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of said names of said candidates and of their respective party
designations shall also be uniform in style and appearance
throughout the ballot; and it shall be the duty of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections for Baltimore City and of the Board of
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 and form as aforesaid. On the back
and outside of all ballots shall be, printed the words "Official
Ballot for," followed by the designation of the polling place for
which it is prepared, the date of the election and a fac simile
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 a detachable stub
or coupon one inch high and three inches wide above the upper
right-hand corner of the ballot and binding on the upper edge
thereof, but separated therefrom by a line running along the
entire width of said coupon. Upon said coupon shall be printed
the words "Voter's Name," with a line drawn thereunder for
writing said name, and under the said line the words "Number
of Voter," followed by a blank space for the insertion of num-
ber. Before distribution 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 coupon, shall be visible, and so that the folded
ballot shall be of uniform width and length, and of proper width
to be deposited in the ballot boxes. All ballots when printed
shall be folded as above provided and fastened together in con-
venient numbers in packages, books or blocks, so that each bal-
lot may be detached and removed separately. The said Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, respectively, shall four days at least
prior to the day of any election in their respective counties
and in said city, cause to be conspicuously and securely posted
in one or more public places in each voting precinct of their
respective counties or of said city, accurate sample copies of the
ballots to be used in such district or precinct at the then
approaching election; such sample copies shall be printed on
light cardboard or heavy-sized paper of considerably magnified
dimensions, and one of them at least shall be placed upon the
exterior of each building in which the polls will be held, so
that the same can be readily seen and examined by persons
passing on the street or road.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1912.