1848 LAWS OF MARYLAND., [CH. 749

sum of money necessary to cover the cost of printing. Each
candidate for nomination for public office at a primary elec-
tion shall pay the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25. 00) for
each county or legislative district of Baltimore City in which
his name appears upon the ballot, provided that in any county
where the salary of the office for which nomination is sought
is Three Hundred Dollars ($300. 00) or less, such payment
shall be Ten Dollars ($10. 00), upon filing his respective certifi-
cate with the Board of Supervisors of Elections. In Balti-
more City, at a primary election each candidate for election
as a delegate to the State Convention or as a member of the
State Central Committee, executive committee of any party
or other party committee, shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars
($10. 00) upon filing his certificate with the Board of Super-
visors of Elections.

(c) Candidates for Governor, Attorney General, or Comp-
troller shall file their said certificate of nomination with the
Secretary of State at Annapolis, and the Secretary of State
immediately upon receipt of the same shall certify the fact
of said filing and the name and description of each person so
filing said certificate as specified therein to the Supervisors
of Elections of Baltimore City and of every county in the
State. Said candidates for Governor, Comptroller, and Attor-
ney General, upon filing their respective certificates with the
Secretary of State as aforesaid shall each pay to him the sum
of Two Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($270. 00), which in
turn shall be transmitted by him in the sums of Ten Dollars
($10. 00) each to the Supervisors of Elections of each county
of the State, and the sum of Forty Dollars ($40. 00) thereof
to the Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City; and the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City shall
pay over the amount so received to the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore, and the Board of Supervisors of Elections
for each county shall pay over the amount so received to the
County Commissioners of each county, respectively; and all
the expenses of each said primary election in Baltimore City
shall be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore;
and all the expenses of holding said primary elections in each
county, respectively, shall be paid by the County Commis-
sioners of each county, respectively, precisely as expenses of
the State, city and county elections are now paid under exist-
ing laws; the said ballots shall be printed in number equal
to 125% of the number of registered voters of the respective
political parties and the said ballots shall be distributed as
follows: Ballots at least equal to the number of voters of the
respective political parties shall be sent to the judges and
clerks of election for use on primary election day, and the
surplus ballots in the counties shall be retained by the Super-