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the penalty upon the vote seller, etc., so as not to conflict with section
199A herein which places the penalty upon the vote buyer alone.
See sections 163 to 177.

1912, ch. 2, sec. 160W.

199A. If any person or corporation shall give or offer to1 give di-
rectly or indirectly any bribe, present or reward, or any promise or
any security for the payment or the delivery of money or any other
thing of value to induce any voter or person entitled to vote at any
primary election to refrain from casting his vote, or to prevent him in
any way from voting or to procure a vote for any candidate or person
whose name may appear upon the ballot prepared for such primary
election, or who by threats, insinuations or otherwise shall coerce or
attempt to coerce any voter or person entitled to vote from casting his
vote or by threats, insinuations or otherwise shall coerce or attempt to
coerce any such voter or person entitled to vote in any primary election,
into voting for any candidate or person whose name may appear upon
the ballot prepared for such primary election, such person or corpora-
tion so offending in any particular, shall, upon conviction thereof be
punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one
year nor more than three years and by a fine of not less than five hun-
dred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars in the discretion of
the Court for each offense; one-half of the fine shall be paid to the
informer who may be the person whose vote was bribed or coerced, etc.,
as above and upon whom no penalty is placed and who shall not be sub-
ject to prosecution for selling or delivering his vote or refraining from
voting, and the other half to the State of Maryland.

Cited but not construed in Cochran v. State, 119 Md. 547.

1912, ch. 2, sec. 160Y.

199B. Within seven days after the day of any primary election
any candidate for a nomination or for delegate to any convention or
for executive or member of any committee or position who has been
defeated on the face of the returns may petition the Supervisors of
Elections of Baltimore City or of any county of the State for an appeal
from and review of the action and decision of the judges of election in
counting the ballots and for a recanvass and recount of the ballots cast
in any or all of the precincts of said county or city or ward or legisla-
tive district or political division therein or if said candidate was run-
ning for a State office or for Congress or for judge he may petition for
said recount in two or more counties or legislative districts or wards or
precincts in Baltimore City simultaneously;

The Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City and of the several
counties of the State are hereby given jurisdiction and power to hear
and determine said appeals; to review and correct the action of the
Judges of Election in their respective jurisdictions and to recanvass,
recount and certify said result of said primary election. And for all
the purposes of said review, recount, recanvass, etc., the said Super-