The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-06-02

marked for any office than there are
persons to be voted or, such ballots
shall not be counted for such candidate
or delegates, or other persons to be
voted for, as the case may be; but tue
whole ballot shall not Tor that reason
be rejected tor candidates tor other
Offices or positions, If any.
Io5, Ii any person upon the day OF
such primary election, or before the
canvass of votes is completed shall COLI
conceal or wiifuily break or destroy any
ballot box used or intended to b used
at such primary election, OF shall VIII
fully OF fraudentIy conceal, sec-ete or
remove any such ballot box OF the book
Of registry or any OF the ballots, stubs
OF other paraphenalia provided tor hold
ing such primaries from the custody OF
the judge or judges OF primary elections
or other proner persons in charge there
of, OF shall alter, deface, lnlure OF
destroy or conceal any ballot which has
been deposited in any ballot-b at such
primary election which has not been
counted and canvassed, or any poll
list or book of registry used atsuch prl-
marv election or any report. return.
certificate or any evidence IN this sub
title required. or any person who shall
print or circulate as an official ballot
one that is not official and complete, he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudg
ed guilty of felony and shall for each and
every such offense be punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than one or more than five years.
1913 Whoever shall electioneer with
in one hundred feet Of any polling
place of any such primary election III
any county or shall hand or deliver to
any voter within one hundred feet OF
the e'ection booth or within the booth
itself any ballot marked or unmarked.
except the unmarked ballot required by
law to be handed the voter by the prl-
mary election officials, or who shall
place Distinguishing mark upon any
ba lott delivered to for the use OF any
voter at such primary election, OF who
shall endeavor to induce any voter with
in thepolling place to show how his bal
lot has been marked, OF who shall de-
liver to any voter for use in casing his
ballot, or use any ballot different from
those provided for in this subtitle, OF
who shall show the face of a marked
ballot to any judge, clerk, officer OIL
other person inside of the polls before
the polls close, who shall induce, re
quest, directly or indirectly agree witt
or encourage voter to kesp his ballo
in sight OF any person or persons iron
the time at which its contents are known
by anv such person or persons or his
associate or associates until delivered tC
the judge to be deposited in the ballot
box, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punished by fine of not less than fifty
$50 oo) dollars nor more than two hun
dree ($2oo.oo) dollars, or by imprison
ment in Jail for not less than ffteer
days nor more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, anC
one-half of such fine collected shall be
paid to the intormer.
SEC. 2. And be it further enac Led,
That a new section be and the sa me
hereby is added to said Article 80 OF
the Annotated Code of Maryland, to
follow Immediately after Section 1913 OF
said Article, to be known as Section
1913 A. and to read as follows
1854 Any and all violators of any of
the provisions of Sections 1874, IS5, 1916
and 1913 of said Article 8 Of the Ammo
tated Code of Maryland, as the same
exist at present which may occur or be
committed at any time prior to the
time when this Act shall take effect,
shall be prosecuted and punished, eth
er before or after this Act takes effect.
in all respects as if this Act had never
been passed.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted,
That it is hereby declared that this law
is an emergency law and necessary fol-
the immediate preservation of the pub
lie health or safety.
SEC. 4 And be It further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved, April 4th, 1916.