HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1499s

how the votes of such delegation are to be cast, and duplicates
of such certificate shall be mailed at once by said Supervisors
of Elections to the chairman of the State Central Commit-
tee of the State of each of the political parties coming within
the provisions of this Article. Such convention may be called
according to such party rules or usage, not later than five
weeks prior to the election following such primary election,
and immediately after such credentials have been received
and the body has effected a permanent organization it shall
proceed to the nomination of its candidates. The several del-
egations shall be required to cast and the chairman shall an-
nounce the vote according to such instructions so received
by the several delegations in the primaries so held in their
respective counties or legislative districts of Baltimore City
and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes in
convention shall receive the nomination. In case of a tie in
the convention votes of the two highest candidates, then the
candidate receiving the highest vote of all the registered voters
of the State shall receive the nomination. If one or more
delegates to such convention shall be absent when any such
ballot is taken, the member or members of such delegation
present shall cast the vote of the entire delegation according
to instructions. All nominations to be made by such con-
ventions shall be made in like manner and certified as required
by this Article. Such certificate shall also show that in the
nomination of such candidates for such offices the votes of the
delegations from the several counties and legislative districts
of Baltimore City were cast according to the instructions
which appear in the credentials of each of such delegations
upon each and every ballot cast in the nomination of such
candidate, and if such certificate of such nomination be not
furnished, such nomination shall be held to be defective and
the name of such nominee shall not appear upon the official
ballot at the election to be held to fill such office. The
ballots in such cases shall be cast in Baltimore City, and the
several counties of the State, respectively, ) as provided in
the preceding sections, and shall be counted and canvassed,
and the result of the election announced and certified in Balti-
more City and in each of the counties of the State as now
provided in this Article for elections held hereunder, and said
primary election shall be held and conducted and determined
in the manner and form provided by this Article for general
elections and subject to all regulations, requirements and pro-
visions as prescribed by this Article for general elections, in
so far as the same is or are may be applicable to said primary
elections, except as may be herein otherwise provided; and the
provisions of the general election law governing election con-
tests are hereby expressly declared to be applicable to such pri-