ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1457

by a line running along the entire width of said coupon. Upon
said coupon shall be printed the words "Voter's Name, " with
a line drawn thereunder for writing said name, and under the
said line the words "Number of Voter, " followed by a blank
space for the insertion of number. Before distribution said
ballot shall be so folded in marked creases that no part of the
marks or printing thereon, excepting that upon the back and
outside, and that upon the detachable stub or coupon, shall be
visible, and so that the folded ballot shall be of uniform width
and length and of proper width to be deposited in the ballot
boxes. All ballots when printed shall be folded as above pro-
vided, and fastened together in convenient numbers in pack-
ages, books or blocks, so that each ballot may be detached and
removed separately. The said Boards of Supervisors of Elec-
tions, respectively, shall four days at least prior to the day of
any election in their Respective counties and in said city, cause
to be conspicuously and securely posted in one or more public
places in each voting precinct of their respective counties, or
of said city, accurate sample copies of the ballots to be used in
such precinct, at the then approaching election; such sample
copies shall be printed on light cardboard or heavy sized paper
of dimensions and type of the same saze as that used in print-
ing the official ballots, and one of them at least shall be placed
upon the exterior of each building in which the polls will be
held, so that the same can be readily seen and examined by
persons passing on the street or road.

60. The Supervisors of Elections shall provide for each
election precinct in the several counties and in the City of
Baltimore a package of ballots containing at least as many bal-
lots as there are voters shown by the last preceding registration
in said precinct, and shall cause such package to be sealed and
clearly marked on the outside of its wrapper with the name of
the precinct or polling place for which it is intended and the
number of ballots enclosed. The said package of ballots shall
be delivered to the judges of elections with the ballot boxes,
poll books, blanks and stationery, as provided in Section 61
of this Article. The Supervisors of Elections shall also cause
to be printed a surplus number of ballots equal to twenty-live
per centum of the total number of voters as shown by the
registry books in any county, congressional, legislative or
councilmanic or other district, and said surplus ballots in the
counties shall be retained by the Supervisors of Elections and
in Baltimore City, shall be delivered to the Police Commis-