158 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 94

protective counters, and public counters of each and every
voting machine.

(f) The Board of Supervisors of Election shall furnish, at
the expense of the city, all ballot-labels, forms of certificates,
returns, and other papers and supplies, required under the
provisions of this sub-title.

224-1.

(a) The Board of Supervisors of Election shall deliver the
proper voting machine or voting machines, properly furnished
with ballot-labels, to the polling places of the respective elec-
tion precincts at least one hour before the time set for open-
ing the polls at each election, and shall cause each machine
to be set up in the proper manner for use in voting. Each
machine shall then remain sealed until the examination imme-
diately preceding the opening of the polls prescribed by this
sub-title. .

(b) The Board of Supervisors of Election shall pro-
vide ample protection against molestation of and injury
to the voting machine, and, for that purpose, the said
Board or any of the Judges of Election shall and may
call upon any police officer to furnish such assistance as
may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of police officers
to furnish such assistance when so requested by the said
Board or by any Judge of Election.

(c) The said Board shall furnish, at the expense of the city,
and deliver with each voting machine:

(1) A lantern, or a proper substitute for one, which shall
give sufficient light to enable voters, while in the voting
machine booth, to read the ballot-labels, and suitable for
the use of the judges of election in examining the counters.
The lantern, or proper substitute therefor, shall be pre-
pared and in good order for use before the opening of the
polls.

(2) Two diagrams or sample ballots, of suitable size, repre-
senting such part of the face of such voting machine as will
be in use in the election, and accompanied by illustrated direc-
tions for voting on the machine. Such diagrams shall be
posted prominently outside the enclosed space within the poll-
ing-place.

(3) A mechanically operated model of a portion of the face
of a voting machine, for the instruction of voters. Such model
shall be placed in the polling-place and at or outside of the
guard-rail.

(4) A seal, for sealing the machine after the polls are closed,
unless the construction of the machine is such that the ma-
chine is automatically locked and sealed when the results are
exposed; an envelope for the return of the keys, if the con-