Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-18
owed April 8, 1914
CHAPTER 500

AN ACT to amend Section ) Of Article !,
tie effective Franchise" Of the Constitu-
titn Of this State, 50 as 70 permit the General
Assembly to excuse The vote seller from any
aenaity for selling bis vete and place the
penalty FOR the purchase Of votes upon the
vote buyer alone and to provide for tho sub.
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters Of this State for adoption or rejection.
Srcr1oy l. BE It enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, tthrsehfths Of all
the members o. each Of The two houses con
carrinsl, That The following section be and
The same is hereby proposed as an amendment
q Section Of Article /. title Elective Fran
eb,se," Of the Constitution Of tha State, and
II adopted by the legal aud 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 8 If any person shall give offer to
give, directly or indirectly, any hribe present
81 reward or any promise, or any security, for
the paynen, or delivery Of money or any
other thing. TO induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote, or to prevent him in
any way from voting. OF 10 procure a vote
for any candidate or person proposed, or
voted for as an elcctor Of President and Vice
President Of the United States. o. Represen-
,ative in Congress or for any Office Of profit
or trust. created BY the Constitution or Laws
Of this State, or BY the Ordinances, or au.
thorlty 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 to Be such, at any
election 10 be hereafter held in this State.
shah. on conviction in Court Of Law, in add.
ton to the penalties nov or hereafter to Be
imposed BY law, be forever disqualified to hold
any Office Of profit or trust, Or 10 vote at any
election thereafter
But the General Assembly may in its dis
cretion remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon the vote seller 50 as to place
the penalties Tor the purchase Of votes on the
vote buyer alone.
SEC. Z And be It further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 70
The Constitution shah at the next election for
members Of the General Assembly Of this
State to be held on the Tuesday next after
the frs, Monday in the month Of November.
nineteen hundred and thirteen Gsl3), be sub
mitted to The legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption Or rejection. in pursuance Of
tie directions contained IN Article IA Of the
Constitution Of this state; and at the said
election the said proposed amendment shall be
printed upon The Official ballet and tha vote on
said proposed amendment 10 the Constitution
shah be b ballot and rgoa each ballot shall
Be printed the words. "For the Constitutional
Amendment" ard Against II. Constitutional
Amendment" As row provided By law With an
appropriate box 70 vote for and against he
same as tie voter shall select And upon said
ballot Ike new words proposed 10 Be sdaed 70
aaid Section Of said Artleis /. namely, ths
words. "But the General Assembly may IN
is discretion remove ths above penalty ard al
ether penalties upon TIE vote seller 80 as l.
place the penslsis. for ehs purchase Of votsa
upon the vote buyer slons7 shah Be printed On
TIE osieisi ballot In italics - ss T. plainly
indicate 10 THE voter The said proposed ehsuss
IN the Constitution, and Immediately after said
due election due returns shall be made to tie
Covsrnor Of he vote fer ard a9afns said
propOsed amendment as directed By the said
Article 4 Of The said Constitution
Approved April II. 1914