THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     69

the speedy hearing thereof, in its discretion; and for the purpose of
service of papers and other proceedings the board of canvassers, as
organized and existing at the time of making the original canvass,
shall be deemed a continuing board. There shall be the same right
of appeal as in other mandamus cases [, but such appeal shall be
taken within five days from the date of the decision complained of,
and shall be heard and decided by the Court of Appeals as soon after
the transmission of the record as possible. The testimony taken in
such cases shall be sent to the Court of Appeals as part of the record

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146. Procedure in Court Contests. Each Judge of the Circuit Court
and of the Superior Court of Baltimore City may adopt such modes
of proceeding and adjudging costs in cases of contested elections as
to him shall seem most satisfactory, but the rules of taking testimony
in such cases shall be the same as those which regulate the taking
of testimony in contested election cases cognizable by the House of
Delegates. Either party shall have a right of appeal to the Court of
Appeals, as in other cases[, said appeal to be taken within five days
from the date of the decision complained of. The appeal shall be
heard and decided by the Court of Appeals as soon after transmission
of the record as may be practicable, and the testimony taken in such
cases shall be sent up to the Court of Appeals as part of the record}.

230. PROCEDURE ON PETITION.

(A) PETITION. AT ANY TIME WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER ANY ELECTION OR PRIMARY ELECTION HELD
UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, ANY DEFEATED CAN-
DIDATE AT SUCH ELECTION, OR ANY TEN DULY QUALI-
FIED VOTERS AT SUCH ELECTION, MAY PRESENT TO THE
CIRCUIT COURT OF ANY COUNTY, OR TO THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY, A PETITION SETTING FORTH
UNDER OATH THAT CORRUPT PRACTICES, CONTRARY TO
THE PROVISIONS OF A SPECIFIED SECTION OR SECTIONS
OF THIS ARTICLE, WERE COMMITTED BY THE SUCCESS-
FUL CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES OR IN THE PERSON OF
HIS OR THEIR AGENT OR AGENTS AT OR PRELIMINARY
TO SUCH ELECTION, WITHIN THE COUNTY OR CITY IN
WHICH SAID PETITION WAS FILED, NAMING THE SUC-
CESSFUL CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES AS DEFENDANTS,
AND PRAYING THAT THE FACTS ALLEGED MAY BE IN-
QUIRED INTO.

255. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ABSENTEES.

NO HONORABLY DISCHARGED ABSENTEE RESIDENT,
REFERRED TO IN SUB-SECTION (C) OF PARAGRAPH 243
OF THIS SUB-TITLE, WHO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED MORE
THAN ONE MONTH BEFORE THE LAST REGISTRATION
DAY PRIOR TO AN ELECTION, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
REGISTER UNDER THIS SUB-TITLE. ANY HONORABLY
DISCHARGED ABSENTEE RESIDENT, REFERRED TO IN
SAID SUB-SECTION (C), WHO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED
LATER THAN ONE MONTH BEFORE THE LAST REGIS-
TRATION DAY PRIOR TO AN ELECTION, SHALL BE EN-
TITLED TO REGISTER AND VOTE, IF OTHERWISE EN-
TITLED TO DO SO UNDER THIS SUB-TITLE, AND IF ON OR