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the same at the current rate for advertising, the nominations to
office which have been filed with or certified to them under the
provisions of this article; if in any county there be but one
newspaper published, publication in such one newspaper shall
be sufficient; they shall make not less than two such publica-
tions in each of such newspapers before the day of election,
and one of feuch publications in each newspaper shall be upon
the last day upon which said newspaper is issued before the
day of election. Such publication shall be made in newspapers
devoted to the dissemination of general news; and the two
newspapers selected" shall, if possible, represent the political
parties which at the last preceding election cast the largest
and next largest number of votes. The list of nominations
published by the supervisors of elections shall be arranged so
far as practicable in the order and form in which they are to
be printed upon the ballots.

The aforegoing provisions of this section shall apply to Balti-
more City, Baltimore, Wicomico, Carroll, Washington, Dorches-
ter, Queen Anne's, Allegany, Cecil, Montgomery, Howard,
Caroline, Harford, Frederick and Garrett counties, and the
following provisions of the section shall apply only to the fol-
lowing counties: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Kent,
Prince George's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot and Worcester.

At least eight days before an election to fill any "public office,
the supervisors of elections of each county and of the City of
Baltimore shall cause to be published in two or more newspapers
within such county and in all the daily papers published in
said city, which will publish the same at the current rate for
advertising, the nominations to office which have been filed with
or certified to them under the provisions of this article; if in
any county there be but one newspaper published, publication
in such one newspaper shall be sufficient; they shall not make
less than two such publications in each of such newspapers
before the day of election, and one of such publications in each
newspaper shall be upon the last day upon which said newspaper
is issued before the day of election. Such publication shall be
made in newspapers devoted to the dissemination of general
news, and the two newspapers selected shall, if possible, repre-
sent the political parties which at the last preceding election cast
the largest and next largest number of votes. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any board of supervisors of elections or for any person,
corporation, firm or newspaper, or the proprietor or publisher
of any newspaper, to publish, advertise or circulate or cause
to be published or advertised or circulated any sample or fac
simile of the ballot or the form of ballot to be used in any