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CHAP.
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of said elections, ) under the penalty of five hundred dollars, meet at the usual place of the sitting on
the county court of each county, with the books of the polls and the certificates aforesaid, and the
said judges, when so assembled, shall cast up the whole of the votes of all the districts, and shall make
out two plain, fair and distinct statements and certificates of the number of votes which shall have,
been given for each candidate; if for delegates to the general assembly, in the following form,
to the like effect, to wit: " To the honourable the chancellor of the state of Maryland. Whereas
" an election for four delegates for —— county to the general assembly of Maryland, was held on
" the first Monday in October, eighteen hundred and —, in the districts of said county, distin-
" guished by number one, two, three, &c. conformably to the constitution and laws of this state
" and whereas we the subscribers, attending judges at the close of the election in said districts, having
" this day assembled at the usual place of the sitting of the county court of said county, with the
" books of the polls, on which are endorsed the several certificates agreeably to law, and having cast
" up the whole number of votes given in said districts, according to the respective certificates made
" out on the day of election by the judges, it appears that ———, ———, ——— and ———, have the
" greatest number of legal votes; whereupon we do determine, declare and return, that the said —
" ——, —— and ———, are duly elected delegates, for ——— county, to the general assembly of Ma-
" ryland. Given under our hands, this —— day of October, eighteen hundred and ——. " If for
electors of the senate, in the following form, or to the like effect, to wit: " To the honourable the
" chancellor of the state of Maryland. We the subscribers, judges at the close of an election held
" on the first Monday of September, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ——, in the
" election districts distinguished by number one, two, three, &c. in —— county, for the purpose of
" electing two persons for said county to be electors of the senate of Maryland, conformably to the
" constitution and laws of this, having this day met at the usual place of the sitting of the
" county court for said county, with the books of the polls, on which are endorsed the several cer-
" tificates required by law, and having cast up the whole number of votes given in said districts
" according to the respective certificates made out on the day of election by the judges, it appears
" that —— and —— have the greatest number of legal votes; whereupon we do determine, declare and
" return, that the said — and —— are duly elected for —— county, electors of the senate of Mary-
" land. Given under our hands, this —— day of September, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
" and ——. " If for sheriffs, in the following form, or to the like effect, to wit: " To his excellent
" cy the governor of the state of Maryland, in council. Whereas an election for two persons for the
" office of sheriff for —— county, was held on the first Monday in October, eighteen hundred
" and ——, in the districts of said county, distinguished by number one, two, three, &c. conform-
" ably to the constitution and laws of this state; and whereas we the subscribers, attending judged
" at the close of the election in said districts, having this day assembled at the usual place of the
" sitting of the county courts of said county, with the books of the polls, on which are endorsed the
" several certificates agreeably to law, and having examined and cast up the whole number of ballots
" given in the said districts, agreeably to the respective certificates made out on the day of the elec-
" tion by the judges, it appears that ——— had ——— ballots, and ——— had ——— ballots, and that
" and —— had a majority of legal ballots of the candidates properly qualified. 'Whereupon we do
" determine, declare and return, that the said ——— and ——— are duly elected for the office of sheriff
" for —— county. Given under our hands, this —— day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen
" hundred and ——. " If for representatives to congress, in the following form, or to the like effect
to wit: " To his. excellency the governor of the state of Maryland, in council. We the subscribers,
" judges at the close of an election held on the —— day of ——, in the year of our Lord eighteen hun-
" dred and ——, in the election districts of — — county, distinguished by number one, two, three, &c.
" for the purpose of choosing a representative for the —— district of this state, to serve in the con-
" gress of the United States, having this day assembled at the usual place of the sitting of the coun-
" ty court of said county, with the books of the polls, on which are endorsed the several certificate
" agreeably to law, and having cast up the whole number of votes given in said districts, according
" to the respective certificates made out by the judges, do return, that —— had ——— votes, and —
" had ——— votes, &c. Given under our. hands, this —— day of ——, in the year of our Lord
" eighteen hundred and ———. " If for an elector of president and vice-president of the United
States, in the following form, or to the like effect, to wit: " To his excellency the governor of the
" state of Maryland, in council. We the subscribers, judges at the close of an election held on the
" ——— day of ———, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ——, in the election districts
" ——— county, distinguished by number one, two, three, &c. for the purpose of electing an election
" for the —— district of this state for choosing a president and vice-president of the United States;
" conformably to the constitution of the United States and the laws of this state, having this day
" assembled at the usual place of the sitting of the county court of said county, with the books of
" the polls, on which are endorsed the several certificates required by law, and having cast up the
" whole number of votes given in said districts, according to the respective certificates made out by
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