Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-08-29
Approved ApLlI 8. I9l2.
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AN ACT TO amend Section 5 Of Article /,
title effective Franchise" Of the Constitu-
ton OF this State, so 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 Of votes upon the
vote buyer alone, and to provide for the sub
mission Of said amendment to the qualified
voters Of this State FOR adoption rejection.
srcrloN ]. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, uhree hfihs Of alt
the members 81 each Of the two houses con
currirgl That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section Of Article /. title Elective Fran
chisc," Of the Constitution Of this State and
if adar,ed by The legal and qualified voters
thereof IS herein provided, said section shall
supersede and stand in the place and stead Of
Section 3 Of said Article Of the Constitution
Of Maryland.
Sue 3. II any person shall give, OF offer to
give. directly OF indirectly, any bride. present
or reward, or any promise, or any security, for
the payment or delivery Of money or any
other ,hiug. 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 candidate or person proposed, or
voted for as an elector Of President and Vice
President Of the United States, or Represeu-
ta,iyc In Congress or for any Office Of profit
Or trust. created by the Constitution OF Laws
Of this State, or by the Ordinances, or au-
thority Of the Mayor and City Council Of Bal
tinorc. the person giving or offering to give
and the person receiving he same, and any
person Who gives or causes to be given, an
illegal vote, knowing IT 10 be such. at any
election to be hereafter held in this State.
shall. on conviction in Court Of Law, IN addi-
ton to the penalties now or hereafter 10 be
imposed By aw, be forever disqualified 10 hold
any office Of profit OF trust, or to vote at any
election thereafter
But the General Assembly may in its dis
erection remove the above penalty and al other
penalties upon the vote seller SO as to place
Tie penalties for the purchase Of votes on the
vote buyer alone
SIC. ?. and be it further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That The said foregoing
section hereby proposed as an amendment 70
the Consultation shah at tbe next election Tor
members Of she General Assembly Of this
State 10 be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the nonih Of November.
nineteen hundred and thirteen G9l3), be s.5-
usitted 70 the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, in pursuance Of
Tie directions contained in Article a OF the
Constitution Of this State: and It the said
election The said proposed amendment shall be
printed uron The official ballot and the vote On
said proposed amendment 20 the Constitution
shan be By bsll@. and apon each ballot shall
e printed the words, .'For the Consnutionai
Amendment" ard Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as now provided BY law with an
appropriate box TO vote for and against tbs
same as the voter shall select. And upon said
ballot the new words proposed to be added 10
said Section Of ssid Article /, namely. the
words: "Bui the General Assembly may in
its discretion remove the above penalty and all
other penalties upon the vote seller 50 a. 70
place the penalties for the purchase Of votes
upon the vote buyer alone" shall be printed on
the Official ballot IN italics 90 as 70 plainly
indicate to the voter the said proposed change
in the Constitution. and immediately after said
due election due returns shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed By the said
Article Il Of the said Constitution.
approved April II. 1914
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