1098 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 423

tive district of Baltimore City in which his name appears upon
the ballot; provided, that in any county where the salary of
the office for which nomination is sought is three hundred
($300) dollars or less, such payment shall be ten ($10)
dollars; upon filing his respective certificate with the Board
of Supervisors of Elections; but candidate for Governor, At-
torney General, Comptroller or Clerk of the Court of Appeals
of the State shall file their said certificates of nomination
with the Secretary of State at Annapolis, and the Secretary of
State, immediately on receipt of the same shall certify the
fact of said filing and the name and description of each person
so filing said certificate as specified therein to the Supervisors
of Elections of Baltimore City and of every county in the
State. Said candidates for Governor, Comptroller, Attorney
General and clerk of the Court of Appeals, upon filing their
respective certificates with the Secretary of State as afore-
said shall each pay to him the sum of two hundred and seventy
($270) dollars, which in turn shall be transmitted by him in
sums of ten ($10) dollars each to the Supervisors of Elections
of each county of the State, and the sum of forty ($40) dollars
thereof to the Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City; and
the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City shall
pay over the amount so received to the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, and the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions for each county shall pay over the amount so received
to the County Commissioners of each county, respectively;
and all the expenses of each of said primary elections in Bal-
timore City shall be paid by the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore; and all the expenses of holding said primary elec-
tions in each county, respectively, shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of each county, respectively, precisely as the
expenses of the State, city and county elections are now paid
under existing laws; the said ballots shall be printed in number
equal to 125% of the number of registered voters of the respec-
tive political parties and the said ballots shall be distributed as
follows: Ballots at least equal to the number of voters of the
respective political parties shall be sent to the judges and
clerks of election for use on primary election day, and the sur-
plus ballots in the counties shall be retained by the Supervisors
of Elections or by an official designated by them, who shall
deliver said surplus ballots to any judge of election who shall
make requisition therefor in writing, stating that their first
supply of ballots has been exhausted or that for any cause addi-
tional ballots are needed and in Baltimore City the said sur-