Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-25

AN ACT to amend Section OF Article J,
title Effective Franchise" Of the Constitu-
ton of this State, SO as to permit the General
Assembly to excuse the vote seller from any
penalty for selling his 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 rejection
sscrIov l. Be It enacted BY the General
Assembly of Maryland, (,hree-hfths Of all
the members Of each of the tive houses cen
eurring), That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as az amendment
10 Section Of Article /. title Elective Ffsn-
chise." Of the Constitution Of this State, and
if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided said section shall
supersede and stand in the place and stead Of
Section ; Of said Article ! of the Constitution
of Maryland.
SIC. J. If any person shall give, OF ofer to
give, directly or indirectly, any bride, present
or reward, or any promise, or any security, for
the payment or delivery Of money, or any
other thing, TO induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote, to prevent him in
any way from voting, TO procure vote
for any candidate or person proposed Or
voted for as an elector Of President and Vice
President Of the United States, or Represen-
ta,ive in Congress or for any Office of profit
or trust, ,sTeated by the Constitution Or Laws
Of this State, or by the Ordinances OF au-
thority Of the Mayor and City Council Of Bal
timore, the person giving, or Offering to give
and the person receiving The same, and any
person who gives or causes to be given, an
illegal vote, knowing it 10 be such. at any
election 10 be hereafter hed in this State,
shall, on conviction in Court Of Law, in add
ton TO the penalties now er hereafter to be
imposed BY law. be forever disqualified 10 hold
any Office Of profit or trust. or 70 vote at any
election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may in its dis
cretion remove the above penalty and ali other
penalties upon the vote seller SO as to place
the penalties for the purchase Of votes on the
vote buyer alone.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid. That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution shall At the next election for
members Of the General Assembly of this
State to be held on the Tuesday next after
the FIRST Monday in the month Of November.
nineteen hundred and thirteen Gsl3), be sub
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
be directions contained in Article IA Of the
~
election the said proposed amendment shall be
printed upon the official ballot and the vote or
said proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be b ballot. and apon each ballot shall
be printed the words, "For the Constitutional
Amendment" and Against the Constitutional
Amendments" as now provided By law with an
appropriate box 70 vote for and against the
same as the vcter shall select And upon said
ballo. the new words proposed V be added 70
said Section Of sald Article /, namely. the
words: -Brt the General Assembly may m
rs dsscretiea rezovs the shove penalty ard al
ether penalties upon the yete seller 50 as 70
place the penalties for the purchase Of votes
upen the vote buysr alone shah be printed on
shs ofheiai ballet n italics 70 piaisiy
Indicate 70 the voter the said proposed change
in the Constitution, and Immediately after said
Due election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vots fer and Sgainss said
proposed snendnsz, as diresseG BY The ssia
ASsssl. u Of the ssad csnsanusgsn.
Apsrssss April u, ists.
cHAPTxR 81.