874                               Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 529

inches; any butterfish less than 6 inches; measurement in the case of
each fish shall be from tip of the nose to the end of the caudal fin or
tail.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 529
(House Bill 149)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, sub-section (c) of
Section 92 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition), title "Elections", sub-title "Elections", providing for a
mandatory inspection of voting machines in Harford County by

sheriff or deputy at the polling places prior to their use in each

election; and provided further for option inspections by candidates
in Harford County. THE CHAIRMEN OF THE DEMOCRATIC
AND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES OR
THEIR DESIGNEES AND A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION
THEREOF AND PROVIDING FURTHER FOR AN OPTIONAL
INSPECTION FOR ANY DULY CERTIFIED CANDIDATE IN
HARFORD COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-section (c) of Section 92 of Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Elections", sub-title "Elec-
tions", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments,
to read as follows:

92.

(c) In all elections in Harford County, the use of voting machines
in every polling place shall be mandatory. The County Commis-
sioners shall provide the necessary funds and the Board of Election
Supervisors shall appoint a custodian of voting machines and a
deputy custodian, whose duty it shall be to prepare the machines for
use. The custodian and deputy custodian shall be chosen respectively
from each of the two leading political parties. Their compensation
shall be fixed by the County Commissioners. This sub-section is not
intended to limit in any way the powers conferred by sub-section (a).

All said voting machines in Harford County shall be inspected

by the sheriff of said county or his authorized deputy after the loca-
tion of said voting machines in the respective polling places in which

said machines are to be used in each and every election held in Harford
County, and said inspection shall be prior to the opening of the polls
to the public on the election day aforesaid. ALL SAID VOTING
MACHINES IN HARFORD COUNTY SHALL BE INSPECTED,

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.