Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-23

An ACT To- almond section . ~ Article
!, tltl. EiectiY. Franchise Of the Con
stitufiUu of THIS state. SO as 10 permit the
General Assembly to excuse the vote
seller from any penalty fof selling his
vote and plac. the penalty for the pur-
chase vi votes u.un the vote puyer
alone. and 20 provide for she submission
Of said amendment to ths qualified vot-
ers VI this Stat" for adoption or reJec-
tlon.
section 1. Be Il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland ithree-hfths
OF All the members ot each of the Two
houses concurrlngi That the following
section be- and the same Is hereby pro.
posed as am anseudiueut u section . OF
Article l. title EisUt tive franchise. o.
the Constitution VI this state, and II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as h.rein provided. said section
shall suyersedc and stand iu IN" piae.
and stead ~ Section u said Article ]
VI tho Constitution 81 Mary land.
See. q ~ ans person shall give. or OF
fer to give, directly or indirectly. any
brib. present cor reward o. any promise.
or any security. Tor tin payment VI q p
livery OF money. 81 any other thing, 10
Undue, any voter 70 refrain from casting
his vote. or 10 ureveui him IN any way
from voting, OF 10 procure vote Tor any
candidate Or person proposed, or voted
President 81 ths United States. OF Rep
rcseutHtiNc iu Congress or Tor an. oiilee
OF pruit OF trust. created by the C"usti-
tuition or Laws vi tnis StAtc, or " the
ordnance. ur authority Of the Mayor
and City Council ot Baltimore. the per
son rccciyiug Tie same. and any person
who gives OF causes to be given, AL u
legal vote know NIX Il to b. such, at any
election TO b. hereafter held 30 This state.
shall. on contlctuu IN u Court OF Law,
IN addition 20 tHs .euH ties now ~ A. r.
after to BIZ IMPOSED by law. be forever
disqualified TO uoid any office VI pront or
trust. Or ~ VOTE AZ ana election there
But the General Assembly may In It's
discretion reInov" the above penalt! ana
all other penalties uguH the vote seller
80 as to place tht penalties tor the put-
chase OF votes ou the vote buyer alone.
Sc .. And b" il further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That the said
foregoing section hcreb. proposed Us IN
amendment 10 the Constitution snail al
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly OF this state 70 b. held
Oh the Tuesday next after the ilrst Mon
hundred ana thirteen tlslsl, b. submitted
to the legal and qualified Noicfs thereof
Tor their adoption OF rejection. IN pGr-
suancc Of tht directions contained 800
Article "a Of tAr Constitution Of TINS
State. and ~ the said election the sa
proposed amendment shall be pfiuiei
upon the official ballot aud the vote ot
SAID proposed amendment 10 IN. cons J.
tuition snail Doe by ballot aud upon eacf
ballot shall he printed the words. Fol
the Constitutional Amendment dtN
Against the Constitutional Amend
m.nt, as now provided by Jaw, with az
appropriate box 10 Nvt. itf ana against
~, same AS tnn voter snail select An
upon said ballet the Hew words propose
TO be added % said Section Of sad
Article !. namely. tile words Hut inc
General AaSeinhi. may IN IL discrt 70
remove the .tboNe penalty aud all other
penalties upon the vote sellFf 80 a. o.
plac. the penalties Tor the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer atone. shall
be printed ou THE official ballot IN ltallcs
50 a. 10 plainly Indicate to the voter the
said proposed change In the Constitution,
and Immediately after said due election
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