150 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 94

WHEREAS, the use of voting machines in elections is bene-
ficial to the public, and is more economical than the use of
paper ballots, and insures prompt returns of elections, affords
secrecy in voting and prevents the spoiling of ballots, and
insures an accurate count of the votes cast, therefore:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 224 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland (Edition of 1924), title
"Elections", sub-title "Voting Machines", and that Section
224A of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title "Elections", sub-
title "Voting Machines", be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

224. The Election Supervisors of the respective counties
are hereby given power and authority to determine what pre-
cincts in the respective counties shall be first equipped with
voting machines, and the said Election Supervisors of the
respective counties are hereby authorized to purchase from
time to time such machines as meet their approval and in such
number as they deem advisable, payment for said machines
to be made out of money appropriated for that purpose.

224A. The Board of Supervisors of Election for Baltimore
City is hereby directed, in all future elections, to use the
voting machines heretofore purchased by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore. A Board composed of the members for
the time being of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City and
the members for the time being of the Board of Supervisors
of Election of Baltimore City is hereby constituted, and is
authorized, empowered and directed to purchase a sufficient
number of voting machines for use in all polling places
throughout the City of Baltimore at all primary, general,
special and other elections, held or to be held in said City
after the 1st day of January, 1938. The expenses incurred by
said Board and the cost of such voting machines shall, upon
the requisition of said Board, be audited by the Comptroller of
Baltimore City, who shall pay the same by warrant drawn
upon the proper officers of said City. Said Board is authorized
and empowered to determine by majority vote such specifica-
tions supplementary to the specifications hereinafter set forth
as it may deem proper for voting machines acquired, or to be
acquired, by it, and to select in its discretion the type and
make of such voting machines, and, in its discretion, to em-
ploy engineers or other skilled persons to advise and aid said
Board in the exercise of the powers and duties hereby con-
ferred upon it. Such voting machines, when purchased, shall