Baltimore, unless such gift, contribution or subscription be directed
by its author to be exclusively applied to the giving of barbacues
or treats, at which candidates for office and others may have an
opportunity of addressing their fellow citizens; or to the printing
of public documents or political essays, addresses or hand bills de
signed for circulation among the people; or the providing vehicles
for the transportation of voters to the polls or to the printing of
tickets designed for the ballot box; and any person herein offend
ing, or any person applying such gift, contribution or subscription
to any electioneering purpose contrary to such direction, upon
conviction thereof in a court of law shall be fined and imprisoned
as shall hereafter be provided for by the Legislature, and be there
after incapable of voting at any election, or of holding any office
or appointment of any nature or description, under the constitu
tion or laws of this State, or under any ordinance or authority of
the mayor and city council of Baltimore.
Which was read.
Mr. Brent of Balt. city, moved to amend said amendment by
adding at the end thereof, the following:

"Or for platforms for political speakers to stand on, music, trans-
parencies and other incidental expenses necessary and proper;"
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred and was put upon the amendment
as offered by Mr. Dorsey, and
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Dorsey, moved further to amend said report by adding at
the end thereof as an additional section the following:
No person in this State holding any office or appointment under
the constitution or laws of the United States, or any of the
officers thereof, shall give, contribute or subscribe any sum or
sums of money or other article of value, to he used in any elec
tioneering canvass, d)r to be expended in any way, in relation to
to any election to he held under the constitution or laws of this
State, or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
and any person herein offending shall upon conviction thereof, in
a court of law, be fined and imprisoned as from time to time may
hereafter he provided by the Legislature; and be forever thereafter
incapable of voting at any subsequent election, and of holding any
office or appointment of any nature or description whatever, under
the laws or constitution of this State, or under the ordinances or
authority of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Dorsey, then moved to amend said report by adding at the
end thereof the following as an additional section
No person in this State shall himself or through the agency of
others receive, use or expend any sum or sums of money or other
thing of value given, contributed or subscribed by any person or
persons whatsoever living out of the State of Maryland to be made