Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

and the conjunction "or", omitted from, Ch. 392 of the
Acts of 1967. The extraneous disjunctive conjunctions
"or" were also contained in Ch. 392 of the Acts of

1967.

The error in punctuation and the omission of the
conjunction were noted by the Michie Company. The
extraneous conjunctions were noted by the professional
staff of the Legislative Division of the Department of
Legislative Reference.

24-23.

(b) [Violation of this section is punishable by fine of not
less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500) or shall be imprisoned in jail for not exceeding sixty
days, or shall be subject to both fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.] A PERSON WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF
THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE, ON CONVICTION, OF NOT LESS
THAN $50 OR MORE THAN $500, OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 60
DAYS, OR BOTH.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects ungrammatical, extraneous,
and archaic language in Article 33, § 24-23(b).

The ungrammatical, extraneous, and archaic, language
was contained in Ch. 392 of the Acts of 1967.

The correction of the ungrammatical, extraneous, and
archaic language was suggested by the Michie Company.

24-27.

(b) If any candidate shall have been found or decided to
have engaged in any practice prohibited by this article, he shall
be ineligible to election or appointment to any public office "or
employment for the period of four years from the date of said
election. [A] IF THERE IS A finding or decision that a
successful candidate engaged in prohibited practices only in the
person of his agent without the knowledge or consent of the
candidate, and that no prohibited practice was committed with his
sanction or connivance, then the election of such candidate shall
not be void, nor shall the candidate be subject to any
ineligibility therefor.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects an incomplete sentence in
Article 33, § 24-27(b).

The incomplete sentence was contained in Ch. 613 of
the Acts of 1968.

The incomplete sentence was noted by the Michie
Company.

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