The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-05

scribed by law, and Immediately after said
election, due returns shall BE- made 70 tne
Governor OF the vote for a ana against SAC aid
| Article ia of the Constitution.
Approved April s, 1912.
CHAPTER 6O2.
AN ACT to amend Section Of Article
| 1, title Elective Franchise" OF the Con-
stitution of this State, 80 as to permit the
General Assembly to excuse the vote seller
from any penalty for selling his vote and
place the penalty for the purchase q q
provide for the submission Of said amend
ment to the qualified voters OF this State
for adoption or rejection.
eral Assembly Of Maryland. three- ffths
of all the members Of each Of the two
houses concurring) That the following sec,
ID an amendment to Section 8 OF Article
/, title Elective Franchise" Of the Con-
stitution Of this State. and If adopted by
herein provided, said section shall super
sede and stand In the place and stead OF
Section Of said Article ! Of the Con-
SEC. 8. II any person shall give, or
offer to give, directly or indirectly. any
bride, present or reward or any promise,
cry of money, 81 any other I'll thing, to induce
any voter to refrain from casting his vote,
or to prevent him in any way from voting,
person proposed, Or voted for as A. elec-
tor OF President and Vice President OF the
United States, or Representative in Con-
Created Great BY the Constitution or Laws 81
this State, or by the Ordinances, or author
ity OF the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore. the person giving. Or offering
and any person who gives or causes to be
given, an illegal vote, knowing il to DC
such; at any election to be hereafter held
Court OF Law, in addition to the penalties
now or hereafter to be imposed by law,
be forever disqualified to hold any office of
profit or trust, or to vote at any election
But the General Assembly may in its
discretion remove the above penalty and
as to place the penalties for the purchase
Of votes on the vote buyer alone
SEC. 2. And be It further enacted by
going section hereby proposed az an
amendment to the Constitution shall at
the next election for members Of the Cen
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
In the month OF November, nineteen hun
dred and thirteen. 1913), be submitted to
the esa q 9eeeo II
the directions contained in Article i OF
the Constitution OF this State; and at the
said election the SAID proposed a%snd
ballot and the vote on said proposed
amendment to the Constitution shall be BY
printed the words, ''For the Constitutional
Amendment and Against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as now provided by
ana against the same as the voter shall Sc
lect. And upon said ballot the new words
proposed to be added to said Section 8 Of
said Article I, namely, the words; But
iton remove the above penalty and all
other penalties upon the vote seller 90 az
to place the penalties for the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone" shall
be printed on the official ballot in italics
so as to plainly, indicate to the voter the
said proposed change i'm the Constitution,
due returns shall be made to the Cover
nor OF the vote for and against said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the said
Article IL of the said Constitution
AnnrOvad ADril IL 1912