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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

to be used at such primary elections-
or shall wilfully or fraudulently con-
ceal, secrete or remove any such
ballot-boX or the boog of registry or
any of the ballots, stubs or coupons
or other paraphernalia provided for
holding such primaries from the Gus
tody of the judge or judges of pri-
mary election or other proper per-
sons in charge thereof, or shall alter,
deface, injure or destroy or conceal
any ballot which has been deposited
in any ballot-box at such primary
election which has not been counted
and canvassed, or any poll list or
book of registry used at such pri-
mary election or any report, return,
certificate or any evidence in this
subtitle required, or any person who
shall print or circulate as an official
ballot one that is not official ana
complete, he shall, upon conviction
thereof, be adjudged guilty of felo-
ny and shall for each and every such
offense be punished by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than
one or more than five years.
/ 1873 Whoever shall electioneer
within one hundred feet of any poll
! ing place of any such primary cleo
/ ton in any county or shall hand or
/ deliver to any voter within one hun
| dred feet of the election booth or
within the booth itself any ballot
marked or unmarked, except the un>
marked ballot required by law to be
handed the voter by the primary cleo
ton officials, or who shall place dis
| tinguishing mark upon any ballot de-
livered to for the use of any voter at
such primary election, or who shall
endeavor to induce any voter within
the polling place to show how his bal
! lot has been marked, or who shall de-
liver to any voter for use in casting
/ his ballot, or use any ballot different
from those provided for in this sub
title, or who shall show the face of
a marked ballot to any judge, clerk,
officer or other person inside of the
polls before the polls close, who shall
induce, request, directly or Indirect
ly agree with or encourag a voter to
keep his ballot in sight of any per-
son or persons from the time at
which its contents are known by any
such person or persons or his asso-
tate until delivered to the judge to
be deposited in the ballot-box, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished
by fine of not less than fifty
| (S50.00) dollars nor more than two
hundred ($200.00) dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in Jail for not less than
fifteen days nor more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, and one-half of such fine
collected shall be paid to tie infor-
mer.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That a new section be and the same
hereby is added to said Article 33 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, to
follow Immediately after Section 1913
of said Article, to be known as Sec
tion 1854, and to read as follows:
1854. Any and all violations OF
any of the provisions of Sections 1S4
1856, 1875 and 1913 of said Article q
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
as the same exist at present which
time prior to the time when this Act
shall take effect, shall be prosecuted
and punished, either before or after
this Act takes effect, in all respects
as if this Act had never been passed
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted
That it is hereby declared that this
law is an emergency law and neces-
sary for the immediate preservation
of the public health or safety
Sec. 4. And be it further enac.
ted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 4th, 1916.