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provide for or enclose in any envelope to be used in voting such ballot,
any inclosure whereby to identify the ballot, or who shall endeavor to
induce any voter within the polling place to show bow his ballot has
been marked, or who shall carry away or attempt to carry away from
the polls or the officials having custody of the same any said envelope
or envelopes, or who shall deliver to any voter for use in casting his
ballot, or use any ballot or envelope 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, or who shall induce, request, directly or indirectly agree with
or encourage a voter to keep his ballot in sight of any person or persons
from the time at which its contents are known by any such person or
persons or his associate or associates until delivered to the judge in the
envelope to be deposited in the ballot box, shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more
than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment in jail for not
less than fifteen days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, and one-half of such fine collected shall be paid to the
informer.

1908, ch. 737, sec. 160 w. 1910, ch. 741, sec. 160 v (p. 130).

199. Nothing whatsoever in this sub-title shall be taken or construed
to prevent the application to the primary elections held hereunder and
to the acts of all persons in connection with or relating to said primary
elections of the provisions, prohibitions and penalties prescribed in
chapter 122 of the acts of the general assembly of Maryland of 1908,
relating to corrupt practices at general and primary elections in this.
State and all the provisions, prohibitions and penalties prescribed in
said act, so far as the same relate to primary elections, are hereby
declared to be applicable to the primary elections in this sub-title
provided for.

See sections 163 to 177.

1910, ch. 741, sec. 2 (p. 131).

200. Nothing in this sub-title shall be taken or construed to repeal
or modify the provisions of the existing law providing for and regulat-
ing the manner of making independent nominations for any office.

1910, ch. 249 (p. 131).

201. In the event of any vacancy occurring because of the death or
resignation of any person nominated for any State or judicial office, or
as a candidate for member of the congress of the United States, under
the provisions of the preceding sections of this article, beginning with
section 178, such vacancy shall be filled by the state central committee,
or governing body for the State, of the political party to which said
nominee belongs; and in the event of any vacancy occurring because of
the resignation or death of any person nominated for any office in any
county of this State under the provisions of the aforesaid preceding