Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-18
CHAPTER co.

AN ACT TO amend Section Of Article
1. title Elective Franchise Of the Con-
stltuiion Of this State. So as to permit the
General Assembly TO excuse the vote
seller from any penalty Tor selling his
vote and place the penalty for the pur-
chase Of votes upon the vote buyer
alone. and to provide for the submission
OF said amendment TO the qualified vot-
ers OF this State for adoption or rejee-
ton.
Section /. BE IL enacted By the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland tthreo-ffth-
OF all the usnbers OF each OF the two
houses conruffngl That the following
section b. ana the same IS hereby pro-
posed As an amendment u Section OF
Article /. title Elective Franchise. of
the Constitution OF this State. and If
adopted by the legal ana qualified voters
shall sugersedc aud stand IN the place
and stead Of Section Of said Article /
Of the Constitution OF Maryland.
See. 3. II any person shalt give. or Of
fer to give, directly or indirectly. any
bride, present or reward OF any promise,
or any security. Tor the payment or d.
livery OF money. or any other thing, 10
induce any voter 10 refrain from casting
his vote. or to prevent him in any way
from voting. or to procure vote for any
candidate or person proposed, or voted
President Of thu United States, or Rep
reseutattye Ia Congress OF Tor any office
tuition or Laws OF this state. or by the
Ordinances. or uuthOrit. Of the Mayor
and city Council of Baltimore. the per
son receiving the same and any person
who gives or causes TO be given, an u
legal vote. knowing IL 10 be such, at any
election TO be hereafter held ia this state.
shall. Oh conviction in a Court OF Law
in addition 10 thc penalties now OF b. re-
after to be Imposed by law. be forever
disqualified To hold any Office of profit or
trust. or to vote At any election there
after
But the General Assembly may In is
discretion remove the above penalty and
all other penalties upon the vote seller
SO as to place the penalties for the pur-
chase OF votes on the vote buyer alone.
See .. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to IN" constitution shall al
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly Of this state 10 be- held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day Ia the month OF November. nineteen
hundred and thirteen usl3g, BE- submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection, IN PUT
suance OF the directions contained in
Article IL vi the Constitution Of this
State. and 1T the said election the sa i
proposed amendment shall DO printed
upon the official ballot and the vote on
said proposed amendment TO the Consti-
tuition 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 Anu
upon said ballot the new words proposed
to be added to said Section OF said
Article !. namely. the words But tho
General Assembly may IN its discretion
remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon the vote seller 50 a. to
place the penalties for the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone" shall
be printed on the official ballot In Italics
so as to plainly Indicate to the voter the
said proposed change In the Constitution.
and Immediately after said due election
due returns shall be made To the Gov
ernor OF the vote for ana against said
proposed amendment as directed by tbs
said Article II Of the said Constitution.
Approved April II. isl2.