Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-20

AN ACT to anend section II Article
/, title Elective Franchise" 81 the Com
stitutton OF this state. So as 90 permit the
General Assembly 20 excuse the vote
seller from amy penalty for selling his
vote and place the penalty for the aui-
chase OF votes upon The vote buyer
alone, and ~ gruyide iof ihe submission
OF said amendment To Tine qualified vot
crs Of this State Tor adoption or rejee-
tlun.
section /. BE- It enacted b. the Gen
erai Assembly Of Mars aud. fthres-ffths
OF all the members u each 81 the Two
houses coneurrlugi THAT the following
section b. ard ihn same IS hereby pro-
posed as an amendment 20 See tiou OF
Article l. Htis Elective Franchise" OF
tho Constitution VI this Stde and Il
adopted by tho legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall su.trsede and stand % the plac
and stead 81 Section Of said Article /
OF the Constitution of Marylaud
Sec. 3. % any person shall give or OF
FER 10 give. directly or indirectly, ans
bride. present ur reward or any promise.
or any security, Tor the paYmeut OF d
lvnry Of money or any other thing e
induce amy voter 10 refrain from casting
his vote. or 10 prevent him Ia any wa
from voting. or To procure vote for any
candidate Or person proposed or voted
for rs tu eirftur Of President and Wee
President ~ tAe United States. or Rep
rescutative ~ Congress or tor an. Office
Of yront or trust. created hg the Consul
tuition or Laws VI this state. or BY the
ordinances. ur authority OF the Mayor
and city Council % Baltimore. tbs per
son receiving the same. and any person
who G!vcs or causes 10 be given. an L.
legal vote. knowing II to be such, at amy
election to b. hereafter held 90 this state.
shall. on convection in "A Court OF Law
ln addition 10 the penalties now Or here
after 70 be Imposed by law. be forever
disqualified to hold amy Office Of proni or
trust. " 10 vote AZ any election there
after,
discretion remove the above penalty and
ali other penalties upon the vote seller
SO as 70 place tie penalties for the pur-
chase OF votes on tnu vote buyer alone
See :. Aud be- u further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as IN
amendment to the Constitution shall al
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly Of this state to be held
on the Tuesday next after the nrst Mon
day ia the month of November nineteen
hundred and thirteen tlsly). b. submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption OF rejection, ia pgr-
suaucc OF the directions contained lu
Article IL OF the Constitution OF this
State and nj tn. said election the sa 4
proposed amendment shau be printed
upon the official ballot ana the vote on
said proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition shall be- by ballot and upon each
ballot SHAH Dc printed the words, For
the Constitutional Amendment; and
Against the Constitutional Amend
invnt. as now provided hy law. with an
appropriate box to vote for and against
the same as tle voter SHAH select. AMI
upon sasd ballot the now words proposed
to be added TO said Section OF said
Article !. namely. the words. But the
General Assembly may IN IL discrt ton
remove the above penalty and all othe r
penalties upon the vote seller 50 a. -
place the penalties for the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone. shall
be printed on the official ballot in Italics
SO as - plainly Indicate to the voter The
said proposed change in the Constitution.
and Immediately after said due election
due returns shall he made 10 the Gov
ernor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Article II vi the said Constitution.
Approved April H. 1872.