382 CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

fail to appear, or appearing, shall not have qualified, the other
judges or judge present and qualified shall appoint from among
the friends of the candidate in whose interest said judge or judges
who failed to appear was or were appointed, some other person or
persons having the requisite qualification to act as judge or judges

of said election, and administer to him or them the oath or
affirmation required in the preceding section, so that there shall
always be three judges at such election; and if any or both of
said clerks shall fail to appear or qualify within the time afore-
said, the judges of election of said ward shall appoint from
Among the friends of the candidate in whose interest said clerk
was appointed, one or both clerks, as the case may be, having the
requisite qualifications, and qualify them to act as such; no votes
shall be received by the said judge or judges until the number
of judges and clerks shall have been completed and qualified ab
provided under the provisions of this sub-title of this article.

1886, ch. 502.

281. No person shall vote at any such election who is not a
duly qualified and registered voter in the ward where he offers to
vote, and has not also the qualifications prescribed and published

as hereinbefore required by the managing convention of the polit-
ical association or party under whose authority the election is
called.

Ibid.

282. It shall be the duty of the executive committee of the
managing convention of the political association under whose
Authority any such election is called, to furnish to the board of
police of said city a ballot-box for each ward, containing a poll-
book, a printed copy of this law, and of the resolutions and rales
adopted by said managing convention for the conduct of the
election, and a copy of the registration lists of the ward, duly
certified by the clerk of the superior court; the said clerk being
required to furnish such certified copies to any such executive
committee upon demand, and upon the payment of the usual
fees; and it shall be the duty of the said board of police to cause
the said ballot-boxes to be delivered immediately before the open-
ing of such election, to the judges of election of each ward, at
the respective polling-places; before any ballot shall be received,