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954 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33
party for which said chairman may be acting. It shall also be the duty
of the chairman of the state central committee for the whole State of
each of said political parties to certify to both houses of the general
assembly of Maryland, the names of the persons of the political party
for which each chairman may be acting for whom the greatest number
of votes were cast in each county and in each legislative district of
Baltimore city at any senatorial primary election under the provisions
of this sub-title, at which such persons were candidates for nomination
for United States senator, said certificate to be made and filed upon the
first day of the session of such general assembly convening next after'
such primary election.
1908, ch. 400, sec. 8.
209. The chairman of the state central committee of each of said
parties upon receiving the itemized statement of expenses in conduct-
ing said senatorial primaries in the several counties or legislative dis-
tricts of Baltimore city, shall tabulate all of said statements and calcu-
late the total cost of holding primary elections throughout the State,
and he shall thereupon levy an assessment upon the candidates for the
said total cost. Each candidate for United States senator shall bear
his proportionate part of the estimated expenses. Such assessment shall
be paid by the candidates not later than the 20th day of October, and
in default of such payment the candidate or candidates so in default
shall be presumed to have withdrawn from the contest and his or their
name shall not be printed upon the ballot.
1908, ch. 400, sec. 9.
210. The candidate of any political party in said senatorial primary
election who shall receive the greatest number of votes cast by the
voters of said party at such primary election in any county of the
State of Maryland or in any legislative district of Baltimore city shall
be entitled to and receive the votes of the candidates of such political
party who may be elected to represent said county or district of Balti-
more city in the next general assembly ensuing said primary election
for the position of United States senator for the term to be filled by the
said general assembly.
1908, ch. 400, sec. 10.
211. The provisions all and singular of sections 89 to 117, inclu-
sive, of this article, and the offenses defined and the penalties and
punishments prescribed therefor in said sections, shall be fully appli-
cable in all respects to the same persons, matters, acts and omissions
in connection with or pertaining to the senatorial primary elections held
under this sub-title, and said sections are hereby made applicable to all
senatorial primary elections provided for and held hereunder; and any
judge, clerk or other officer of any primary election, or any voter or
other person who would be deemed guilty of an offense against the
general election law, or any provision thereof, in a general election
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