Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                   1255

shall be designated beforehand by the Supervisors of Elections, shall
each take into his possession one of the registers, and also one of
the statements of the votes cast, sealed up in its envelope as afore-
said, and the meeting of the judges and clerks shall then be dissolved;
before 11 o'clock A.M. of the Thursday following an election, the two
judges so having custody thereof shall deliver said registers and state-
ments of votes cast to the proper officers in their respective counties,
as hereinbefore prescribed for the City of Baltimore, and shall take
similar receipts for the same.

BOARD OF CANVASSERS

133.  Custody of Return Sheets. It shall be the duty of the County
Commissioners, County Councils, Clerks of Court, Mayor, Register of
Wills and Supervisors of Elections, respectively, to keep safely, under
lock and key, the original statements or returns, return sheets and
tally-sheets, until the board of canvassers for the county or city, as
the case may be, shall have assembled and been organized according
to law, as hereinafter provided; whereupon the Clerks of Court,
County Commissioners, County Councils, Mayor, Register of Wills
and Supervisors of Elections shall immediately deliver or transmit
to such board of canvassers the said statements or returns, return
sheets and tally-sheets in the sealed envelopes.

134.   Organization of Local Board of Canvass. The Supervisors
of Elections shall constitute a board of canvassers for their county
or city, as the case may be. On the Thursday next following every elec-
tion between the hours of 12 10 o'clock noon A. M. and 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, the board of canvassers for each county 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. Each board
shall elect a chairman and secretary from their number. Each
member of the board shall take an oath, which shall be administered
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. The 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 determined by a
majority of the canvassers so attending. All the sessions, delibera-
tions 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.

135.   Statements of Votes Cast. The board of canvassers, upon
being duly organized, shall open all the original statements or re-
turns and tally-sheets delivered or transmitted to them, and shall can-
vass and add up the votes and make abstracts or statements thereof
in the following manner, as the case may require: All votes for
Governor shall be written out in words at length on one sheet; in
like manner, all votes for other State officers shall be written out
on another sheet; all votes for Presidential electors, on another sheet;
all votes for Judges of Courts, on another sheet; all votes for Sena-