The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-12
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Article ID Of the Constitution.
Approved April $. 1912.
CHAPTER Coz
AN ACT TO amend Section of Article
!, title Elective Franchise of the Con-
General Assembly 10 excuse the vote seller
from any penaltY for selling his vote and
lace the pennt. for the purchase Of
rOvide for lie submission Of said amend
ment 10 the qualified voters of this State
ior adnpll0n ar reie. ION.
erni Assembly Of Maryland. three. ffths
of all the members oI eaeh of the two
houses coneurfins1 Tut the following sec.
O an g mem me- I'm IT, sset bIePey
/, title Elective TrHnenise" If the Con.
stitution Of this sIaIe. aud II adopted by
the legal aud ,anainea fotefz thereof as
herein provided. aald section shall super.
sede aud sinud IN the place md stead OF
Section ; OF saId Article ] Of the Con.
stiiniion Of MarSlaId.
SEC .. If IN HeHzon ehall give, or
oher to give. directly Or Indirectly. any
hribe. present Or feNas1 or any promise.
or any security. for The payment or dellv-
cry of money. or anY aIHer Thing, 10 induce
any voter to reffazII IHam casting hls vote,
or to prevent hiIs II HHf WY from voting.
or to procure n foIe f1f my candidate or
tor OF PRESIDENT and lice President OF the
united states. Or Representative In Con-
gresB or for my oIIee 81 profit or trust.
created by the Constitution or Laws Of
this State or by the 0f9IInadees. or author.
ity OF the Mayor md EIIy Council of
Baltimore the person giFlnE. or Offering
to give and the person receiving the same,
ana any person Who gives or causes 10 be
given, ma Illegal YnIa knowing II 10 be
such. ~ any election Ia be hereafter held
~ this State. Hhnfl On conviction IN a
Court OF Law. n addition 10 the penalties
now or hereafter IN h imposed by law,
be forever disqualified Ia hold any once Of
proht or trust. o. u EuIa At any election
hut the General Assembly may in lts
discretion remove tie above penalty and
all other penalties nnan the vote seller so
~ 70 place the penalties for the purchase
OF votes on The FaIs HaxeT alone
SEC. 2. aud b I further enacted by
the authority nfuHaHaII. Tnal the said fore
going section hereby proposed as an
the next election faT members of the Gen.
eral Assembly q IhIz State 10 be held on
The Tuesday uesI afisr Tie FIRST Monday
IN the month Of November. nineteen hun.
dred and thirteen. II1IzI. hn submitted 20
the legal aud qualified xnIeHs thereof for
their adoption q rejection. IN pursuance Of
the Constitution 81 ~ State. and at the
said election The I'D proposed amend.
inert shall Ie printed upon the official
3d.. .,, and ths fa.s . I'D proposed
ballot. and upan szsH ballot shall be
printed the sofd. ..EoT he Constitutional
Amendment. md Against Tie Constitn-
tionHl Amendment - Hos provided by
law with IN appropriate bon TO vote f0I
and against tie HHHlz - ne Fufnf shall -
leci. And upon I'D ballot the new words
proposed to be added 10 HaId section Of
said Article J. namely. In words 'Bui
thr General Assembly mHy In lie disrre.
iiou remove the abaTs penalty and ail
other penalties urga the vote seller No AZ
10 place The penalties fuE Tie purchase OF
votes upon The Ku.. buyer alone shall
be printed o. to official ballot ia Italics
20 ~ TO plainly indicate . The voter the
said PROPOSED Change u he Constitution
and Immediately HfIsT aid due election
due returns HhalI hH mzHn 10 the Cover.
nor o. the vote IpT md against said pro-
posed amendment - directed ~ the aaid
Article IL Of III I'D Consultation.
Approved AnHI. = III