The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20


on conviction thereof. be fined not
less than ten dollars $10l or more
than one hundred dollars ($100).
1t shall be unlawful for the keeper
Of any hotel, tavern, store or any
other establishment, or for any per-
sons, or person, corporation orcorpor-
ations, directly or indirectly, to sell.
barter, give or dispose OF any spirit
ous or fermented liquors, ale or beer,
or Intoxicating drinks OF any kind ON
the day of any such primary election
day Of any such primary election
IhereafteF to be held in any county
or in Baltimore City, any person or
corporation violating the provisions
of this action shall be liable for in
dictment and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than fifty dollars
6$50) or more than one hundred dol
lars ($100) for each offense, one
half of the fine shall be paid to the
informer. Any person who shall
make any bet or wager upon the
result of any such primary election
to take place in any county shall be
liable to indictment and, upon con-
Gviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars ($5O) nor
more than five hundred dollars
($5O0).
1901. Whoever shall electioneer
within one hundred feet of any poll
ing place of any such primary cleo
tion in any county or who shall
place a distinguishing mark upon
any ballot or envelope delivered to
for the use of any voter at any such
primary election, or who shall pro-
vide for or enclose in any envelope
to be used in voting such ballot, any
Enclosure whereby to identify the
ballot, or who shall endeaYor to in
duce any voter within the polling
place to show how his ballot has
been marked, or who shall carry
away or attempt to carry away from
the polls or the officials having Gus
tody of the same any said envelope
or envelopes, or who shall deliver to
any voter for use in casting his bal
lot, or use any ballot or. envelope
different from those provided for in
this subtitle, or who shall show the
face of a marked ballot to any Judge.
clerk, officer or other person insida
of the polls before the polls close.
or who shall induce, request, directly
or indirectly agree with or encour-
age a voter to keep his ballot in
sight of any person or persons from
the time at which it's contents are
known by any such person or per
sons or his associate or associates
until delivered to the Judge in the
envelope to be deposited in the bal-
lot box, shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by fine Of not less
than fifty dollars (s50) nor more
than two hundred dollars $4,000, or
by imprisonment in jail for not less
than fifteen days nor more than six
months. or by both such fine and Inn
prisonment, and one-half of such
fine collected shall be paid to the in
former.
160v. Nothing whatsoever IN
this subtitle shall be taken or con-
strued to prevent the application to
the primary election held hereunder
and to the acts of all persons in con-
nection with or relating to said pri-
mary elections of the provisions, pro-
hibitions and penalties prescribed in
chapter 122 Of the Acts OF the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1908.
relating to corrupt practices at gem
eral and primary elections in this
State and all the provisions. prohi-
billions and penalties prescribed In
said Act, so far as the same relate
to primary elections, are hereby de-
clared to be applicable to the pri-
mary elections in this subtitle pro-
vided for.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted
that nothing in this Act shall be TAX
en- or construed to repeal or modify
the provisions of the existing law
providing for and regulating the
manner of making independent nom
nations for any Office.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.
That all laws and Acts, both general
and local or parts thereof hereinbe-
fore enacted, applicable to and regu-
lating primary elections in the State
of Maryland, so far as they may be
inconsistent with any of the provis-
sions OF this Act. be and the same
are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April II. 1910.
AUSTIN, L.. CROTHERS.
Governor.
ARTHUR p. GORMAN. JR..