Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-02
CHAPTER co.,

AN AT to almond section Of Article
/, tItic "lslvttiv, Franchise Of the Con
stituiioa ~ this state. ~ AS 10 permit the
General Assembly 10 excuse the vote
seller from tny penalty for selling his
vote and place the penalty for the pur-
chase vi votes upon the vote buyer
alone. and ~ provide for the submission
OF said amendment to The qualified vot-
crs Of this State for adoption or reJec-
ton.
section /. Re II enacted BY the Gen
ersi Assembly ~ Maryland, uhrce-iifths
OF all the members OF each Of the TWO
houses cuncurringi That the following
section be and tilr same L. hereby pro-
posed aA an amendment 70 Section : OF
Article !. title Eiectiv. franchise. Of
the Constitution of this State. ana II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided. said section
shall Su.,ntsede ana stand IN the place
and stead Of section OF said Article
Of the Constitution ol Maryland.
Soc. 9 u any person shall give, or Of
Ter to give, directly or Indirectly ans
brlb.. present 81 reward. or any promise.
or any security. Tor the payment or -
livery ~ money 90 any other thing. 10
Undue, any voter 10 refrain from casting
his vote. or 10 prevent him ia any WAY
from voting, or 10 procure vote for any
candidate or person proposed. or voted
for as an elector 81 President and Vice
President ui the lultrd states. or Rep
r.seni.tiNe Ia Congress OF for an. office
OF yrnitt or trust created hs thu Cuusti-
tuition or Laws ot this state. or hy the
ordinances. Or authority of the Mayor
and city Council OF Baltimore the per
son receiving ~ same. and amy person
Who gives uf causes TO be given, an u
legal vote. knowing IL to BE- such, az any
election 10 be- De reAit'f held Ia this State.
shall Oh conviction In Court Of Law,
IN addition 10 the penalties now or h. rN-
after To he imposed by Law. be forever
disqualified 60 4olJ any ni;ic. of profit or
trust. VI 10 Vote at an! election there
after.
Iut the General Assembly may In rs
discretion remove the above penalty aud
all other penalties upon the vote seller
50 as 10 place the penalties for the pur-
chase ol votes IN tine yot. buyer alone.
Sec >. ANA TO- Il further enacted by
the authorit! aforesaid. That the said
foregoing section hereby proposed a. IN
amendment 10 tn. Constitution shIit 1t
the next election for members OF the
General Assembly OF this state to be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day IN The month OF November. nineteen
hundred and thirteen tialD. be- submitted
to the legal and qualified voters thereof
FOR their adoption or rejection. IA pur-
suJnce OF Ia. directions contained IN
Article IA VI the Constitution of this
State. and at the said election the sad
proposed amendment SHAH be printed
upon IL. official ballot and the Vote on
said proposed amendment TO the Consii-
tuition shall be by ballot ana upon each
ballot shall be printed the words, For
the Constitutional Amendment and
Against the Constitutional Amend
ment. rs now provided by law, with an
appropriate box IL spts tor and against
tn. same rs the voter shall select. And
upon said ballot the nvw words proposed
10 hc added 10 SAID Section OF said
Article J. namely. the words But the
General Assembly may tn its discretion
remove the above penalty and all other
penalties upon the vote seller 50 a. u
place TIE penalties Tor the purchase OF
votes upon the vote buyer atom. shall
be printed on the official ballot In italics
so as 10 plainly Indicate to the voter the
said proposed change Ia the Constitution,
and Immediately after said due election
ernor OF The vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed by the
said Article II Of the said Constitution.
Approved April II. 49,