1298                               Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 739

oath and witness the same, whereupon the ballot envelope, with the
ballot enclosed and sealed therein shall be left with the Board at
its regular office. Thereafter the Board shall follow the same pro-
cedure as is set forth in this sub-title for ballot envelopes and ballots
cast by other Absentee Residents.

249. Printing and Mailing Provisions. (a) Envelopes. The several
Boards shall cause to be printed an adequate number of State
Absentee Ballots, of the three kinds of envelopes hereinafter de-
scribed and of instructions. The words "Absentee Ballot" shall be
printed in large letters in a clear space at the top of each of said
ballots. The designation of the polling place shall be left blank on
the back and outside of said ballots and shall be filled in by the
appropriate Board before being sent to any registered Absentee
Resident, and, if the Absentee Resident is not registered, said blanks
shall be filled in by said Board when said Absentee Resident is
registered, as in this sub-title provided. One envelope shall be known
as the "Return Envelope" and shall be sufficiently larger than the
other envelope, which shall be known as the "Ballot Envelope" and
which is hereinafter described, to conveniently enclose and contain
the Ballot Envelope. There shall be printed or written across the
left-hand face of the "Return Envelope" the words "Return Envelope

for the Election of ....................................................", the blank space

being filled in with the date of said election, after which there shall
be added the words, "Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City", or

"Supervisors of Elections of..............................................County", as

the case may be, and the address of their office, and below this last
phrase shall be printed in bold type the phrase, "Official Election
War Ballot, State of Maryland". The third envelope shall be a
covering envelope in which all the balloting material shall be sent
to Absentee Residents; and there shall be printed on the covering
envelopes the return address of the Board from which they are sent,
and in bold type the phrase, "Official Election War Ballot, State
of Maryland".

(b)  Address on Envelope. The several Boards, before sending the
return envelope to the Absentee Resident, shall cause it to be ad-
dressed to the Secretary of State, Annapolis, Maryland RESPEC-
TIVE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS.

(c)  Oath. The ballot envelope shall be of sufficient size to contain
the State Absentee Ballot. Printed on the face of the Ballot Envelope
shall be the following oath:

Oath of Absentee Resident

"I, ................................................, do hereby swear (or affirm) that

(Print name above)

the date of my birth was .............. day of...................., ....................;

(Month) (Year)

THAT I AM OF THE............................SEX, ........................COLOR;

that I am a citizen of the United States; that for at least one year

immediately preceding ............................................................ my home

(Date of Election)