Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-05-18

lions Of Baltimore City and Of every
county In the State Said candidates
| for Governor, Comptroller, Attornes
General aud Clerk OF the Court Of
1 Appeals. upon filing their respective
| certificates with the Secretary OF State
as aforesaid, shall each pay to him
the sum of two hundred and seventy
fSz40.001 dollars, which in turn shall
be transmitted by him in sums OF ten
$1,000 dollars each to the Supervise
ors OF Elections ol each county of the
State, ENG the sum OF forty $4,000,
dollars thereof to the Supervisors OF
Elections OF Baltimore City: and the
Board OF Supervisors OF Elections Of
BaltimorN City shall pay over The
amount so received TO the Mayor and
City Council OF Baltimore, and the
Board 81 Supervisors OF Elections for
each county shall pay over the amount
80 received TO the County Commission.
ers Of each county, respectively: aud
all the expenses 81 each ~ said pri-
mary elections In Baltimore CITY shall
be paid by the Mayor and City Goun.
|cil 81 Baltimore: and all the expenses
81 holding said primary elections In
each county, respectively, shall be
paid hg The County Commissioners OF
each county. respectively, precisely as
the expenses of the State, CITY and
County elections are nov paid under
existing laws: and the said ballots
shall be prepared and printed ia num-
ber not less than twice the number Of
Registered voters Of the respective
political nartics Participating IN such
primary. as nearly as the same may
'e estimated, and shall be sFqliyered
bs such Boards OF Supervisors OF
Elections to the election officials as
provided IN this Article for general
elections
lSs. The nafucs 81 candidates for
nomination for each Office or for each
place OF unsltIon aforesaid. respective.
III, shall bn arranged alphabetically
upon the ballots according To the sur.
NUNS ~ tise candidates. Ballots In
al said PRIMARY elections shall he cast.
counted and eanvnssed and the result
Ut die election announced and certified
III baltimore Civ and Ia each Of the
counties OF the State. ae nov provided
by His Article for general elections:
szsd the said primary elections shall be
zpeld aud eond0cled and determined In
tlse manner aud forin provided by this
Article for general elections, and sub
jecf 10 al the regulations, require
ments and provisions as prescribed by
this Article Tor general elections IN so
Tar the same arc or may lie appli-
cnille Is said primary elections and
excerpt n mas be herein provided. And
the provisions 81 the general elaction
lax, governing election contests, arr
hereby expressly declared % he april.
cable % such primary elections.
thAllenpers and atchcrs representing
tase candidates Ia atty said primary
elections shall lge allowed 10 ~ pros.
etls as the several voting places during
the voting and counting 81 the ballots,
~ provided IN This Article with respect
~ general ehciions And each voters
sfame shalt l,e entered ia the poll book
keIa BIZ the two clcrksof election, there
shall ~ entered opposite his name the
name - the party whose candidate or
candidates be yoied for. II in BaIti-
mslre f'Isy or Ia any county more names
are marked for any office than there
are persons % he yetc(. for. such bal
lois shall not ne counted for such can
aidagss OF delegate. or other persons
- IN voted Tor. a. tho case may he;
hnt the whole ballot shall not for that
f,sas9n Z rejccied Tor candidates for
otheF Officers ~ positions, Y anv
Issi. II ans person upon the day 81
sarh primary election, az telnrc the
'eaDY as ~ ilse vn3e y completed, shall
euuceal OF uilfaliy break 90 destroy
ANY baIloi-box used or inlendrd ~ be
used ut such primary election, Or shall
wllIulsy or frnuduiently conceal. se-
crete or remove ans such ballot box
~ tlie hook ~ registry o. any ~ tho
sallukS. stubs ~ csslll,nn& ~ other
paVApisrrnaila provided f0r holding
such primaries from The custody 81 The
judge nF Judges 81 primnfg eiertioh 81
other proper iNrsUnx III charge thereof,
0f shals alter, defacc, lniure or destroy
1T conceal ans ballot which has lssen
deposited 10 any ballot. iax ~ such
primary eleetlon which has not been
enuulad md eAnvasscd or any poll
lat or hook ol registry used at such
" imar9 eleegl0n sir any report, return,
certificate or ans evidence IN this sub.
little required, nr any person who shall
eriHt az circulate as an Official ballot
one that IL MOI Official aud complete, he
shall. upon conviction thereof. DO adj
Judged guilty 81 q felony aud shall for
zach aud every stich 0iicuse be punish
81 bs Imprisonment ia lt.s psnltentIary
far mot less than onr or more than
flxe saafS
1875 Whoever shall electi0near with
II one hundred ieen ~ any polling
place ~ any eiicli primary election In
ans county or shall hand ~ deliver %
ans voter within ono hundred feet 81
The election booth or within the booth
itself ary ballot marked Or unmarked,
except the unmorked ballot required
by law - b. handed the voter by the
primary eiecslon officials, or who shall
place . Distinguishing mark upon any
ballot delivered 10 for the use Of any
scirr at such primary election, or who
shall endeavof 10 induce any voter
within the polling place 10 show how
his ballot has been marked, or who
shall deliver 10 ans voter for use Ia
casting his balloi, or nee any ballot
different from those provided for IN
this subtitle, or VIM shall show the
face 81 marked ballot 10 any Judge,
clerk, officer or other person inside
% the polls before the polls close, who
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