PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1331

CHAPTER 761.

AN ACT providing for the nomination and election of Senators-
from Maryland in the Senate of the United States, and for
filling vacancies in said office of .Senator, and providing for
the application of the Corrupt Practices Act of Maryland to
the nomination and election of such Senators, and to repeal
Sections 202 to 213, both inclusive, of Article 33 of Bagby's
Code of Public Civil Laws, title '' Elections,'' sub-title '' Sena-
torial Primaries," as enacted by Chapter 400 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1908 and Chapter 441 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1910, and all other laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That all the provisions of all Sections of Article 33 of the
Code of Public General Laws of aryland, title "Elections,"
sub-title "Primary Elections," for and relating to the nomina-
tion of candidates for States offices, that is to say, offices filled
by the vote of all of the registered voters of the State of Mary-
land, are hereby extended and declared to be applicable to the
nomination of candidates for the office of Senator from Mary-
land in the United States Senate, and all candidates of the sev-
eral political parties subject to the provisions of said Sections
of this Article, for the office of Senator aforesaid shall be nom-
inated in accordance with the provisions, and in all respects of
said Sections in same manner as candidates for State offices
aforesaid are by said Sections required to be nominated; and the
Senators from Maryland in the Senate of the United States shall
be elected by the people, that is to say, by the qualified voters
of the State, and "such election of said Senators shall be held,
conducted, canvassed, returned, certified and established, in the
same manner as the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State
is required to be elected, and as the election of the Comptroller
is required to be held, conducted, canvassed, returned, certified
and established by the provisions of said Article 33 and in all
respects in accordance with said provisions; and in addition to
the duties imposed upon the Board of State Canvassers by the
provisions of said Article 33, they shall also forward said re-
turns or a summary of the same, with a declaration or certificate
of the result of such election under the Great Seal of the State
of Maryland to the President of the Senate of the United States,
and shall forthwith comply with the law or laws of the United
States which may be enacted with respect to the transmission
to the Senate of the United States or any officer or officers