196 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 95

proper, and shall prepare separate instructions for the opera-
tion of voting machines. Said instructions shall be furnished
by the Secretary of State to the several Boards of Super-
visors of Elections, who shall respectively cause the same to
be printed in large, clear type, on separate cards, to be called
"Cards of Instruction, " and said Board of Supervisors shall
furnish twelve of the first above mentioned sets of in
structions with ballots for use in each election precinct in
which paper ballots shall be used and twelve of the second
above mentioned sets of instructions for use in each election
precinct in which voting machines shall be used. They shall
also cause to be printed on light cardboard or heavy-sized
paper, ten or more copies of the form of the ballot provided
for each voting place at each election therein, in type of
the same size, which shall be called "Specimen Ballots",
and the same shall be furnished with the other ballots pre-
pared for each voting place at which paper ballots shall be
used, and the same number of copies of the form of the ballot-
label, printed on similar material in type of the same size
shall be furnished for each voting place at which voting ma-
chines shall be used. On the morning of said election the said
Supervisors of Election shall cause to be conspicuously posted
in each polling place said cards of instruction and specimen
ballots, and one of said cards of instruction shall be fixed in
each booth or voting compartment, and the said specimen
ballots shall be conspicuously displayed in said polling-room
and on the outside of the building wherein said voting shall
take place. Not less than three of said cards and three of said
specimen ballots shall be posted outside of the guard-rails,
and not less than three of each of same shall be securely and
conspicuously posted on the outside of the building in which
the polls are held, before the balloting begins, in such position
that the same may be easily examined by the public. This
section shall apply to Baltimore City, Baltimore, Frederick,
Garrett, Wicomico, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, Cecil, Mont-
gomery, Howard, Harford and Caroline Counties.

136. The boundaries of the election districts of the coun-
ties and of the wards of Baltimore City shall remain as now
established by law, but before the first general registration
held under this Article, and before every subsequent general
registration, or whenever in the judgment of the board of
supervisors of elections of Baltimore City it shall be deemed
expedient, it shall be the duty of said board to divide and
establish precincts in the said wards, as in the judgment of
said board shall best promote the convenience of voters; pro-
vided, that no precinct in which paper ballots shall be used,
upon the basis of the registry of voters in use at the election