The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-14

the members OF each OF the two houses con
curing, That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to section of Article ]. title Elective
Franchise, of the Constitution of this state.
and if adopted by the legal ana qualified
voters thereof as herein provided. said sec
ton shall Supersede and stand in the place
ana stead Of Section OF said Article ! Of
the constitution OF Maryland.
SEC. 3. If any person shall give. or Offer to
give. directly or indirectly. any bride, pres
ent or reward. or any promise, or any Secur-
tty, for the payment or delivery Of money.
or any other thing, to induce any voter to
refrain from casting Ills vote, or to prevent
him in any way from voting, or to procure
a vote for any candidate or person proposed,
or voted for as AN electUr Of President and
Vice President of the nited state, or Repre-
sentative in Congress or for any Office of
profit or Of trust, created by the Constitution
or Laws Of this state. or by the ordinances or
or authority of the MAYOR and City Council
Of Baltimore. the person giving. or Offering
to give and the person receiving the same
and any person who gives or causes TO lie
given, an Illegal vote. knowing it to he such.
at any election to be held in this state, shall.
on conviction I'm court OF Law, in addition
to the penalties NOW or hereafter to be i'm
posed by law. Ie forever disqualified to hold
any Office OF profit or trust, or tu vote at any
election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may i'm il, dis
erection remove the above penalty ana all
other penalties upon the vote seller so As to
place the pena ties for the purchase Of votes
on the vote buyer alone.
$50. ,. And he it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
section hereby proposed is an amendment
to the Constitution shall at the next election
for members Of the General Assembly of this
state to he held ON the Tuesday next after
the first Monday IN the month of November
nineteen hundred ana thirteen lgl3l. he sub
mtted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. i'm
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article % of the Constitution of this State:
and ut the said election the said proposed
amendment shall be printed upon the official
ballot and the vote on said proposed amend
meut to the Constitution shan he by ballot
shall be printed the words. For the COnsti-
tOnal Amendment" and AGAINST the Con
stltutiuu1l Amendment as now provided
by law with an appropriate box to vote foI
ana against the same as the voter shall
select. And upon said ballot the new words
proposed to hc added to said section g OF said
Article I, namely. the words: But the Gen
eral Assembly may in its discretion remove
the abOy" penalty and an other penalties
upon the vote seller So as to place the penal
ties for the purchase OF votes upon the vote
buyer alone, SHAH be printed ON the official
ballot in italics so as to plainly indicate to
the voter the said proposed change i'm the
Constitution, ANA Immediately after said
election due returns shall bc made To the
Governor of The vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by tho
said Article - of the said Constitution.
Approved April N, 1912.