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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.

An. Code, sec. 198A. 1912, ch. 2, sec. 160W. 1916, ch. 160, sec. 198A.

214. Any and all violations of any of the provisions of sections 198,
200, 210 and 213 of said Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
as the same exist at present, which may occur or be committed at any time
prior to the time when this Act shall take effect, shall be prosecuted and
punished, either before or after said date, in all respects as if the Act of
1916, Chapter 160, had never been passed.

An. Code, sec. 199. 1908, ch. 737, sec. 160W. 1910, ch. 741, sec. 160V (p. 130).

1912, ch. 2, sec. 160V.

215. 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 elec-
tions of the provisions, prohibitions and penalties prescribed in Chapter
122 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1908, and all
supplements and amendments thereto relating to corrupt practices at
general and primary elections in this State and all the provisions, prohibi-
tions 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, except the penalty upon the vote
seller, etc., so as not to conflict with section 216 herein which places the
penalty upon the vote buyer alone.
See secs. 174 to 189.

An. Code, sec. 199A. 1912, ch. 2, sec. 160W.

216. If any person or corporation shall give or offer to give directly 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
corporation 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 hundred 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
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