1904.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1895

House bill, File No. 589, entitled "An Act to add
two new sections to Article 16 of the Code of Public
Local Laws, 'title 'Primary Elections,' to be called
'Sections 220 and 221,' and to repeal all local laws
applicable to and regulating primary elections in
Montgomery county."

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

By Committee :

Strike out all after the words "A bill" and insert
the following in lieu thereof :

"Entitled An Act regulating certain primary elec
tions in Montgomery county, in the state of Mary
land."

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the political parties, which, at the
general election November 3rd, 1903, polled ten per
cent of the entire vote cast in Montgomery County,
shall hereafter, in the year 1905, and biennially there-
after, nominate their candidates for all local offices to
be voted for at the general election in 1905, and bien-
nially thereafter, including the candidates for the
Senate, and members of the House of Delegates, by
means of primary elections conducted under the pro-
visions of this Act, and not otherwise. Said candi-
dates may be nominated by direct vote of the duly
registered voters belonging to or acting with said par-
ties in each precinct of said county or they may be
nominated by county conventions, the delegates to
which shall be elected at primary elections duly held
in the different precincts of said county. Said elec-
tions shall be biennially held as above stated on a
day to be fixed by agreement between the governing
bodies of said parties, not earlier than the second
Saturday in June, and not later than the first Satur-
day in August.

"Sec. 2. And it shall be the duly of the governing
bodies of said political parties, as soon as they have
agreed upon a day, to notify the Supervisors of Elec-
tion of the day selected, which notice shall be at least-
fifteen days before the date fixed for said primary
election, and in case said governing bodies shall fail to