Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-25
CHAPTER COZ

An Act to amend section ~ Article
I. title Elective Franchise OF The Con-
stitution Of this State 30 AZ 20 permit the
General Assembly 10 excuse tile vote
seller from any penalty Tor selling his
vote and place the penalty for the gut-
chase Of votes ugon the vote buyer
alone. and 70 provide for the submission
OF said amendment 10 lne qualified vot-
ers Of this State ior adoption Or reJec-
ton
eral Assembly Of Maryland three-nfths
OF ali the members OF each OF the Two
houses cOncurringj That the following
section be ana the same - hereby pro.
posed As an amendment u SEE tiOn 3 OF
Article ]. title Elective Franchise. OF
the Constitution Of this Stite. and II
adopted b. the legal and qualified voters
thereof AS herein provided. said section
shall sugersede aud stand .n the plac.
and stead OF Section OF said Article /
of Tho Constitution OF Maryland
Sec .. ~ any person shall give or Of
Ter 10 give directly or indirectly any
bride. present or reward, OF amy promise.
or amy security. Tor the payment or d
livery q money, or any other thing. to
induce any voter to refrain from casting
his vote. OF 10 prevent him Ia any wa
from voting Or 70 procure a vote Tor any
candidate u person proposed. or voted
for as an elcCt0r OF President and Vice
President Of the United States. or Rep
resentative 10 Congress OF for any Office
OF urJnt or trust created b! the Cunstl-
tuition or Laws Of tAls state. or by the
Ordinances. d authority OF the Mayor
and Clty Council OF Baltimore, the per
son receiving the same, and any person
who gives OF causes 10 be given. an T.
legal vote knowing II 10 be such. at any
election ~ De- hereafter held Ia thls state.
shall, on C0uN+l t!ou IN Court or Law,
IN addition 20 tiiy penalties now or here
after to be- imposed hy law. be forever
disqualified % hold AN! Office OF proit or
trust or 10 vote AT any election there
after
But the General Assembly may In It's
discretion remove the above penalty and
all other uemait~s upon the vote seller
SO As 70 place the penalties Tor the pur-
chase OF votes On the vote buyer alone.
Sec :. And be- 10 further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That the said
foresoins section hereby proposed as an
amendment to The Constitution shall at
the next election tot members OF the
General Assembly OF this state to be- held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day ia the month " Noyem6er. nineteen
hundred and thirteen 09l4 b. submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. in pur-
suance Of the directions contained IN
Article ia VI thu Constitution OF this
State: and at the said election the sA i
proposed amendment shall be printed
upon the official ballot and the vote on
said proposed amendment 10 the 1onsu-
tuition shah be by ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words For
the constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
mont as now provided by law. with an
appropriate box to vote Tor and against
the same as the voter shall select. Ana
upon said ballot the uew words proposed
to be added to said Section 3 OF said
Article l. namely the words But the
General Assembly may IN its discretion
remove the above penalty and ali 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 on the official ballot IN italics
SO as 20 plainly Indicate 10 the voter the
said proposed change IN the Constitution.
and immediately after said due election
due returns shall be made 10 the Gov
ernor OF The vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Article II Of the said Constitution.
Approved April II. 1871.