80 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 51

letter of the respective party designations of said several candi-
dates, shall be printed directly beneath each other in a vertical
line. A constitutional amendment, or any question to be sub-
mitted to the popular vole, shall be printed in a separate col-
umn, to follow immediately after the names of candidates.

Section 58. All said ballots in all elections in and through-
out the State of Maryland, including all the counties thereof
and Baltimore 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
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 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 des-
ignation of the polling place for which it is prepared, the date
of the election and a fac simile of the signature of the Presi-
dent 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 sepa-
rated 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 number.
Before distribution said ballot shall be so folded in marked
creases that no part of the marks or printing thereon, except-
ing that upon the back and outside, and that upon the detach-
able 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 to-
gether in convenient numbers in packages, books or blocks, so