1184                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 691

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 691

(House Bill 789)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 106 of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title
"Elections," sub-title "Elections," relating to the meeting of the
Board of Canvassers at the office of the Board of Election Super-
visors in Montgomery County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 106 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Elections," sub-title "Elections," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

106. The Supervisors of Elections shall constitute a board of can-
vassers 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 and Montgomery
County shall meet at the office of said Supervisors of Elections, and
shall respectively, elect a chairman and secretary from their number.
Each member of the Board shall take an oath, which shall be ad-
ministered 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 themselves
as a board, and shall perform the duties required by law, and all
questions arising in the course of their proceedings shall be deter-
mined by a majority of the canvassers so attending. 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.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.