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necessary clerical help in preparing and attending to election business by
this article assigned to the office of the attorney-general and that of the
secretary of state. A price shall be fixed by the secretary of state at which
copies may be furnished to purchasers.

An. Code, sec. 123. 1904, sec. 121. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114A. 1901, ch. 2. 1904, ch. 339.
1906, ch. 498. 1908, ch. 614. 1924, ch. 580.

132. At least thirty days before every State election the Attorney
General shall prepare full instructions for the guidance of the voters at such
election as to obtaining ballots, as to the manner of marking them, and as
to obtaining new ballots in place of those accidently destroyed, with such
other instructions as shall in his opinion be necessary and proper. Said in-
structions shall be furnished by the Secretary of State to the several Boards
of Supervisors of Elections, who shall respectively cause the same to be
printed in large, clear type, on separate cards, to be called " Cards of
Instruction," and said Board of Supervisors shall furnish twelve of the
same with ballots for use in each election precinct. They shall also cause
to be printed on light cardboard or heavy-sized paper, ten or more copies
of the form of the ballot provided for each voting place at each election
therein, or type of the same size, which shall be called " Specimen Ballots,"
and the same shall be furnished with the other ballots prepared for each
voting place. On the morning of said election the said Supervisors of Elec-
tions shall cause to be conspicuously posted in each polling place said cards
of instruction and specimen ballots, and one of said cards of instruction
shall be fixed in each booth or voting compartment, and the said specimen
ballots shall be conspicuously displayed in said polling-room and on the
out-side of the building wherein said voting shall take place. Not less than
three of said cards and three of said specimen ballots shall be posted outside
of the guard-rails, and not less than three of each of same shall be securely
and conspicuously posted on the outside of the building in which the polls
are held, before the balloting begins, in such position that the same may be
easily examined by the public. This section shall apply to Baltimore City,
Baltimore, Frederick, Garrett, Wicomico, Carroll, Washington, Allegany,
Cecil, Montgomery, Howard, Harford and Caroline Counties.

An. Code, sec. 124. 1904, sec. 122. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114A. 1901, ch. 2.
1904, ch. 339, sec. 114A. 1906, ch. 498. 1908, ch. 614.

133. At least thirty days before every State election the attorney
general shall prepare full instructions for the guidance of voters of such
election, as to obtaining ballots, as to the manner of marking them, and as
to obtaining new ballots, in place of those accidentally destroyed, with such
other instructions as shall, in his opinion be necessary and proper; said
instructions shall be furnished by the secretary of state to the several boards
of supervisors of election, who shall respectively cause the same to be printed
in large clear type, on separate cards, to be called " cards of instruction,"
and said boards of supervisors shall furnish twelve of the same with ballots
for use in each election precinct, on the morning of said election; the said