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for writing said name, and under the said line the words "Number of
Voter," followed by a blank space for the insertion of number. Before
distribution said ballot shall be so folded in marked creases that no part of
the marks or printing thereon, excepting that upon the back and outside,
and that upon the detachable stub or coupon, shall be visible, and so that
the folded ballot shall be of uniform width and length and of proper width
to be deposited in the ballot boxes. All ballots when printed shall be folded
as above provided, and fastened together in convenient numbers in pack-
ages, books or blocks, so that each ballot may be detached and removed
separately. The said Boards of. Supervisors of Elections, respectively, shall
four days at least prior to the day of any election in their respective coun-
ties and in said city, cause to be conspicuously and securely posted in one
or more public places in each voting precinct of their respective counties or
of said city in which paper ballots shall be used, accurate sample copies
of the ballots to be used in such precinct, at the then approaching elec-
tion; such sample copies shall be printed on light cardboard or heavy sized
paper of dimensions and type of the same size as that used in printing
the official ballots, and one of them at least shall be placed upon the ex-
terior 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.

Cited but not construed in Duvall w. Miller, 94 Md. 716.

See notes to sec. 116.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 66. 1912, sec. 60. 1904, sec. 58. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 53. 1924, ch. 581,

sec. 60. 1937, ch. 95, sec. 66.

102. The Supervisors of Elections shall provide for each election pre-
cinct in the several counties and in the City of Baltimore in which paper
ballots shall be used, a package of ballots containing at least as many bal-
lots as there are voters shown by the last preceding registration in said
precinct, and shall cause such package to be sealed and clearly marked
on the outside of its wrapper with the name of the precinct or polling
place for which it is intended and the number of ballots enclosed. The
said package of ballots shall be delivered to the judges of elections with
the ballot boxes, poll books, blanks and stationery, as provided in Section
103 of this Article. The Supervisors of Elections shall also cause to be
printed a surplus number of ballots equal to twenty-five per centum of
the total number of voters as shown by the registry books in those pre-
cincts of any county, congressional, legislative or councilmanic or other
district in which paper ballots shall be used, and said surplus ballots in
the counties shall be retained by the Supervisors of Elections and in Balti-
more City, shall be delivered to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore
City, and it shall be the duty of said Supervisors of Elections and the said
Police Commissioner to have said surplus ballots on the day of election
in their charge, or that of ah officer designated by them, and to supply them
to any judges of elections who shall then make requisition therefor in
writing, stating their first supply 'of ballots has been exhausted or that for
any cause the additional ballots are needed. Said Police Commissioner shall
receipt for all surplus ballots delivered to him and keep a record of all
such surplus ballots delivered by him to the judges of election, and on the
day after election he shall return all ballots not so delivered to the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City. All surplus ballots shall be
destroyed within ten days after the day of election unless the destruction
thereof be stayed by an order of Court pending a contest. The several