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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

thereby, shall be signed by voters in numbers as follows, resid-
ing in the political division in and for which the officer is to
be elected — that is to say: the number of signatures so required
shall not be less than five hundred when the nomination is for
an office to be filled by an election participated in by the voters
of the entire State, and not less than three hundred when the
nomination is for an office to be filled by an election to be par-
ticipated in by the voters of an entire Congressional district or
of the entire cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick, Com-
berland or Hagerstown, and not less than two hundred for nomi-
nations for all other elections; and provided, also, that the said
signatures need not all be appended to one paper; but if the
signatures are appended to more than one paper, all such papers
must be fastened together and tiled as one certificate. Each
signer shall append to his signature bis residence, occupation
and place of business, and every such paper shall be accompa-
nied by an affidavit or affidavits made before a justice of the
peace by one or more persons known personally to the justice
and so certified by him and signed by the affiant or affiants, to
the effect that the signers are known to such affiant or affiants
to be registered voters of the district or precinct in which they
respectively reside, and that the said affiant or affiants person-
ally saw the signers in regard to whom he or they may make
oath sign such paper, and any wilfully false statement in such
affidavit or affidavits or affirmation shall be deemed a misde-
meanor, and shall subject the person making the same to the
fines and penalties prescribed by the law of this State for the
crime of perjury.

39. Certificates of nomination shall be filed with the Secre-

Filing of cer-
tificates of
nomina-
tion.

tary of State for the nomination of members of Congress or of
candidates for offices to be filled by voters of the entire State
or of any division of a greater extent than one county. For
all other nominations to public offices certificates of nomination
shall be filed with the Supervisors of Elections of the respective
counties or of Baltimore city, as the case may be, wherein the
officers are to be filled by the voters.

To contain
but one
nominee for
each office.

40. No certificate of nomination shall contain the name of
more than one nominee for each office to be filled. No person
shall join in nominating more than one nominee for each office
to be filled, and no person shall accept a nomination to more
than one office.

To be kept for
two years.

41. The Secretary of State and the several Boards of Super-
visors of Elections shall cause to be preserved in their respec-
tive offices, for two years, all certificates of nomination tiled