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of any necessary clerical help in preparing and attending to election busi-
ness 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, 1924, sec. 132. 1912, 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. 1937, ch. 95, sec. 132.

168. 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 accidentally destroyed,
with such other instructions as shall in his opinion be necessary and proper,
and shall prepare separate instructions for the operation of voting ma-
chines. Said instructions 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 first above mentioned sets of instructions with ballots for use in each
election precinct in which paper ballots shall be used and twelve of the
second above mentioned sets of instructions for use in each election pre-
cinct in which voting machines shall be used. 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,
in 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 at which paper ballots shall be used, and the same number of copies
of the form of the ballot-label, printed on similar material in type of the
same size shall be furnished for each voting place at which voting machines
shall be used. On the morning of said election the said Supervisors of
Elections shall cause to be conspicuously posted in each polling place said
cards of instruction and specimen ballots, and one of said cards of instruc-
tion shall be fixed in each booth or voting compartment, and the said speci-
men ballots shall be conspicuously displayed in said polling-room and on the
outside 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 out-
side 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, Wash-
ington, Allegany, Cecil, Montgomery, Howard, Harford and Caroline
Counties.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 133. 1912, sec. 124. 1904, sec. 122. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 114A. 1901, ch. 2.
1904, ch. 339, sec. 114A. 1906, ch. 498. 1908, ch. 614.

169. 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