1590 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 934

and signed by him, and the Supervisors of Elections, officers of
registration and judges of election are hereby empowered to
administer all oaths and affirmations required in the dis-
charge of the duties of their respective offices.

196. The word "election" as used in this Article shall be
construed to include elections had within any county or city
for the purpose of enabling voters to choose some public officer
or officers under the laws of this State or of the United States,
or to pass upon any amendment, law or other public act or
proposition submitted to vote by law and unless otherwise
stated shall also be construed to include primary as well as
general and special elections. The word "precinct" as used in
this Article shall be construed to mean an election district in a
county or an election precinct in such district, or in a ward of
the City of Baltimore, as the case may be. In computing the
times for notices to be given under this Article Sunday shall
be included, except when the day on which said notice should
be given should happen to fall on Sunday, in which event
the same shall be given on the Monday following; the day of
giving the notice and the day of registration or election shall
be excluded.

197. In all trials for offense against any of the provisions
of this Article, or of any existing law relating to registration
or elections where such offenses are punishable by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary, the State and defense shall each be
entitled to twenty peremptory challenges of jurors.

198. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to pre-
pare instructions and blank forms necessary for the use of the
officers of registration and of election created by this Article;
and this Article, with said forms and instructions so prepared,
and with other provisions of the constitution and laws touch-
ing the same matters, and with a proper index thereto, shall
be published by the Secretary of State and shall be distributed
by him to the Supervisors of Elections in quantities sufficient
to supply all the judges and clerks of elections and other offi-
cers requiring the same. The expense of printing and of neces-
sary clerical assistance shall be paid from the treasury of the
State. A price shall be fixed by the Secretary of State at
which copies may be furnished to purchasers.

199. At least thirty days before every State election the
Attorney-General shall prepare full instructions for the guid-
ance of the voters at such election as to obtaining ballots, as
to the manner of marking them, and as to obtaining new ballots
in place of those accidentally destroyed, with such other in-
structions as shall in his opinion be necessary and proper, and