EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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of said parties, not earlier than the second Saturday in June,

and not later than the second Saturday in September.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

governing bodies of said political parties, as soon as they have

Duty of politi-

agreed upon a day. to notify the Supervisors of Elections of

cal parties.

the day selected, which notice shall be at least fifteen days be-

fore the date fixed for said primary election ; and in case said

governing bodies shall fail to agree on a day for holding .said

primary election, they shall be held on the second Saturday in

September in the year 1905, and biennially thereafter, and if no

notice is received by said Supervisors of Elections, then it shall

be the duty of said Board of Supervisors of Elections, at least

fifteen days before the second Saturday in September in the

year 1905, and biennially thereafter, to select four judges and

two clerks, taking two of said judges and one of said clerks

from each of the said political parties, to act as the judges and

clerks in the primaries to be held in each election precinct of

the county ; and the said Board of Supervisors of Elections shall

give notice by publication of the names of all of said judges and

Advertising list

clerks and the precinct for which they are selected by causing

of judges and
and clerks.

the same to be published by two insertions in two of the weekly

newspapers printed in Harford County, one of said papers, if

possible, being of opposite political faith from that of a ma-

jority of said Board of Supervisors of Elections.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said Board of Supervisors

of Elections, in appointing the judges and clerks, and in the no-

Designation of

officers.

tice thereof, shall designate the persons intended by them to

represent the said political parties respectively. Challengers

and watchers representing the candidates of said parties shall

be allowed to be present at the several voting places during the

voting and counting of the ballots.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the form of the ballots, with

the names of the candidates or delegates to be voted for for

Form of ballots

the several offices to be filled, shall be furnished by the gov-

erning bodies of the said political parties to the said Super-

visors of Elections at least ten days before the day upon which

said primary is held.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the Supervisors of Elections

shall furnish to the judges all the ballots to be used at said

Supervisors of
Elections to

primaries, and the blanks upon which their returns are to be

furnish ballots

made, and to prevent voters belonging to or acting with one

political party from inadvertently or intentionally casting their

ballots for candidates for nomination or election as delegates