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under this section is computed. This section is mandatory and not direct-
ory merely, as to the time of the filing of the certificates of nomination.
This section applies to the persons nominated under section 188. When-
certificates of nomination are filed too late under this section, they are
"inoperative" within the meaning of section 51, and nominations to fill
the vacancies may be made as provided in the latter section. Vacancies
which exist by reason of there being no candidates for offices at primary
elections are not within the meaning of section 51. History of this section.
Graham v. Wellington, 121 Md. 659.

48.

This section referred to in construing sections 47 and 51—see notes to the
former. Graham v. Wellington, 121 Md. 661.

1904, art. 33, sec. 48. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 44. 1908. ch. 614. 1910, ch. 456 (p. 103).
1912, ch. 1. 1912, ch. 124. 1914, ch. 307, sec. 48.

49.* At least eight days before an election to fill any public office
the Supervisors of Election of each County and in the city of Balti-
more shall cause to be published in two or more newspapers within
such county, except in Howard County, where the Supervisors of Elec-
tion may publish in one newspaper, and in all the daily papers pub-
lished in said city which will publish the same at the current rate for
advertising the nominations to office which have been filed with or certi-
fied 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 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 publications
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.
This section referred to in construing sections 47 and 51—see notes to
the former. Graham v. Wellington, 121 Md. 663.

See notes to this section (as it stood in 1911) in volume 1 of the Anno-
tated Code.

1904, art. 33, sec. 50. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 46. 1914, ch. 715.
51. Should any persons so nominated die before election day or
decline the nomination, as in this Article provided, or should any cer-
tificate of nomination be or become insufficient or inoperative from
any cause, the vacancy or vacancies thus occasioned may be filled in
the manner required for original nominations. If the original nomi-
nation was made by a party convention which had delegated to a com-

* Section 3 of the act of 1914, ch. 307, provides as follows: "This act which is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments does not in any wise effect the
law heretofore in force in Prince George's, Charles, Anne Arundel, Calvert and
St. Mary's Counties."

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