464 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 228]

dict of such jury, as to whether or not the successful candidate,
or any political committee or treasurer, or sub-treasurer, or
political agent acting for or on behalf of such candidate, was
so guilty of corrupt practices, with the Secretary of State,
together with the transcript of the evidence, and the Secretary
of State shall thereupon submit the same to the Governor of
Maryland, when the election is for electors of President or
Vice-President of the United States, or for Attorney-General
of the State; or when the election is for a Representative or
Representatives in Congress, shall submit the same, certified
under the seal of the State, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives; or when the election is for Senator of the
United States, or for a member of the State Senate, shall sub-
mit the same to the President of the Senate of Maryland; or
when the election is for Governor or Delegate to the House of
Delegates of the General Assembly of Maryland, or a Judge,
or a Clerk of a Court of Law, or a Register of Wills, to the
Speaker of the House of Delegates of Maryland, or when the
election is for a State's Attorney, to the judges having criminal
jurisdiction of the county and city wherein he shall be elected.
In case such petition relates to any other office than those above
referred to, the trial judge or judges shall file immediately with
the Governor his or their decision or the finding'or verdict of
the jury in cases where there has been a jury trial, as to whether
or not the successful candidate, or a political committee or
treasurer or political agent, acting for or in his behalf, was so
guilty of corrupt practices, and said trial judge or judges shall
also file with the Governor his or their decision, and as to
whether or not, upon the findings in such case, such election was
void as hereinafter provided. If the said case shall be heard
and tried by two judges, and they shall differ as to whether any
such candidate in person, or in the person of his political agent,
was so guilty of corrupt practices, or whether any such election
was so void, they shall immediately so certify to the Secretary
of State, or to the Governor, as the case may be, and they
shall also file a transcript of the evidence with such certificate.
In case the decision or finding so to be filed with the Governor
shall be that any successful candidate so petitioned against was
in person, or in the person of a treasurer or sub-treasurer or his
political agent, or through any political committee acting for
or in his behalf, so guilty of corrupt practices, such election
shall be void, except as hereinafter provided, and in case of
such void election the Governor shall, within five days after
the receipt of such decision, issue his proclamation declaring
such election void, and the vacancy in the office to have been