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ELECTIONS. [ART. 5.

Circuit Court for said county (or at the usual place of the sitting of

the Superior Court of Baltimore City), with the books of the polls,

on which are indorsed the several certificates agreeably to law, and

having cast up the whole number of votes given in said districts (or

precincts) according to the certificates made out on the day of

election by the judges, it appears that —— has the greatest number

of legal votes for ——, whereupon we do determine, declare, and

return, that the said —— is duly elected. Given under our hands

this —— day of November, in the year ————; '' and for sheriffs

the certificate shall be in the same form, except that they shall

certify that " —— had —— ballots and ———— had ———— ballots,

and that ———— and ———— had a majority of legal ballots of the

candidates properly qualified. "

1865, c 143.

32, The said certificates for all officers provided for by the Con-

Certificates,
to whom

stitution, except in the case of the governor and state's attorneys,

addressed.
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shall be directed to the governor; for the governor, they shall be

addressed to the speaker of the House of Delegates, and inclosed to

the secretary of state; for state's attorneys, they shall be addressed

to the judge of the court having criminal jurisdiction in the county

or city.

Art 35, s. 33

33. The said certificates for representatives in Congress shall

1805, c 97, s 15.
Form of

be in the following form: " To his Excellency, the Governor of

certificates for
representa-

Maryland, we the subscribers, judges at the close of an election

tives in Con-
gress

held on the —— day of —— in the election districts or wards of

—— county, distinguished by number one, etc., for the purpose of

choosing a representative for the —— district of this State, to serve

in the Congress of the United States, having this day assembled at

the usual place of the sitting of the Circuit Court of said county

(or at the usual place of the sitting of the Superior Court in the

city of Baltimore), with the books of the polls, on which are indorsed

the several certificates, agreeably to law, and having cast up the

whole number of votes given in the said districts or wards, accord-

ing to the respective certificates made out by the judges, do return

that —— had —— votes, and —— had —— votes. Given under

our hands this —— day of ——. "

Id s 34

34. The form of certificate given in the preceding section shall

1805, c 97, s 15
For what other

be used for all officers elected by the votes of more than one county,

officers certifi-
cate in preced-

and for electors of president and vice-president of the United States;

ing section to be
used

but for governor the certificates shall be addressed to the speaker

of the House of Delegates.

Id s 35.

35. When an officer is elected by the votes of a single district of

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What judges to

a county, the judges shall certify that the persons voted for for such

certify where
officer elected

office have received the number of votes cast for them respectively

by votes of a
single district

in such district, and that ———— has the greatest number of votes

of a county

in the district, and is duly elected.

36. In all cases where a county or city has been, or shall be di-

Id s 36
1805, c 97, s 16.

vided, for the purpose of forming a district to elect a member to the

What judge to

Congress of the United States, the judges, in making this return,