MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3645

under the name of each candidate, extending to a square or parallelogram
opposite the name oi the candidate, and near the border of the paper

(E) An intending voter shall present himself at the bar of the voting
booth or place of election to vote, and on being admitted, if qualified and
registered, the Clerk of Election shall hand to said voter one of the official
ballots above described, with the said Clerk's initials written on the back
thereof, and without any other written sign or mark thereon The Coun-
cil shall provide a convenient and suitable place within said booth or vot-
ing place where the said voter may fill out or mark said ballot privately
by placing a cross (X) mark opposite the name oi the candidate for
whom he desires to vote, but in so doing said voter shall make or place no
other mark, writing or device than such as is authorized by this section
No voter shall occupy more than five minutes in marking his ballot, at
the end of which time at the demand of the Clerk of Election, the voter
shall immediately suirender his said ballot to the Judge of Election desig-
nated for that purpose Before being surrendered to the Judge of Elec-
tion the said ballot shall be properly folded so as to show the initials of
the Clerk of Election, and if said initials shall properly appear thereon,
the said ballot shall be received and placed in the ballot box If on open-
ing of any of said ballots it shall appear that the voter has placed thereon
any unauthorized maiks, writing or device, the ballot on which such unau-
thorized marks appear shall not be counted by the Judges of Election

(E) If the initials of the Clerk oi Election shall not appear on the
back of said ballot it shall not be placed in the ballot box, but shall be re-
jected and kept by the Judges and Clerk of Election in a separate place
If any ballot be spoiled by a voter he may suirender same and receive
from said Clerk a second ballot to be voted Rejected ballots shall not be
counted by the Judges of Election, but shall bo preserved bv the said
Judges and the Clerk of Election The Judges of Election shall transmit
all ballots counted by them, and all such rejected ballots, as a part of
their repoit of the election, to the Council Such reports of election shall
be filed as part of the official records of the said town, provided, how-
ever, that the Council may in their discretion direct that such ballots be
destroyed at any time after the expiration of two years from the election
at which such ballots were cast

(G) The Council shall receive all election returns, and within ten days
after said election shall declare the result thereof They shall determine
all questions arising thereon, and any person conceiving himself aggrieved
by reason of such decision may appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery
County, which shall hear and determine the same, and determine who
shall pay the costs of appeal. In case of a tie at any election for Mayor
and members of the Council, another election shall be held, after ten days'
notice, pursuant to the provisions foregoing in legard to elections In
case oi any vacancy in the office of the Major or Councilmen by death,
resignation or removal fiom the town, said vacancy shall be filled by a
vote of the Council until the next election for members of the Council