HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1535

by the persons present, and shall be filed with the said Board.
If, upon such recanvass, it shall appear that the original can-
vass of the returns by the election officers was incorrect, the
said returns and all papers being prepared by the said Board
shall be corrected accordingly.

92. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners,
Clerks of Court, Mayor, Register of Wills and Supervisors of
Elections, respectively, to keep safely, under lock and key, the
original statements or returns, return sheets and tally-sheets
until the board of canvassers for the county or city, as the case
may be, shall have assembled and been organized according to
law, as hereinafter provided; whereupon the Clerks of Court,
County Commissioners, Mayor, Register of Wills and Super-
visors of Elections shall immediately deliver or transmit to
such Board of Canvassers the said statements or returns, re-
turn sheets and tally-sheets in the sealed envelopes.

93. The Supervisors of Elections shall constitute, a board
of canvassers for their county or city, as the case may be. On
the Thursday next following every election between the hours
of 12 o'clock noon and 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the Board of
County Canvassers shall meet at the usual place for holding
the Circuit Court for the county, and the Board of Canvassers
for Baltimore City shall meet at the office of said Supervisors
of Elections, and shall, respectively, elect a chairman and sec-
retary from their number. Each member of the Board shall
take an oath, which shall be administered and recorded by
the clerk of the said court, to truly canvass, add up and declare
the votes as required by law. At their first meeting a majority
of the whole board shall be a quorum. If a majority shall not
attend on the Thursday aforesaid, the canvassers present shall
adjourn to the next day, when they shall meet again between
the same hours, and canvassers then attending, although less
than a majority of the whole number, shall organize them-
selves as a board, and shall perform the duties required by
law, and all questions arising in the course of their proceedings
shall be determined by a majority of the canvassers so attend-
ing. All the sessions, deliberations and proceedings of the Board
shall be public, and the candidates and their counsel shall have
the right to attend and to inspect the original statements and
returns, and all other documents and records.

94. The Board of Canvassers shall, upon being duly organ-
ized, open all the original statements or returns and tally-
sheets delivered or transmitted to them, and shall canvass and
add up the votes and make abstracts or statements thereof in
the following manner, as the case may require, namely: All
votes for Governor shall be written out in words at length