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Maryland Manual, 1933
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260 MARYLAND MANUAL.

not less than thirty nor more than sixty days in the discretion of the
Court.

SECTION 2. And be it further ordained. That a Special Election shall
be held in the City of Baltimore on the first Monday in May, 1932,
being May 2, 1932, and being the day fixed by law for the holding of
primary elections in the State of Maryland, at which Special Election
this ordinance shall be submitted, to the registered and qualified voters
of the City of Baltimore, for adoption or rejection. The Board of Super-
visors of Elections of Baltimore City is hereby authorized and directed
to have separate ballots printed to be used in. the said Special Election,
on which ballots shall appear, in clear and plain type, the whole of this
ordinance, after which shall be printed on separate lines, with a square
or box to the right, and opposite the words "For the Ordinance," and a
corresponding square to the right, and opposite the words "Against the
Ordinance," so as to give each voter a clear opportunity to designate by
a cross mark in the proper square or box, his or her vote for or against
the said ordinance, and the said ballots shall be printed upon paper of
a different color from the other ballots in use at the primary election.
The said ballots after being voted, shall be returned to the Judges of
Election and retained in a separate ballot box until the close of the
polls, and they shall be counted, canvassed, returned and certified as in
other cases. The Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City
shall give notice of the Special Election at which this ordinance is to be
submitted by the publication of said ordinance in full in one or more
daily newspapers published in Baltimore City, the said notice to be
given not less than two, nor more than ten days before the date of said
Special Election, but if for any reason said notice shall not be given in
the manner herein prescribed, such failure shall not invalidate this ordi-
nance or prevent its taking effect, if approved. The Board of Super-
visors of Elections of Baltimore City shall make all necessary arrange-
ments for the Special Election provided for by this ordinance, and the
Constitution and Laws of this State relating to elections, and the pro-
visions of the Corrupt Practices Act shall apply in all particulars when-
ever applicable, except as otherwise provided by this ordinance.

If it shall appear from the returns of said Special Election that a
majority of the voters voting thereon have voted for the ordinance,
then said ordinance shall be deemed to have been approved, and shall
thereupon become in full force and effect; but if a majority of said
voters shall vote against said ordinance, then said ordinance shall be
null and void and of no effect whatsoever.

SECTION 3. And be it further ordained, That if any word, phrase,
clause, provision or section of this ordinance shall be held invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the
remainder of the ordinance.

Approved February 15, 1932.

HOWARD W. JACKSON, Mayor.
A TRUE COPY:
E. H. BEER,

City Register.

 

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