WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 543

To the Clerk of Federalsburg:

We, the undersigned, citizens of the town of Federalsburg,
Caroline County, Maryland, and being duly qualified voters
of said town, do hereby certify, that we do nominate
......................................... who has been a

resident of the town of Federalsburg, Caroline County, for
more than three years, for the office of ....................

We do further certify that we and each of us shall vote for
the said person nominated hereby.

Witness our hands this.............. day of ...........

19....

(Signatures of ten petitioning voters.)

(b) And each candidate shall at the same time deposit
with the Clerk of Federalsburg the sum of Five Dollars
($5.00), which sum shall be paid to the Mayor and Council
for the purpose of defraying in whole or in part the expenses
of said election. And immediately upon the expiration of
the time of filing of petitions by the respective candidates
the Clerk of Federalsburg shall cause to be published in one
or more newspapers published in Caroline County or posted
in three conspicuous places in the town of Federalsburg, the
names of all the candidates as they are to appear upon the
official b'allot, and the said Clerk shall thereupon cause the
official ballots to be printed on plain white paper of uniform
size to be delivered to the Judges of Election and to no other
person, and on such ballots shall appear the name or names
of all the candidates for Mayor arranged alphabetically
and immediately following the words "For Mayor", which
shall be printed on said ballot, and preceding the names
of the candidates shall be plainly printed in black ink a di-
rection to the voters: "Vote for one by making a cross (X)
mark in that square which is opposite the name of the
candidate to be voted for", and a black line shall be printed
immediately under the name of each candidate extending
to a square opposite the name of the candidate and immedi-
ately following the name of the candidate or candidates
for Mayor shall be printed a black line extending to a square
on which the voter may insert in writing the name of a
candidate for Mayor, if he so desires, which name may not
already be printed on the ballot, and also on such ballots
shall appear the name or names of all the candidates for
councilmen arranged alphabetically, and immediately follow-
ing the words "For Councilman", which shall be printed on
said ballot, and preceding the name or names of the candidate
or candidates shall be plainly printed in black ink a di-
rection to the voters: "Vote for four (or other number, as
the case may be) by making a cross (X) mark in that square