HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1483

signatures need not all be appended to one paper, but if the
signatures be appended to more than one paper all such papers
must be fastened together and filed as one certificate. Each
signer shall append to his signature his residence, occupation,
the precinct or district where he is registered as a voter, and
his place of business, and immediately below the signature of
any such signer there shall be either printed or typed the name
of such signer. Every such paper shall be accompanied by an
affidavit or affidavits made before a justice of the peace, notary
public or other officer authorized to take oaths under the laws
of this State, by one or more persons known personally to the
justice, notary public or other officer, and so certified by him
and signed by the affiants to the effect that the signers are
known to such affiant or affiants to be registered voters of the
district or precinct as set forth in said petition, and that the
said affiant or affiants personally saw the signers, in regard to
whom he or they make oaths, sign such paper. No person who
has been a candidate for nomination by a political party at the
primary elections preceding a general election shall be nomi-
nated for an office to be filled at such general election in the
manner prescribed by this section.

35. No petition for the election of a charter board, under
the provisions of Article XIA of the Constitution of Mary-
land, title "Local Legislation", shall be accepted or filed by
the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City or
any of the counties, as the case may be, unless all of the
signatures attached to any such petition shall have been writ-
ten thereon by the signers within six months of the date when
such petition is laid before the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions of Baltimore City or any of the counties, as the case
may be. In signing any petition in accordance with the man-
ner prescribed in Section 7 of said Article XIA of the Consti-
tution, every signer thereto shall place to the right of his or her
name as and when signed, the date of such signature in his
or her own handwriting, and no action thereon shall be taken
by any Board of Supervisors of Elections unless the peti-
tion is filed within six months of the date of the first signature.

36. Certificates of nomination shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of State for the nomination of members of Congress or
of candidates for offices to be filled by voters of the entire
State or of any division of a greater extent than one county.
For all other nominations to public offices certificates of
nomination shall be filed with the Supervisors of Elections
of the respective counties or of Baltimore City, as the case
may be? wherein the offices are to be filled by the voters.