ART. 33] BALLOTS. 1037

right of the name of each elector, a sufficient clear square
in which each voter may designate, by a cross (X), his choice
for electors. All candidates for office shall, as far as possible,
be placed in one column, but where the names to be printed
upon the ticket are over thirty-six, then another column shall
be added in which names shall be printed, and when two or
more columns are used the same number of names shall, as far
as possible, be printed in each column, and the initial letter
of the given or Christian name of the several candidates in each
column shall be printed directly beneath each other in a vertical
line. A constitutional amendment, or any question to be sub-
mitted to the popular vote, shall be printed in the same column
with the names of the candidates. This section shall apply to
Worcester, Somerset, Talbot, Kent, Frederick, Garrett, Prince
George's, Charles, St. Mary's, Calvert and Anne Arundel
counties.

1896, ch. 202, sec. 51. 1901, ch. 2.

56. If at any election there be a constitutional question, or
any other question to be submitted to the popular vote, the
said question shall be placed upon said ballot in the form fol-
lowing: "For Constitutional Amendment," "Against Consti-
tutional Amendment," "For Proposition," "Against Proposi-
tion," and said respective questions shall be placed in a
column, as hereinbefore mentioned, so that the same shall
form a parallelogram or space where the voter may clearly
indicate, in the way hereinafter pointed out, whether he shall
wish to cast his ballot for or against the constitutional amend-
ment or proposition or propositions submitted.

Ibid. sec. 52 1901, ch. 2. 1902, ch. 133

57. All said ballots in all elections in and throughout the
State of Maryland, including all the counties thereof and Bal-
timore city, shall be printed in the same uniform type upon
plain white printing paper of ordinary book weight, in black
ink, and the names of all candidates and their several party
designations shall be printed upon all ballots which may be
used in any and all elections in every county of the State and
in the city of Baltimore, in the following type, to wit; In
clear, plain, bold and legible Roman capitals, twelve point,
generally known as pica type, one-eighth of an inch high, or
in depth, and the printing of said names of said candidates
and of their respective party designations shall also be uni-
form in style and appearance throughout the ballot; and it