Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-04-27
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= |fEW W. 4NfE&s ~
Edward Stone, =
Thomas ] Ait5s
Geo r Quirk, Clerk.
Z A Howard.
Ninth pistrirt.
H !! Z. sm.aIIwcod, Judge.
Edward V Brown,
Edgar 7. Pearson,
Robert . Henderson
lanes =. Crowder. Clerk
Edward Thomas,
For the boneilt Of the above-na,nsd
officers. tho Act Of 1919, eliminating
The Envelope system, follows
CHATTER 1870.
AN ACT 10 repeal Sections 1874 1856.
1876 and 1928 or Article 50 OF tho An
notafed Code Of Maryland, title
ELECTIONS, subtitle Primary
Elections, and to re-enact said sec
lions with amendments so as TO abol-
lsh what Is known as the Envelope
System Of voting in Primary Elec-
lions; and also 70 add new section
20 said Article 33 81 said Code. ID
follow Immediately after Section 1a8
thereof, and TO be- known as Section
1854, providing that oH0dsos COM
mitted under the said sections re-
pealed and re-enactcd by this Act
before this Act takes effect, shall be
prosecuted and punished as II this
AGA bad never been passed.
SECTION /. Be Il enacted By the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Sections ist, 1876, 1876 and le8 Of Arti-
Gle 80 OF the Annotated Code OF Mary
land. title Elections, sub tltlo 'Pri-
mary Elections, be and the same
hereby arc respectively repealed and
respectively re.enactad with amend
nents so as 10 read as follows
ie4. OfilclaI ballots shall DO pre-.
pared and printed for snch primary
elections In baltimore CITY and In the
several counties, respectively. by thc
said several Boards of Supervisors oi
Elections for said city and said seve-
raI counties. respectively, ~ is now
provided BY this article for general
elections. exceps as Otherwise provided
for In this suD-titie, and except that on
the back and outside OF all such ofiici.
81 ballots shall be printed only the
words 'sOiilcial Ballot For,H followed
bt The designation Of the county or
legislative. district " Baltimore City,
~ the case may be, for which lt Is
prepared and said several Boards ~
Supervisors of Elections shall print
or cause to be printed on said official
ballot the names 81 all candidates for
office Is be voted for. ard Tor delegates
10 any convention, OF for party exeeu-
tive or executives, or for membership
Of any executive committee or nanag-
inR body ~ ans poiicieal party. who
shall hecome duly qualified by the
payment 81 the amount herein named.
when any payment u herein required.
and shall have flied 4 certificate In
writing with the Hoard " Supervisors
III Elections in baltimore Gily or 10
any ~ Tho counties, aa The cati may
be, containing the name ~ The person
seeking nomination for cliice or ~
he q delegate % q convention, or an
executive o. member of al executive
committee or managing body Of u
political party. Ais residences, place
where he Il registered voter. his ad-
dress. Eha Office o. position for which
he seeks 70 b. nominated or srlccts'd.
and tbs party 10 wiiich he belongs,
and duis acknowledged by the person
liinE such certificate for such nominal
lion or selection before hu asllcer dug
authorized - take aeknowleSs gngSis
who shall append nertshcate ~ S1ctl
acknowledgement The certslialltfF u
ie died b . candidate seeking 20 ~
elected 81 . delegate " convention
shall, moreover, sIecify thc convention
u which BE- seeks q be elected All
such certificates fnnst ~ aleA and nAF.
meiilS made by candidates sOe tie
nomination ~ Governor Comptr0sicr.
Attorney General and Clerk Of aise
Court ~ Appeala DOT less than thift,
DAYS before the day al said primary
election. and ~ ~ other candidates
moi irss that tNeuty daFs before said
primary nlecgi0n. The names 81 The
several candidates for nomination Or
for delegates, executive or nembcr ~
"a executive committee, or managing
body 81 political party, aforesaid.
shall be published seven days before
the said election ~ the mode prgscsil, led
ii section ~ of this Article, as far a.
may ~ practicable Il shall nok b.
fieecssnry 10 print sample ballots az
cards u instructions for such elec-
items. bat either or both shall be print.
cd By the Board 81 Supervisors 81
Elections ~ the City Of Baltimore.
when requested hg amy candidate in
said primary election, said request 10
t,e accompanied ~ q sum 81 money
70 cover tho cost IL printing
kaeh candidate Tor nomination Tor
public Once rs D primary election
shall pay The sum Of twenty-five
$500 dollars for each county or
Legislative district " Baltimore Ciiy
IA which his name appears upon the
ballot: pros sdea, that Ia any county
where The salary ii the Office for which
Is sought Is fhfte hundred
&3ltg0i dollars o. less, such payment
shall lle ben s&iO.nol dollars; upon az
ing his rcspectlge certificate With tho
Board ot Supervisors III Electiouss
bat candidates for Governor, ktt0r.
nos General. Comptroller or Clerk OF
he Court 81 Appeals of She STATE shall
Gle their said certificates 81 nomifia.
lion with the Secretary nf state az
Annapolis, and this SECRETARY 81 State,
Immediately on receipt of The Same
shall certify the fact Of said tillnR and
he name and description OF each per-
son so fling said certificate as speci-
ied therein 10 the Supervisors az Elec.
lions Of baltimore CITY and 81 every
county In the State. Said candidates
Ior Governor. Comptroller, Attorney
General aud Clerk Of the Court OF
Appeals, up0n filing their respective
with The Secretary 81 State
Is Aforesaid. shall each pay 70 him
he sum ~ two hundred and seventy
$1,000 dollars, which In turn shall
30 transmitted by him Ia sums OF ten
$1,000 dollars each u the Snpervis.
,rs OF Elections Of each county OF the
State. and the sum OF forty $4,000
dollars thereof TO the Supervisors 81
elections Of Baltimore City, and the
Board OF Supervisors Of Elections 81
Baltimore City shall pay over the
amount SO received 10 the Mayor and
aity Council o. Baltimore, and the
Board 81 Supervisors Of Elections for
zach county shall pay over the amount
. received 10 the County Commission
rs Of each county, respectively; and
Ill the expenses OF each Of said prl-
nary elections IN Baltimore Citv SHALL