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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Messenger.

which said record and papers shall be open to the public

inspection, and who shall perform such other duties as said

board shall direct, and shall also appoint a messenger, at a
salary of six hundred dollars per annum, to perform such

duties as said board may require of him.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 24th, 1892.

CHAPTER 196.

AN ACT to repeal and to re-enact with amendments,

new section one hundred and forty-six of article thirty-

three of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,

title "Elections," as enacted by the acts of eighteen hun-

dred and ninety, chapter five hundred and thirty-eight.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That new section one hundred and forty -six of

Repealed

article thirty- three of the Code of Public General Laws of

and
re-enacted,

Maryland, title "Elections," as enacted by the acts of eigh-
teen hundred and ninety, chapter five hundred and thirty-

eight, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so

as to read as follows :

146. The Board of Police Commissioners of Baltimore

City shall send together with the ballot boxes, and at the

time and in the method now provided for the delivery thereof

Police
commis-

to the judges of the election, and shall deliver with the

sioners of
Baltimore

ballot box to the said judges of each precinct in said city,

City

one set of ballots and one of the duplicate registries of

voters together with the specimen ballots, cards of instruc-

tion, and stationery furnished by the board of supervisors of

election, for the said precincts, the other set of such ballots

shall be retained in the possession of said Board of Police

Commissioners upon the requisition in writing of the pre-

siding or return judge, or of any two judges of the election

in any precinct, that the second set of ballots are needed

for the use of the voters therein, the Board of Police Com-

missioners shall deliver to the said judges through the hands

of one or more of their officers the second set of ballots,

taking a receipt from said judges therefor.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

Effective.

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 24th, 1892.