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spicuously and securely posted in one or more public places in each voting-
precinct of said city accurate sample copies of the ballots to be used in
such precinct at the then approaching election; such sample copies shall
be printed on light card board or heavy sized paper, and one of them at
least shall be placed upon the exterior of each building in which the polls
will be held, so that the same can be readily seen and examined by persons
passing on the street or road.

1898, ch. 2, sec. 270UU. 1918 Code, sec. 397.

372. The Supervisors of Elections shall provide for each election pre-
cinct in the said city two packages, each containing one hundred ballots
for every one hundred or fraction of one hundred voters shown by the last
preceding registration in said precinct, and shall cause each package to be
sealed and clearly marked on the outside of its wrapper with the name of
precinct or polling place for which it is, intended, and the number of bal-
lots enclosed. One of said two packages shall be delivered to the judges
of election with the ballot boxes, poll books, blanks and stationery, as pro-
vided in Section 373 of this Article, and the other package of tickets, one
for every precinct, shall be retained in their possession by said Board of
Supervisors of Elections, and it shall be the duty of said Supervisors of
Elections to have them on the day of election within said polling places,
respectively, in their charge, or that of an officer designated by them, and
to supply to any judges of election, who shall then make requisition there-
for in writing, stating their first supply of ballots has been exhausted, or
that for any cause the second set is needed. Said Supervisors of Elections
shall keep a record of all such second sets of ballots so delivered by them
to the judges of election, and they shall cause all packages sent so deliv-
ered to the judges of election to be destroyed within ten days thereafter,
unless the destruction thereof be stayed by order of Court pending a con-
test. The Board of Supervisors shall keep a record of the number of all
ballots printed for each polling place in said city, and shall preserve the
same for at least six months after the election for which it was made.

Elections.
1898, ch. 2, sec. 270W. 1918 Code, sec. 398.

373. The Supervisors of Elections of Frederick City shall, not more'
than three days and not less than one day prior to every election, make up
into sealed packages for each precinct the two registers for said precinct,
together with the cards of instruction and the key of the ballot box for
such precinct having first placed in the ballot box one of the sealed pack-
ages of ballots for said precincts, the specimen ballots, the two poll books
and all blanks, indelible pencils and stationery required for such elections,
and shall deliver the said packages and ballot boxes, properly addressed,
to the judges of election of the respective precincts at or before the open-
ing of the polls on the day of election. The several boards of Supervisors
of Elections shall keep a record of the time when such deliveries are made
by them and of the particulars thereof.