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trict, and did then and there appoint ———— and ———— clerks
of the election, who severally qualified as directed by law: We
further certify, that we did then and there, before a justice of the
peace of said county, (or before each other,) qualify as judge or
judges of the election, as by law directed, and did then and
there, at the hour of 9 o'clock in the morning, open the polls
for an election for ————, that we continued the polls open until
6 o'clock in. the evening of the same day, when they were closed,
the ballot box opened and the ballots publicly counted, when it
appeared that ———— had ———— votes as ————. Given under
our hands at the place of said election, this ———— day of ————,
————. Attested by————, clerk." And the certificate or return
of the judges of election in the city of Baltimore shall be in
like form or to the like effect, with such variation therein as may
be required by the local laws of the city of Baltimore.

29. The presiding judges of elections, or in case of inability
to attend, either of the other judges, shall, within five days
after each election, or sooner if practicable, under the penalty
of five hundred dollars, meet at the usual place of holding
the Circuit Court of each county, (or at the usual place of
holding the Superior Court of Baltimore city, in the city of.
Baltimore,) with the books of the polls and the certificates
aforesaid:

30. The said judges so assembled shall cast up the whole vote
of all the districts or precincts, and shall make out two plain,
fair and distinct statements and certificates of the number of
votes which shall have been given for each candidate, one of
which certificates shall be delivered to the clerk of the court to
whom they are directed to make their returns, and the other
(except in elections for Governor, State's Attorneys and super-
visors of roads) shall be transmitted by mail to the Governor;
and in case of the elections for Governor, shall be transmitted by
mail to the Secretary of State.

31. The said certificates for all officers elected by the voters
of a single county or city, except sheriff, shall be in the follow-
ing form, or to the like effect, to wit: "To ——. Whereas, an
election for ———— was held on the first Wednesday of Novem-
ber in the year ———— in the district (or precinct) in the said
county or city, distinguished by number one, &c., conformably
to the Constitution and laws of this State; and whereas, we the
subscribers, attending judges at the close of the election in said