Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-16
CHAPTER COZ

AN Not TO amend Section 3 81 Article
/. title Elective Franchise Of the Con-
stitutiou OF this State. so AS 10 permit the
General Assembly To excuse the vote
vote ana place the penalty Tor the puf-
chase of votes upon the vote buyer
alone, and - provide Tor the submission
OF said amendment 10 IA" qualified vot-
ers of this State for adoption or reJec-
ton
section !. BE il. enacted by the Gen
eraI Assembly OF Maryland uhree-hfths
of all the members Of each OF the two
houses concurriugl 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 oi this STATE. and II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. SAID section
shall sugersede and stand ~ the plac.
and stead OF Section Of said Article j
of the Constitution Of Maryland
Sec. 3. u any person shall give, or OF
fer to give. directly or indirectly any
bribc. present OF reward. or any promise.
or any security. for the payment or d
livery Of money, ~ any othef INNS. "a
Undue. any voter To refrain from casting
his vote, or 70 prevent him ~ any way
from voting. or 10 procure vote for any
canddat" or person proposed, or voted
for IA An elector Of President and Vice
president OF the United States, or Rep
rescutativc In congress or for any Office
Of profit or trust. created by the Coustl-
tuition OF Laws OF this state. or BY the
and city Council Of Baltimore. the per
son receiving the same, ana any petsos
who gives Or causes TO De gwen an y
legal vote. knowing II to be such, at any
election To be hereafter held In this state.
shall. On conviction in Court OF Law
in addition TO The penalties now or herr
after To bv imposed hy law. BE- forever
disqualified to hold any office of pront OF
trust, or 10 vote ~ any election there
after.
discretion remove the above penalty and
all other penalties upon the vote seller
so as to place the penalties Tor the puf-
chase OF votes on TIA. vote buyer alone.
Sc .. And he it further enacted ~
the authority aforesaid. That the saii
foregoing section hereby proposed as IN
amendment to the Constitution shan AZ
General Assembly Of this state To BE- held
Oh the Tuesday next after the nrst Moh-
day IA the month of November, nineteen
hundred and thirteen tlslSl, D. submitted
TO the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, IN pur-
suanCe OF the directions contained ~
Article u vi the Constitution Of this
state. and At the said election the sad
proposed amendment shall be printed
upon tho official ballot and the vote -
SAID proposed amendment to the Consti'
tuition shall be BY ballot and upon eact
ballot shall be printed the words. For
the Constitutional Amendment aht
Against the Constitutional Amend
meut" as now provided by law. with al
appropriate box TO vote Tor ana asdlhs
the same as the voter shall select Ans
upon said ballot the new words PROPOSED
10 be added to said Section OF saie
Article /. namely. the words But ths
General Assembly may In its discretion
remove the above penalty and all othti
penalties upon thu vote seller 50 As T.
place the penalties for the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone. shAi
be printed Oh tile official ballot in italics
so as to plainly Indicate TO the voter the
said proposed chang. IN the Constitution
and Immediately after said due election
due returns shall be nude To 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. 1872.