1458 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 5Sl

sioner of Baltimore City, and it shall be the duty of said
Supervisors of Elections and the said Police Commissioner
to have said surplus ballots on the day of election in their
charge, or that of an officer designated by them, and to supply
them to any judges of election who shall then make requisition
therefor in writing, stating their first supply of ballots has
been exhausted or that for any cause the additional ballots
are needed. Said Police Commissioner shall receipt for all
surplus ballots delivered to him and keep a record of all such
surplus ballots delivered by him to the judges of election, and
on the day after election he shall return all ballots not so deliv-
ered to the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
City. All surplus ballots shall be destroyed within ten days
thereafter unless the destruction thereof be staved by an order
of Court pending a contest. The several Boards of Supervisors
shall keep a record of the number of all ballots printed in their
respective counties or city, and shall preserve the same for at
least six months after the election for which it was made.

61. The Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City shall
deliver to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City, not
more than three days and not less than one day preceding the
election, the two registers of every precinct of said city, to-
gether with the cards of instruction and ballot box therefor,
the latter being locked, with the key in the lock, and containing
the package of ballots for said precinct, the specimen ballots,
the two poll books, and all blanks, indelible pencils and sta-
tionery required for such election. And the said Police Com-
missioner shall receipt therefor, and shall deliver or cause
the same to be delivered to the judges of election of the respec-
tive precincts at or before the opening of the polls on the day
of election. Said Boards of Supervisors shall keep a record of
the time when such deliveries are made by them and of the
particulars thereof.

The Supervisors of Elections of the several counties shall,
not more than three days prior to every election and not less
than one, make up into sealed packages for each precinct the
two registers for said precinct, together with the cards of in-
struction and the key of the ballot box for such precinct, hav-
ing first placed in the ballot box the ballots for said precinct,
the specimen ballots, the two poll books, and all blanks, indel-
ible pencils and stationery required for such elections, and
shall deliver or cause the same to be delivered to the judges