1360 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 780

tives of the Federal Congress, and shall elect all delegates to
county, legislative district, Congressional, City and State con-
ventions, and all members of managing bodies in said political
parties, in and for Baltimore City and the several counties of
the State, and all precinct, ward, city and county executive or
executive committees, whenever the political party usage pro-
vides for such executive committees, or any of the same, by
means of primary elections conducted under and in accordance
with the provisions of this sub-title and not otherwise, except
as herein specifically provided, and the several boards of super-
visors of elections shall not print on the official ballot to be
voted at any general or special election to be hereafter held
the name or names of any such candidate or candidates for
election in Baltimore City or any of the counties of the State
of any of said parties who shall not be so nominated and whose
nomination shall not be certified to them or to the Secretary of
State as having been so nominated. Provided, that the pro-
visions of this sub-title requiring the nomination of candidates
by direct vote shall not apply to the nomination of such candi-
dates for county officers, State Senate and members of the
House of Delegates in the County of Howard, except as here
inafter provided; but such candidates shall be selected by
county convention, delegates to which shall be selected in all
respects as provided for in this sub-title, and the nomination
of such candidates by such convention shall be duly certified
by the chairman and secretary of such convention to the Board
of Election Supervisors of said comity; and it shall be the duty
of said supervisors to place the name of such candidates upon
the official ballots in the manner prescribed by the General
Election Laws of this State.

All such candidates for such office, and all such delegates,
managing bodies, executives and executive committees shall be
nominated, selected and chosen by the direct vote of the duly
registered voters belonging to or acting with such parties,
respectively, in every precinct, ward, councilmanic, legislative,
Congressional, judicial or other election district in Baltimore
€ity, and also in the several counties of the State of Mary-
land, respectively, and in each and every election precinct and
election district of each of said counties of the State of Mary-
land, respectively, it being the intent and purpose of this sub-
title that all such candidates for public office, all delegates to
party conventions and all managing bodies, executives, or
executive committees of any such political party whenever the
political party usage provides for such executives or executive
committees,, shall be nominated by the direct vote of the duly
registered voters, belonging to and acting with such parties,
respectively, In Baltimore City, or any precinct, ward, council-