Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-27
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AN ACT 10 amend Section OF Article
/, title Elective Franchise 20 Of the Con
General Assembly to excuse the vote
seller from any penalty FOR selling his
NOt. and place "a" penalty Tor the pur-
chaS. vi votes upon the vote buyer
alone. and io provide FOR the submission
OF said amendment 20 the qualified vot-
ers ot this state for adoption or reJec-
ton
section /. BE Il enacted By the Cen
erai Assembly OF Maryland. lthree-hfths
OF ali the members of each Of the Two
houses cancurriuEl That the following
posed as al amendment 10 Section OF
Article /. title Elective Franchise. Of
the Constitution Of this State. and II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall sugersede and stand IA the place
and stead uf Section Of said Article
" the Constitution ~ Maryland.
See 3. II any person shall give. or OF
fer 10 give directly or indirectly. any
bride. present OF reward. OF any promise,
OF ANY security. fer the payment or d.
livery Of money. nr AN! other thing. to
induce any voter to refrain from casting
his vote. or 10 prevent him IA any way
from voting Or to procure vote for any
for as an elcetor Of President and Vice
President Of the United States. Or Rep
reSeutHtlye ~ Congress or for an. oilre
OF profit or trust created By the Cons J.
tuition 81 Laws u tl4is state. or ~ the
Ordinances OF authority of the Mayor
and city Council OF Baltimore. the per
son receiving the same. and any person
who gives or causes 10 be given. an IL
legal vote knowing u TO be such, at any
election TO De hereafter held Ia this state.
shall. on couNlct.Dn III a Court o. Law,
IN addition 90 the penalties now or hare-
after 10 be imposed hy law. be forever
disqualified TO hold any Office OF prout or
trust, or 10 vote ~ any election there
after
But the General Assembly may In It's
discretion remove tho above penalty and
all other penalties upon the vote seller
SO as TO place the penalties for the pur-
chase OF votes nu the vote buyer alone.
Sec =. And be- X further enacted by
the authority aforesaid That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed as IN
amendment 10 the Constitution shdH al
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly Of this state to b. he'd
on the Tuesday next after tne nrst Mon
day Ia the month OF November nineteen
hundred and thirteen Ol3laJ. b. submitted
to the legal ana qualified voters thereof
for their adoption or rejection. IN pun
suancc OF the directions contained 40
Article II Vi the Constitution OF this
State. and ~ the said election the sa u
proposed anne udusHt shall be printed
upon this official ballot and the vote on
said proposed amendment TO the Consii-
tuition shall be by ballot aud upon eacn
ballot shall be printed the words, For
the Constitutions! Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
meut. as now provided by luw, with an
appropriate box 10 vote FOR and against
the same as ia" voter shall select, Ana
upon said ballot TIE new words proposed
~ be added 10 said Section Of said
Article !. name y. the words. But the
General Assembly may in It's discretion
remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon tbs vote seller 50 a. y
place the penalties Tor the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer alone. shall
be printed on the official ballot 10 Italics
80 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 and against said
proposed amendment as directed By the
said Article II OF the said Constitution.
Approved April u, 1872.