Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-31
Approved April 8, 1914.
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Approved April s. isIa
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AN ACT to amend Section . Of Artieis l..
title effective Franchise" Of the constitu-
,ion OF this State 90 as to permit the 0ensrAi
Assembly to excuse the vote seller from any
penalty for selling bis vote and place the
penalty FOR the Purchase Of votes upon the
vote buyer alone and to provide for the sub
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or rejection.
sTcrIos l. Be Il enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland, (three-hfths Of ali
the members o. each Of the i've houses con.
surring), That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section Of Article /, title elective Fran
chise," Of the Constitution OF this State, and
ii adopted BY the legal aud qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, said section shall
supersede and stand ia the place and stead Of
Section Of said Article / Of the Constitution
Of Maryland.
SEe. J. II any person shall give, S8sr to
give. directly or indirectly, any bribs. present
or reward, or any promise, or any security, for
the payment or delivery Of money. or any
sther thing, to induce any voter to refrain
from casting HE vote. or to prevent him In
any way from voting, or 70 procure = vote
for any candidate or person proposed. OF
voted fer ss en- eieotor Of President and Vice
President Of the United States. or Reprssen-
tative in Congress or for any Office Of profit
or trust created BY the Constitution Or Laws
Of this State, or BY the Ordinances, OF au-
thorlty Of the Mayor and City Council Of Bal
tinore the person giving. Offering 70 give
and the person receiving the same, and any
psrson who gives or causes 10 be given, an
illegal vote. knowing ii to be such. Al any
shall. on conviction in Court Of Law, in addi-
ton TO the penalties nov OF hereafter 10 be
imposed By law. be forever disqualified to hold
any Office Of profit or trust or to vote al any
election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may in its dis
penalties upon the vets seller SO as TO place
the penalties for the purchase Of votes On the
vote buyer alone.
SIC. z. And be it further enacted b. the
authority aforesaid. That the Sad foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment &c
The Constitution, shall al the next election for
members or the General Assembly Of this
State to &c held On the Tuesday nsxt after
the hrss Monday in the month Of November.
nineteen hundred and thirteen Qsis), be sub
ritted to the legal and qualified voters thereof
fof their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
tie directions contained in Article "a sf the
Constitution Of this State; and at the said
election the said proposed amendment shali BE
printed upon the Official bsllo; and the vote on
said proposed amendment 10 the Constitution
shall be By ballot. and spon each ballot shall
ge printed the words. -For the Constitutional
Amendments" and Against the Constitutional
Amendment" ss new provided By lsw with an
appropriate box to vote for and against the
SANE as shs vsssr shall select Ard upon said
ballet tie new words proposed 70 be added &c
said ssction Of sait Artssis !, namsiy, the
words: @But fts General Assembly may IN
rs discretion remove tks shove penalty and all
Sshsr penslsisi upon the vote seller 50 as -
place the penalties fer ths purchase CT votes
rpon Tire vote buyer alone" ,Aai BE- printed en-
che efieiai ballot ~ italics se a. to plsiniy
indicate to re voter The SAID proposed change
IN ths Consultation. and snszsdlstsiy after said
due election due returns shan be made 70 the
Governor Of the vs,s fer and sEainss said
proposed amendment a. directed ~ The s.ia
Article u q the sid csnsasusisa
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