The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

try said case as fully as if the same
mad arisen during the term for which
they shall have previously served. In
every case in which jury trial shall
be demanded, the judge shall frame
and submit to the jury for it's decision
and verdict all appropriate and neces-
sary issues of fact presented by the
pleadings in such case or by the SCOPE
Of the inquiry or inquiries presented
by said case. The Court shall bring
said cause to determination and judg-
ment as speedily as a just regard for
the rights of the parties concerned
may permit and shall expeditiously
inquire into, or, when a jury Is de-
nanded, cause the jury to inquire into
all the facts and circumstances and
into such violations Of or failure to
comply with the provisions of this ar
ticle, as may be alleged in any such
petition, or into such other facts and
circumstances relative to any election
or to any contribution, expenditure or
liability made, or any corrupt prac-
tice committed, in connection there
with, which at any time the Court
holding such inquest or presiding in
said cause shall deem necessary to Sc
cure compliance with the provisions
OF this act, or to punish for a viola
ton thereof. All persons whom the
Court shall deem proper or necesc lry
to join or bring in as parties to any
such proceeding in order to make it's
orders, judgments, or writs effective,
may be Joined as parties in such man
ner and upon such notice as the Court
may direct. In case such petition re-
lates to the election Of electors OF
President and ice-President of the
United Statesfi a Senator of the United
States, a Representative in Congress,
or the Governor, or Attorney General,
or Senator or Delegate to the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Maryland, or a Judge
or Clerk of Court of Law, of Reg
lister of Wills, or States Attorney,
the trial Judge or judges shall have no
power to declare any such election
void, but shall file his or their finding
or, in a case where jury shall have
been demanded, the finding or verdict
of such jury, as to whether or not
the successful candidate, or any poll
tai committee or treasurer. or sub
treasurer, or political agent acting for
or on behalf Of such candidate, was
so guilty of corrupt practices, with the
Secretary Of Stare, together with the
transcript Of the evidence, and the
Secretary of State shall thereupon
submit the same to the Governor of
Maryland, when the election is for
electors of President or Vice-President
of the United States, or for Attorney
General of the State; or when the
election is for ReDrese sentative in
Congress, shall submit the same, certi-
fed under the seal of the State, to
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives; or WIN the election is for
Senator of the United States, or for
member of the State Senate, shall
submit the same to the President of
the Senate of Maryland; or when the
election Is for Governor or Delegate
to the House of Delegates of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, or q
Judge, or Clerk of Court of Law.
or Register Of Wills, to the Speaker
o. the House of Delegates of Maryland,
or when the election is for a States
Attorney, to the judges having crini-
nal Jurisdiction of the county and city
wherein he shall be elected. In case
such petition relates to any other Of
ice than those above referred to, the
trial judge or judges shall file inme-
diately with the Governor his or their
decision or the finding or verdict OF
the jury in cases where there has
been jury trial, as to whether or
not the successful candidate, or poll
teal committee or treasurer or politi-
cal agent acting for or in his behalf,
was so guilty of corrupt practices,
and said trial judge or judges shall
also file with the Governor his or
their decision, and as to whether or
not, upon the findings in such case,
such election was void as hereinafter
provided. If the said case shall be
heard and tried by two judges, and
they shall differ as to whether any
such candidate i'm person, or i'm the
person of his political agent, was so
guilty of corrupt practices, or whether
any such election was so void, they
shall Immediately so certify to the
Secretary of State, or to the Governor
as the case may be, and they shall
also file a transcript of the evidence
with such certificate. In case the de-
cision or finding so to be flied with the
Governor shall be that any successful
candidate SO petitioned against was
in person. or i'm the person of a treas
urer or sub-treasurer or his political
agent, or through any political COM
mittee acting for or i'm his behalf, SO
guilty of corrupt practices such cleo
ton shall be void, except as herein
after provided, and in case of such
void election the Governor shall, with
in five days after the receipt of such
decision, issue his proclamation de-
claring such election void, and the
Vacancy in The Office to have been filled
'by said election shall be filed i'm the
same mbanner as would be required
by law in case said vacancy had arisen
from the death of the successful can
didate after his election. If any candi-
date shall have been SO found or de-
'cided to have been so guilty i'm person
of corrupt practices, he shall be in
eligible to election or appointment to
amy public Office or employment for
the period Of four years from the date
Of said election; but the mere find
ing or decision that his political
agent was so guilty shall not render
ihim eligible to Office, but where the
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