
the sum Of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars
for each county or legislative district
OF Baltimore City In which his name
appears upon the ballot: provided, that
in any county where the salary Of the
Office for which nomination Is sought is
three hundred ($S00.00) dollars or less,
such payment shall be ten $4,000 del
lars; upon filing his respective certi-
ficate with the Board Of Supervisors Of
Elections; but candidates for Cover
nor, Attorney General, Comptroller or
Clerk Of the Court OF Appeals of the
State shall file their said certificates of
nomination with the Secretary Of State
at Annapolis. and the Secretary of
State. Immediately on receipt OF the
same shall certify the fact of said filing
and the name and description of each
person so filing said certificate as speci-
fed therein to the Supervisors Of Elec-
lions Of Baltimore City and Of every
county in the State. Said candidates
for Governor, Comptroller, Attorney
General and Clerk of the Court Of APP
peals, upon filing their respective certi-
ficates with the Secretary of State as
aforesaid. shall each pay to him the
sum OF two hundred and seventy
| ($270.00) dollars, which in turn shall
be transmitted By him In sums Of ten
| ($10.00) dollars each to the Super
visors Of Elections of each county of
the State, and the sum Of forty $4,000
dollars thereof to the Supervisors OF
Elections Of Baltimore City; and the
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections OF
Baltimore City shall pay over the
amount so received to the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore. and the
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections for
each county shall pay over the amount
so received to the County Commission
ers OF each county, respectively; and
all the expenses Of each of said pri-
mary elections In Baltimore City shall
be paid by the Mayer and City Council
Of Baltimore; and all the expenses Of
holding said primary elections in each
county, respectively, shall be paid by
the County Commissioners Of each
county, respectively, precisely as the
expenses Of the State, City and County
elections are now paid under existing
laws; and the said ballots shah be pre-
pared and printed In number not less
than tDtce the number Of registered
O0ters Of the respective political parties
participating in such primary, as near
~ as the same MAY be estimated, and
shan be delivered by such Boards Of
Supervisors OF elections to the election
officials as proutded in mis- article for
general elections
1856. The names OF candidates for
nomination for each office or for each
place or position aforesaid, respective
ly, shall be arranged alphabetically
upon the ballots according to the sur
names OF the candidates. Ballots in
all said primary elections shall be cast,
counted ana canvassed and the result
OF the election announced and certified
In Baltimore City and In each Of the
counties OF the state, as now provided
by this Article for general elections;
and the said primary elections shall be
held and conducted and determined In
the manner and form provided by this
Article for general elections, and sub
ject to all the regulations, require
ments and provisions as prescribed by
this Article for general elections In so
far as the same are or may be APP
plicable to said primary elections and
except as may be herein provided. And
the provisions OF the general election
law, governing election contests are
hereby expressly declared to be ap-
phcable to such primary elections.
Challengers and watchers representing