The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-10-31

of any business; and the said judges, or
any of them, may hold special terms of
their Courts, whenever in their discre-
ton, the business of the several counties !
renders such terms necessary.
The additional associate judge for
the third circuit herein provided for,
shall be elected by the qualified voters
of Baltimore and Hartford Counties, at
the first election that shall be held in
said counties subsequent to the adop-
ton of this amendment, and the judge
so elected shall be subjected to the same
constitutional provisions, hold his office
for the same term of years, receive the
same compensation and have the same
powers as are herein provided for the
other associate judges in the third cir
cult.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution OF
this State shall be, at the next general
election for members of the General
Assembly to be held in this State, sub
mitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection,
in pursuance of directions contained In
Article IA of the Constitution of this
State, and at the said general election,
the vote on the said proposed amend
ment shall be by the ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and against Constitutional
Amendment" as now prescribed by law,
and immed lately after said election, due
returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said propos-
ed amendment as directed by said
Article IA of the Constitution.
CHAPTER eos.
AN ACTto amend Section of Article
1, title effective Franchise" of the Con-
stitution of this State, SO as to permit
the General Assembly to excuse the
vote seller from any penalty for selling
his vote and place the penalty for the
purchase of votes upon the vote buyer
alone, and to provide for the submission
of said amendment to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or re-
lection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, (three-
fifths of all the members of each of
the two Houses copcurring) That the
following section be and the same Is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
Sec of Article l., title Elective Fran
chise" of the Constitution of this State.
and if adopted by the legal and qualified
voters .hereof as herein provided, said
section shall supersede and stand in
the place and stead of Section 8 of said
Article of the Constitution of Maryland
Sec. g. If any person shall give, or
offer to give, directly or indirectly, any
bride, present or reward, or any prom
Use, or any security, for the payment
or delivery of money, or any other
thing. to induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote, or TO prevent
him in any way from voting. or to pro-
cure vote for any candidate or per
son proposed. or voted for as an cleo
tor of President and Vice-President of
the United States, or Representative
in Congress or for any Office of profit
OF trust, created by the Constitution or
Laws of this State, or by the Ordi-
nances, or authority of the Mayor and
CITY Council of Baltimore, the person
giving, or offering to give and the per
son receiving the same, and any per-
son who gives, or causes to be given,
an illegal vote knowing it to be such,
at any election to be hereafter held IN
this State. shall, on conviction in a
Court of Law, in addition to the penal
ties now or hereafter to be imposed by
law , be forever disqualified to hold any
office of profit or trust, or to vote at
any election thereafter.
But the General Assembly may in its
discretion remove the above penalty
and all other penalties up on the VOTE
seller so as to place the penalties foI
the purchase of votes on the vote buyer
alone.
Sec, l. And be it furthur enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution shall
at the next election for members of the
General Assembly of this State to be
held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of Novcm-
Der nineteen hundred and thirteen
n91S), be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection. in pursuance of the
directions contained in Article IA of
the Constitution of this State; and at
the said election the said propo sed
amendment shall be printed upon the
official ballot and the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitu'
ton shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words, "For
the Constitutional Amendment" and
against the Constitutional Amend
ment," as now provided by law with
an appropriate box to vote for and
against the same as the voter shall
select. Aud upon said ballot the new
words proposed to be added to said
Section of said Article 1, namely, the
words: "But the General Assembly
may in ias discretion remove the above
penalty and all other penalties upon
the vote seller so as to place the pen
alties for the purchase of votes upon
the vote buyer alone" shall be printed
on the official ballot in italics so as to