126 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 25

Mr. Peter, from the Committee on Elections, reported
favorably, with proposed amendment,

A bill entitled "An Act to add an additional section to
Article 33, of the Code of Public General Laws of Mary-
land, entitled ‘Elections,' said section to follow section
83 of said Article, and to be designated ‘Section 83 A.'"

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Strike out all after the words "a bill," and substitute
therefor the following:

"Entitled an Act to add an additional section to Arti-
cle 33, of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
entitled ‘Elections,' as re-enacted by chapter 202, of the
Acts of 1896, said section to follow section 83 of said
Article, and to be designated ‘Section 83 A.'

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland that an additional section be added to Article
33, of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
entitled ‘Elections,' as re-enacted by chapter 202, of the
Acts of 1896, said section to follow section 83, to he
designated as ‘Section 83 A,' and to read as follows:

"83 A. At every election, whether National, State or
municipal, hereafter held in this State, every employer,
whether a body corporate, firm or individual, shall al-
low its or his employe or employes sufficient time, not
exceeding four hours, within which to vote; provided
said employer shall have the right to designate the time
when his employe or employes shall exercise the right
herein granted; the employe or empioyes to be allowed
sufficient time, not exceeding four hours. Any employer,
whether a body corporate, firm or individual, and any
officer or agent of any said employer, who shall refuse to
allow its or his employe or employes sufficient time, not
exceeding four hours, within which to vote, or who shall
directly or indirectly prevent or hinder its or his em-
ploye or employes from exercising the right hereingranted
by any form of inducement whatever, or by threats ex-
pressed or implied that exercise by the said empleyee or
employees of the right herein granted, will be followed
by a discharge from said employment, or by a reduction
in salary or wages, or who shall influence or attempt to
influence its or his employe or employees not to exercise