594 ELECTIONS. [ART. 33

1914, ch. 761.

215. The provisions of the Corrupt Practices Act of Maryland,
being Chapter 122 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1908 and
the Acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, are hereby extended
and declared to be and made applicable to all primary elections for the
nomination of candidates for Senator of the United States, and to the
election of such Senator, as. hereinbefore provided for; and in the
event that any candidate for the nomination for the office of Senator
from Maryland in the Senate of the United States, or any political
committee or treasurer or political agent acting for or on behalf of
such candidate shall be found guilty of corrupt practice under Section
175 of Article 33 of the Code of Public General Laws, as said Section
was enacted by Chapter 228 of the Acts of 1912, the trial judge or
judges, referred to in said Section, shall file his or their finding, or,
in case where a jury shall have been demanded the finding or verdict
of such jury, with the Secretary of State together with the transcript
of evidence' as in said Section provided, and the Secretary of State
shall submit the same, certified under the seal of the State to the Pres-
ident of the Senate of the United States.

As to corrupt practices, see section 163 et seq.

Voting Machines.

1914, ch. 513.

216. The Election Supervisors of Baltimore City and the Election
Supervisors of the respective counties are hereby authorized and em-
powered to use voting machines in primary and general elections under
such rules and regulations as said Election Supervisors may deem advis-
able or necessary. Any improper, illegal or fraudulent act on the 'part
of election officials or voters, to be subject to the same fines and penal-
ties as are now provided in the general election laws of this State so far
as the same may be made to apply to elections when Voting Machines
are used;

1914, ch. 513.

217. All elections held through the medium of Voting Machines
shall have the same validity in law as elections held by means of paper
ballots.

1914, ch. 513.

218. The Election Supervisors of Baltimore City and the Election
Supervisors of the respective counties are hereby given the power and
authority to determine what precincts in said city and what precincts in
the respective counties shall be first equipped with Voting Machines,
and said Election Supervisors are hereby authorized to purchase from
time to time such machines as meet their approval and in such number
as they deem advisable, payment for said machines to be made out of
money appropriated for that purpose.