The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-01


Approved April 5. 1912.
CHAPTER COZ
An At TO amend Section J Of Article
/, title Elective franchise of The Con
stitutIun of this SIaIe 10 as to permit the
fgom NJ penalty To- selling bis xpte and
lace fas penalty or the purchase OF
provide fpf the submission of said amend
inent % Tie qualified voters Of ms state
for adoption or rejection.
er semby Of aFyeEd D fee 2fR
80 al IHe members Of each Of Ine two
auuses snncurring1 TINT the following sec
un be md the SHIN l. hereby proposed
q. m amendment 10 Section ) Of Article
j, tile Elective Franchise" Of lie Con
s.tutzau Of this slaIe. and II adopted by
lie lesHi aud qualified voters thereof as
nereiu provided, said section shnl super.
5ede aua stand IN The plate aud Htead OF
Sc, ton ; Of said Article l Of he Con-
sttutlon u Maryland
SEC. }. II any person shnli give, or
aifar II give. directly or Indirectly. any
hrlbe. present or fsHaf1 or an promise,
or anf security, for Ihe payment q deliv
ely Of moHeY, or an other thing. n Induce
ans futeE 10 refrain from eastins his vote.
or 10 prevent him IN any way fram voting.
or 10 procure vote Tor any candidate or
person proposed. Or xoted for - a. elee.
tor Of President aud YIfe President Of the
United stntes, or Representative m Con
gress OF for amy eiIlHs Of profit o trust.
this State. or by tie Ordinances. o author
ity uf The Mayor nd City Council Of
baltimore. The peHsou giving. o. Offering
to give nd the person receiving he same
and an person who gives or causes 10 be
given. ~ Illegal YaIe. knowing Il to be
such. II any election u be hereafter held
in this state, shHllz Oh conviction In n
Court Of Law 10 addition 70 the penalties
now Or hereafter "a be imposed - law
br forever disqualified 10 hold an once Of
profit . trust, OF u vote at an election
Bef the General Assembly ma in its
discretion remove Ihe above penalty and
all otHeE penalties unan the s0le seller so
as 10 piass the penalties for the purchase
Of y9tsz On the vote buyer alone
SIC :. And be i further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the aid fore
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the nexI election for members of The zen.
eral Assembly OF THIH State 10 Il held on
the Tuesday next HIInf the hrzI Monday
In the month OF November nIneIaen hun
bred md thirteen IIg15l. be submitted To
the leKaI md qualified voters thereof for
the directions contained To- Article II OF
the Constitution Of this state. I'D n the
said election the sd proposed amend,
mcgt zhaii bg printed upon IL otiicial
ballot nj the VOTE On said proposed
amendment to the Constitution zhzlI be ~
ballot I'D upon aash ballot hail Dr.
printed he words. .EaT the constitutional
Amendment aud Against The GunHtitu
tiouai Amendment - now provided by
law sIIH m appropriate hos q fuIe for
Hnd against the aauIH - the voter shall Ep4
iGct And upon aid ballot the ~ narda
proposed 10 be added u said HsaIIon 2 Of
said ArIIeln / namely. the words hut
the General Assembly may In - dlarrcs
lion HsH#oFs the HHuxH penalty Hnd all
other penalties UPON he vote seller 20 a.
10 place he penalties fof the purchase 81
votes uH1a The vie buyer aIaHs@ shall
be printed on the Official ballot n italics
20 ~ = plainly Indicate IL tie Husaf the
said Proposed change IA the Consultation
aud Immediately aIIsT said dua election
due returns shall be made to II. isoYer
nor Of IHH fois for nd against I'D pro-
posed amendment = directed = lie said
Article : q the 81 Constitution
Approved Apfii i. 1919