Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-04
CHAPTER s2

AN ACT TO amend section Of Article
]. title Elective Fran MISE, oi the Con
stitution Of this State. as TO permit tine
General Assembly to excuse the vote
seller from ANY penalty Tor selling his
vote and place thu penalty for the puF-
chase OF votes upon the vote buyer
alone and to provide Tor the submission
OF said amendment TO tine qualified vot-
ers OF this State for adoption or reJee-
section /. 30 It enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland. lthree-hfths
OF all the members Of each Of the TWO
houses concurring) That the following
section be and the same IS hereby pro-
posed as au amendment to Section of
Article /. title Elective Franchise. OF
the Constitution Of tAis State. and II
adopted BY the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall sugcrsede and stand ln the place
and stead Of Section u said Article l
Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
See. g. IL any person shall give, or Of
fer to give. directly OF indirectly any
bride. present OF reward, Or any promise.
or ans security, Tor tht pas ueut or d
livery OF money. or any other thing. To-
induce any voter 10 refrain from casting
his vote. OF to prevent nun IN any way
from voting. OF to procure vote Tor any
candidate Or person proposed. or voted
for As an clectur OF President and Vice
President % TIE United states. or Rep-
rcscntatiVc IN COugr.-s or for any office
of urotit or trust created by the Cousu-
tuition Or Laws Of THIS state. OF by the
Ordinances or authority Of tie Mayor
ana Llty council OF Rt4iliNotF. tNo PEI
son receiving the same. and any person
who gives OF causes 10 be given. al l.
legal vote knowing It 10 be such, at any
election 10 hc hereafter held IN this state,
shall, Oh conviction In "a Court OF Law.
in addition 10 tho penalties now OF here
after TO be imposed hy law. be forever
disqualified to mold any office OF prOnt or
trust. OF ~ vote at amy election there
after
discretion remove the above penalty and
IL NsHfn
so as to place the penalties Tor the pur-
chase oil votes on the vote buyer alone,
Sec >. And be IL iurther enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as IN
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly OF this state 20 be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day ~ the month Of November nineteen
hundred ana thirteen llai3l, b. submitted
/ TO the legal and qualified voters thereoi
/ FOR their adoption or rejection, IN puf-
/ suance OF the directions contained "a
! Article "a OF the Constitution Of this
+ State. ana ai the said election the sa q
( proposed amendment shall be printed
1 upon the official ballot ana the vote On
/ said proposed amendment TO the Constr
/ tuition shall be Is ballot, ana upon each
Z ballot shall be printed the words. For
1 the Constitutional Amendment and
/ Against the Constitutional Amend
ment. as now provided by law, with an
| appropriate box To vote Tor and against
/ the same as the voter shall select. And
] upon said ballot the new words proposne
| to be added 10 said Section OF said
| Article J. namely. The words: But tho
General Assembly may IN its discretion
remove the above penalty and all other
penalties UPON the vote seller 50 As u
place the penalties Tor the purchase OF
votes upon the Xot" buyer alone, shall
I be printed on the official ballot Ia ltalics
SO as 10 plainly Indicate 10 the voter the
! said proposed change In the Constitution,
and Immediately after said due election
/ due returns shall b. made TO the Gov
1 ernor OF the vote for and against said
/ proposed amendment Is directed by the
said Article IL VI the said Constitution.
| Approved April II, 1872.