138 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

candidate of the Democratic party for United States Senator
and for the purpose of nominating by the ballots of duly regis-
tered Republican voters a candidate of the Republican party
for United States Senator, and also for the purpose of nomi-
nating by the ballots of duly registered voters of any other
political party, which may have polled ten per cent, of the total
registered vote of the State of Maryland at the last preceding
general election in said State, a candidate of any such party
for United States Senator for the term or terms to be filled by
the General Assembly election at said general election. Such
candidate shall be nominated by the direct vote of the duly
registered voters belonging to or voting with the several politi-
cal parties aforesaid in each legislative district of Baltimore
city and in each of the several counties respectively, said vote
in each of said districts and counties to be binding as far as
may be possible according to law, on the State Senator and
members of the House of Delegates, elected at said general elec-
tion in each of said legislative districts and counties to the
General Assembly next ensuing said election, so as to require
said Senator and members of the House of Delegates to vote for
the candidates for United States Senator who in said primary
election shall have received the greatest number of votes cast
in the county or legislative district from which said Senator
and members of the House of Delegates shall have been elected
for the Senatorial candidates of the party to which said Sena-
tor and members of the House of Delegates belong, as herein-
after more particularly set forth.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the primary election
of each of said political parties for the nomination of a Senator
in the Congress of the United States shall be conducted by and
held under the supervision and control of the State Central Com-,
mittee of each of the several political parties aforesaid of and
in the respective counties of the State of Maryland and of and
in the several legislative districts of Baltimore city, respective-
ly, which said State Central Committee, respectively shall
select the polling places, furnish the needed ballot boxes and
lists of registered voters in Baltimore city and lists of regis-
tered voters in the counties, as hereinafter provided; and also
appoint two judges and one clerk of known probity and intelli-
gence for each election precinct or district to receive and count
the ballots and declare the results, as hereinafter provided in
the legislative districts of the city of Baltimore and in the sev-
eral counties, respectively. There shall be one polling place for
said Senatorial primary election of each of said political par-
ties in each election precinct or district of each of the counties
of the State, which shall be properly fitted up, furnished,