Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-11
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AN ACT to amend section OF Article
1, title Elective Franchise" OF tho Con-
stitutlon OF thiA State, so as to permit the
General Assembly 20 excuse the vote
seller from any penalty for selling his
vote and place the penalty for the pur-
chase OF votes upon the vote buyer
alone. and ~ provide FOR the submission
OF said amendment to the qualified yot-
ers OF this State Tor adoption or reJec-
ton.
Section /. BE II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland. tthree-hfths
OF all tho members OF each Of the two
houses concurringJ That the following
section be and the same Is hereby pro.
posed as AN amendment 10 Section OF
Article l. title Elective Franchise" OF
the Constitution OF this State. and II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall sugersede and stand IN the plac.
and stead Of Section Of said Article
OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
Sec. j. II any person shall give; or OF
fer to give. directly or indirectly, any
bride. present or reward, OF an! promise
or any security. Tor the payment or d.
livery vi money or any other thing TO
induce any voter to refrain from casting
his vote, or to prevent him in any way
from voting. or TO procure vote Tor any
cand!dat" Or person proposed. or voted
for as an rpctur OF President and Vice
President 81 iue United States, or Rep
rcsentutivc IN Congress or for any Office
OF prolt or trust, created by the CUnsti-
tuition or Laws Of this state. or ~ the
Ordinances. 81 authority Of the Mayor
and City Council OF Baltimore. the per
son rcceiylns the same. and any person
who gives OF tuses 10 be given. AN Il
legal vote, knowing 70 10 be such. at any
election 10 b, hereafter held Ia this state.
shall, On conviction in a Court OF Law.
In addition 20 the penalties now or here
after TO be IMPOSED uy law. be forever
disqualified Go hold any office OF profit or
trust. or 10 vote ~ any election there
But the General Assembly may in It's
discretion remove the above penalty and
all other penalties upon the vote seller
so as to place the penalties for the pGr-
chase OF votes GA the vote buyer alone.
Sec >. And be u further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as IN
amendment to the Constitution shall al
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly OF this state To b. held
on the Tuesday next after the hrst Mon
hundred and thirteen Cglyl be- submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. IN pur-
suance of the directions contained IN
Article Il OF the Constitution OF this
State. and At the said election the sa d
proposed amendment shall be printed
upon the official ballot and the vote On
said proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be By ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed tbs words; For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
mcnt. as now provided by law. with an
appropriate box 10 vote for and against
thu same as the voter shall select And
upon said ballot the new words proposed
TO be added 10 said Section of said
Article !. namely. the words: But tho
General Assembly may IN its diScrt ton
remove the above penalty aud all other
penalties upon the vote seller 50 a. to
place the penalties Tor the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone. shall
b0 printed on the official ballot In italics
SO as to plainly Indicate to the voter the
said proposed change In the Constitution.
and Immediately after said due election
ernor OF the vote Tor and against said
proposed amendment as directed by The
snid Article IL OF the said Constitution.
Approved April II. 1872.