HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1323

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 229 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Elections", sub-title "Pri-
mary Elections", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

229. (1) Political parties which at the general election
held on November 2nd, 1909, in the State of Maryland, or
which at any future general election next preceding any pri-
mary election to be held hereunder, as shall have polled ten
per cent, of the entire vote cast in the State at such or any
such general election, shall hereafter nominate all their candi-
dates for public office in and for Baltimore City, and the
several counties of the State and for Judges and f or the House
of Representatives of the Federal Congress, and shall elect
all delegates to county, legislative district, Congressional, City
and State conventions, 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 politi-
cal party usage provides 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 other-
wise, except as herein specifically provided, and the several
boards of supervisors of elections shall not print on the official
ballot to be voted at any general or special election to be here-
after held the; name or names of any such candidate or candi-
dates 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.

(2) No person, other than as candidate for Judge, shall be
a candidate for the nomination by more than one political
party for any public office in Maryland or for the House of
^Representatives of the Federal Congress, United States Sena-
tor or President of the United States.

(3) All such candidates for such office, and all such dele-
gates, 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 City, and also in the several counties of the State
of Maryland, respectively, and in each and every election pre-
cinct and election district of each of said counties of the
State of Maryland, respectively, it being the intent and pur-