ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 551

shall make a. detailed statement to the citizens of Wicomico
County, at the time of publication of the annual report of said
Board of Education for all expenditures of funds derived from
this Act for the fiscal year covered by the said annual report.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the question
whether said "Public School Improvement Bonds of Wicomico
County, Maryland, " shall be issued or not by the County Com-
missioners of Wicomico County, for aforesaid purposes, shall
be submitted to the registered and qualified voters of Wicomico
County, on the fourth Tuesday in May, 1922, at a special
election to be then held, and the Supervisors of Election for
Wicomico County are hereby directed to have ballots printed
to be used in said election, in clear, plain, bold Roman capital
twelve-point type, "Shall Public School Improvement Bonds
for three hundred thousand dollars ($300, 000) be issued by
the County Commissioners of Wicomico County, for the pur-
pose of purchasing sites and building new school buildings, and
equipping same in Wicomico County, as provided by Chapter
.. of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, Session
1922. "

After which shall be printed on separate lines, with a square
or box to the right and opposite the words "For School Bonds"
and a corresponding square or box to the right and opposite
the words "Against School Bonds. " Same to be printed on
said ballots so as to give the voter a clear opportunity to desig-
nate by a cross (X) in a square or box opposite the words "For
School Bonds, " "Against School Bonds, " his answer to such
question.

The Supervisors of the Election for Wicomico County shall
give notice, at least fifteen days before the date of said election,
by advertisement in two newspapers published in Wicomico
County of the submission of said question, provided, that if
for any reason said notice shall not be given, or not given in
the manner prescribed, it shall not invalidate this Act or pre-
vent its taking effect. The laws in force for the conducting of
elections at the time of said election, and the provisions of the
Corrupt Practices Act shall apply in all particulars to the elec-
tion held under this Act, except as otherwise provided herein,
and all the registered voters of said county who are qualified to
vote at the regular elections shall be entitled to vote at the said
special election.

That the Supervisors of the Election shall canvass the re-
turns in like manner as other election returns, and they shall