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An. Code, 1924, sec. 173. 1912, sec. 162. 1904, sec. 160. 1888, sec. 152. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 3.

212. All public general laws or public local laws or parts thereof which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed;
provided, that every offense which has been or shall have been wholly or
partly committed against any of said public general or public local laws or
parts thereof before April 2, 1896, shall be dealt with, inquired into, tried,
determined and punished; and any penalty in respect to any such offense
shall be imposed or inflicted, and any fine shall be imposed, enforced or
recovered in the same manner as if the said laws or parts thereof had not
been repealed; and no case pending shall abate, by reason of such repeal, and
every act duly done and every warrant or other instrument duly issued,
made or granted before April 2, 1896, shall continue and be of the same
force and effect as if the said laws or parts thereof had not been repealed;
and provided, also, that any right, liability, privileges and protection in
respect to any matter or thing committed or done before April 2,1896, shall
continue and be of the same force and effect as if the said laws or parts
thereof had not been repealed; and every action, prosecution or other pro-
ceeding which shall have commenced before April 2, 1896, or shall there-
after be commenced in respect to any such matter or thing done before
April 2, 1896, may be prosecuted, continued and defended in the same
manner as if said laws or parts thereof had not been repealed; and provided,
also, that nothing in this article shall be construed to repeal any provisions
of the existing laws applicable to the city of Baltimore for the prevention of
the sale or dispensing of any liquor or for the preservation of peace and
order therein on any election day.

See sec. 16 and notes; also, sec. 133, et seq.

Election Expenses and Prohibition of Corrupt Practices at Elections.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 174. 1912, sec. 163. 1908, ch. 122.

213. The provisions of this sub-title shall apply to all elections of all
officers for whom ballots shall be cast pursuant to the provisions of this
article of the code of public general laws, and to the election of all officers by
the general assembly of Maryland and to all primary elections preliminary
to any such other elections, and to all candidates to be voted for at any such
elections or primary elections, and the term "primary elections" shall in-
clude, (a) all elections held to nominate a candidate for any public office,
or to elect delegates to a nominating convention; (b) nominating conven-
tions of such delegates; (c) caucuses of members of the general assembly.

This section referred to in construing sec. 220—see notes thereto. Usilton v. Bramble,
117 Md. 16.

See sec. 259.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 175. 1912, sec. 164. 1908, ch. 122. 1912, ch. 228, sec. 162.

214. The term "Political Committee," within the meaning of this
sub-title, shall include every committee or combination of two or more
persons to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party or
principle in any election, or of any proposition submitted to vote at a public
election, or to aid or take part in the nomination or election of any candi-
date for public office. The term "Treasurer" shall include all persons
appointed by any political committee or candidate for nomination or
election to any public office, to receive or disburse moneys to aid or pro-
mote the success or defeat of any such party, principle or candidate. The
term "Political Agent" shall include all persons appointed by any candi-
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