HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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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 Special 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 Special 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 Special Appeals as part of the
record.

19-5.

The party contesting the election shall, after such
notice, apply to a judge of the circuit court of the county
[or the Superior Court of Baltimore City] wherein the
election is contested, and shall obtain a notice under his
hand and seal, directed to the opposite party, requiring him
to attend in person or by attorney and cross-examine
witnesses. The judge in such cases shall have the usual
power to compel the attendance of witnesses. The notice of
the judge shall contain the names of the witnesses with the
facts expected to be proved by them, and shall state the
time and place of examination. It shall be served on the
opposite party or his attorney at least ten days previous to
the proposed examination. Every person deposing shall be
examined on oath, and his testimony shall be reduced to
writing, either by himself, in the presence of the judge, or
by a court reporter by him appointed and sworn fairly to
write down and transcribe the depositions. The depositions
so taken together with a certificate of the notices, and
proof of service of them, shall be sealed up by the judge,
and transmitted to the presiding officer of the body in
which the seat is contested. The examination of witnesses,
taken in the manner herein prescribed and in no other, shall
hereafter be admitted on trial of contested elections.

23-11.

(a) It shall be the duty of the board of county
commissioners, the county council, the mayor or other
executive head of every municipal corporation and the
executive head of any other political subdivision in this
State, in which jurisdiction there is held a referendum vote
oh any law, ordinance or resolution, to report the results
of such referendum as promptly as possible to the clerk of
the court in the county or counties in which said political
subdivision lies [or, in Baltimore City, to the clerk of the
Superior Court of the city]; and as promptly as possible
thereafter said clerk of court shall certify the results of
any such referendum to the State Administrative Board of
Election Laws and to the State Comptroller. Each of such
latter officials is directed to collect and keep careful
records of such certifications.