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pIJRLIC GENERAL LAWS

pared and printed for such primary
elections in Baltimore city and III
The several counties, reSpectlVely,by
the several counties, respectively, by
tn said several Board of Supervisors
of Elections for said city and said
several counties, respectively, as is
now provided by this Article for gen
eral elections, except as otherwise
provided for in this subtitle, and eX-
cept that on the back and outside OF
all such official ballots shall be prln-
ted only the words Official Ballot
For" followed by the designation OF
the county or legislative district OF
Baltimore city, as the case may be,
for which it is prepared and said sew
eral Boards OF Supervisors OF Elec-
lions shall print or cause to be print
ed on said official ballot the names OF
all candidates for office to be voted
for, and for delegates to any conVen-
ton, or for party executive or eXecu-
tives, or for membership OF any eX-
ecutive committee or managing BODY
of any political party. who shall be-
come duly qualified by the payment
of the amount herein named, when
any payment is herein required, and
shall have filed a certificate in writ
ing with the Board of Supervisors OF
Elections in Baltimore city or in any
of the counties, as the case may be,
containing the name of the person
seeking a nomination for office or to
be a delegate to a convention, or an
executive or member of an executive
committee or managing body of po-
litical party, his residence, place
where he is a registered voter, his
address, the office or position for
which he seeks to be nominated or
selected, and the party to which he
belongs, and duly acknowledged by
the person filing such certificate for
such nomination or selection before
an officer duly authorized to take
acknowledgment who shall append
a certificate of such acknowledge
ment The certificate to be filed by
a candidate seeking to be elected as
a delegate to a convntion shall more
over, specify the convention to which
he seeks to be elected. All such GER
tificates must be filed and payments
made by candidates for the nomina-
ton of Governor, Comptroller, At
torney-General and Clerk of the
Court of Appeals not less than thirty
days before the day of said primary
election, and by all other candidates
not less than twenty days before said
primary election. The names of the
several candidates for nomination or
for delegates, executive or member
of an executive committee, or manag-
ing body of political party afore-
said, shall be published seven days
before the said election in the mode
prescribed in Section 40 of this ar
ticle, as far as may be practicable. 1t
shall not be necessary to print sam
pie ballots or cards of instructions
for such elections, but either or both
shall be printed by the Board of SUI
pervisors of Elections of the city of
Baltimore, when requested by any
candidate in said primary election,
said request to be accompanied by a
sum of money necessary to cover the
cost of printing. Each candidate for
nomination for public Office at pri-
mary election shall pay the sum OF
twenty-five ($25.OO) dollars for each
county or legislative district of Bal
timore city in which his name ap-
pears upon the ballot; provided, that
in any county where the salary OF
the Office for which nomination is
sought is three hundred ($30O.0O
dollars or less, such payment shall be
ten ($10.00) dollars; upon filing his
respective certificate with the Board
of Supervisors of Elections; but can
didates for Governor, Attorney-Gen-
eral, Comptroller or Clerk of the
Court of Appeals of the State shall
file their said certificates of nomina-
ton with the Secretary of State al
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
specified therein to the Supervisors
of Elections of Baltimore city and OF
every county in the State. Said can
didates for Governor, Comptroller
Attorney-General and Clerk of the
Court of Appeals, upon filing thei1
respective certificates with the Secre,
tary 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 (S1O.OO) dollars each
to the Supervisors of Elections Of
each county of the State, and the
sum of forty ($4O.0O) dollars there
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Baltimore city; and the Board of Su
pervisors of Elections of Baltimore
city shall pay over the amount so re-
ceived to the Mayor and City Conci
of Baltim ore, and the Board of Su
pervisors of Elections for each coun
ty shall pay over the amount so re
ceived to the County Commissioners
of each county, respectively; and al
IS IS
elections in Baltimore city shall be
, paid by the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore; and all the expenses Of
holding said primary elections il
each county, respectively, shall bt
paid by the County Commissioners Of
each county, respectively, precisely a!
the expenses of the State, city ant
county elections are now paid under
! existing laws; and the said ballot:
,. shall be prepared and printed il
number not less than twice the mum
Der of registered voters of the re
spective political parties participat
ing in such primary, as nearly a:
: the same may be estimated, anC
shall be delivered by such Boards Of
Supervisors of Elections to the cleo
ton officials as provided in this Ar
tlcle for general elections.
1876. The names of candidate:
for nomination for each office or fol
each place or position aforesaid, re
spectively, shall be arranged alpha
betically upon the ballots according
to the surnames of the candidates
Ballots in all said primary election!
shall be cast, counted and canvassee
and the result of the election an
nounced and certified in Baltimore
city and in each of the counties Of
the State, as now provided by thi:
Article for general elections; and the
said primary elections shall be hello
and conducted and determined in the
manner and form provided by thi:
. Article for general elections, and sub
ject to all the regulations, require
ments and provisions as prescribed
by this Article for general election:
in so far as the same are or may be
applicable to said primary elections
and except as may be herein provid