Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-09
CHAPTER 81

AN Act To amend Section of Article
/. titie Elective Franchise" 10 the Com
stituilou OF this state 80 as tp permit tn-
General Assembly to excuse the vote
seller from ans penalty Tor selling his
vote aud place the penalty fpr tho pur-
chase VI votes upon The vote buyer
alone. and 10 provide Tor the submission
OF said amendment 10 thv qualified vot-
ers VI this Stat Tor adoption or reJec-
ton
eral Assembly Of Maryland fthree-nfths
of All the members VI each Of the TWO
houses eoucurriugi That tbs following
section be and the SAM j. hereby PR
posed aa an amendment y ser tlun 3 Of
Article !. titie Elective Franchise. OF
tn. Constitution Of this State. and ~
adopted By the legal aud quaiiiied voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall sugersede aud stand ~ the place
and stead of Section 3 u said Article /
u the Constitution of Maryland
Sec. =. II any person snail give or OF
fer To give, directly or indirectly. any
bride present or reward OF any promise.
or auN security. Tor the payment Or do
livery of money. or AN! other thing. To-
induce any voter to refrain from casting
his vote. or to prevent him IN any WAY
from voting. or 20 procure a vote for any
candidate or person proposed OF voted
for rs an eIrCtor ct President aud Nlcu
President OF the United States, or Rep
rescntatiVe IN Congress or Tor du. office
oil uroit or trust. created bg the Cunsii-
tuition OF Laws 81 this state. or by the
Ordinances. or authority Of the Mayor
ana City Council OF Baltimore. the per
son receiving the same. and any person
who gives or causes to be given. an H.
legal vote. knowing Il to b. SUCH at amy
election TO be hereafter held Ia this State.
shall. on conviction IN a Court Of Law.
in addition 10 the .rnhlues now or mere
after Ia bc imposed hy law. be forever
disqualified 10 mold any Ollie" OF profit or
trust Or 70 vote At any election there
after
Iiut the General Assembly may in its
discretion remov. the above penalty and
all other penalties upon the vote seller
50 as TO place the penalties for the pur-
chase oi votes un the vote buyer alone
Sec >. And be II further enacted by
the authorit! atui"said. 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- hold
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
hundred and thirteen talaj, b. submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. IN pur-
suance OF ia" directions contained ia
Article IA Vi thu Constitution OF this
State. and AT the said election the sa d
proposed amendment shal be printed
upon the official ballot and the vote on
said proposed amendment To the Consil-
tuition shall be by ballot, ana upon eacn
ballot shall be printed the words, For
the constitutional Amendment atu
Against the Constitutional Amend
mcut. Is now provided by law, with an
appropriate box 10 vote for and against
tllt same rs the voter sAftA select stil'A
upon said ballot ths new words proposed
to be- added 20 said Section 3 of said
Article /. namely. the words: But tho
General Assembly may IA its discretion
remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon the vote seller 50 as u
place the penalties for the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone" shall
be printed Oh the official ballot IN italics
50 A. 10 plainly indicate to the voter the
said proposed change IN the Constitution
aud Immediately after said due election
atrt. V..Ff la AL a
ermor OF the voty for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Article u VI the said Constitution.
Approved April II. 1872.