252 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33

pared. Said ballot shall be printed on the same leaf, with a
detachable stub or coupon one inch high and three inches wide,
above the upper right hand corner of the ballot, and binding
on the upper edge thereof, but separated therefrom by line
running along the entire width of said coupon. Upon said
coupon shall be printed the words "voter's name, " with a line
drawn thereunder 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 ballots
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 ballots shall be of uniform width and
length and of proper width to he deposited in the ballot-boxes.
All ballots, when printed, shall be folded as above provided^
and fastened together in convenient numbers in packages, books,
or blocks, so that each ballot may be detached and removed
separately. The said boards of supervisors of elections, respec-
tively, shall, four days at least prior to the day of any election
in their respective counties and in said city, cause to be con-
spicuously and securely posted in one or more public places in
each voting precinct of their respective counties, or of said city,
accurate sample copies of the ballots to be used in such district
or precinct at the then approaching election; such sample copies
shall be printed on light card board or heavy sized paper, and
one of them at least shall be placed upon the exterior 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.

1896, ch. 202.

53. The supervisors of elections shall provide for each election
precinct in the several counties and in the city of Baltimore, two
packages, each containing one hundred ballots for every one
hundred or fraction of one hundred voters shown by the last
preceding registration in said precinct, and shall cause each
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. One
of said two packages shall be delivered to the judges of elections>