Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06
THE CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE. !.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.

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ELEo1IV W. rhANcHicE.
oeeuoh i'-Al' elections s''a.' ~ D! oIi-
,"t' ara every wh'te 'h"le ''''heh oi the
o"''eo o'ates' W inc "Se VI '"e"'y ,"'e yen'r
OF "P"a'us' ""' s"'' ''',o 'e',uca III '"c
State one year next Pfeeea'he 'he eiec'ioh'
ana SIX months IN any co my OF III any
legislative u'S'f',t o' n",t'n'ore city, ana
VINO sha'' comply WIN ,ne Pr'V'n'"hs OF
mus Ar'c'c "' ''' H",'Stitu'''''' Snai' oe en,
titled 10 vote NJ aii eiections hereafter heia
I'd ,h's o'"'e anu III case any county OF CITY
shnii he ~ "''iIen as 10 i"rin P"r''ohs o.
inherent eiectofni a's''i''S '"r Tue o'ect'"n OF
omhe''sS'''eI'' SENATOR De"pt'e' '' '""er
"uiEer or oincefS. 'ne'i |" eh'''e P',s"h !"
'ote 'or surn oh'cer ne 'hus' nave oceh
iesl"eht oi 'h"t part VI 'he county or Guy
"h'ch H'''' i'i" P"i: o' ,ne e'ee'".A' avs
tfi'' III Whi'h lie "utrs 10 'nte Tor SIX
months next preceding The election cut
person VINO s0'li nave acquired fe'i;lehce
III such county or cl'y ehiitiihS nm To
vote III any h"'n c''r''.' Sl'"i' Ut 'h,'t!eo I"
vote III lhc electl"h uuslflet from "hlcl lie re-
moved, unti' lac snail nave aciu'rei resi-
deuce ~ Tue part oi ihe county OF cry 10
wlirh he mas removed.
section 2,-lhe nehera' h''emniy sha'i
rfoV''e "y ~" '"' UNIFORM ies'S,rn''on o'
lhe names oi voters ~ 'h's ota'e' "i,ich reg
'stra'ioh snail ns eV'"ehce "i tue qu"iilicnl'oi'
III sat" V"terS L" '"'e III any o'ec''"' ,he'e,
alter heii' tut no person ANAL oe t1tiuueu
irom Young AZ any e'ectioh on account bi
not helng rrtis'e'ed "iti' the ueherai As
s'mo'y shai' nave PnSse ah act oi reRis'iH
t'on, anu the same NhaIi nave oesh carrie"
into eiiert, aiter wh'ch no person s',"'i vD'e
unless ms name appears on 'ne register. ihe
Gchefai Assembly shail also ! fof'de ny Ia"
lor taxing the votes "i soldiers IA inc army
oi tho United states serving III the tcin.
Sec'iuh o.-No person ah"ve the age oi
twrnty-ohe Years c"hVirsed oi larceny or
other ih'alh"uS crlihc, un'ess paranheu ny
the uoVern"r snail ever thereafter nc EMU,
tied To- vote nj any election III 'h's state, ana
no ,nnat'e. or person non eo"'po' me''H''
shhi' pe ehl''ie, l" vote.
oect'on 4-No person VINO mas at any
time Ieen IN armed hostility to the United
States or the iaN'ui authorities the'e"'' on
who mas perh I'D any manner IN the services
o' the so-cniio Confederate o'stes o' Am
erica, and no person who has voluntarily
left this Staic nus: gone within the military
armies, with the purpose "f Adherng to
said States or armies, a"d no person VINO mas
given amy AMI, comfort, couhtenancc or sup
port to those engaged in armed hostility to
the united Statest or in any manner adhered
to the enemies OF the United States, either by
contributing to the enem ns OF the United
Statcs, or uhlawiul'y sehdipg w'IEih Inc
lines ol such enemies money or goo6s, or let
held communication with the enemies o' the
uhi'eh oia'es OF VINO mas ADVISED any per-
sou to enter the service OF the said enemies
or aided any person 30 to enter, or VINO mas
by ahy open deed or word declared his adj
hesion 10 the caIise OF the enemies OF the
United States, or his desire for the triumph
Of said enemies over the arms OF the oiited
States, shall ever be entitled to vrte at any
election to oc held IN thls otate, or 70 h"id
| any office OF homer. pr"iit or trust under the
laws oi tins State, unless since sncii unlawiu'
acts he shall have voluntarily entered into
the military service OF the United States, ann
hecn honorably discharged therefrom or shall
be on the day OF election, actually and vol,
unfairly in such service, or Unless he shall
lie restored to bis full rights Of citizenship
by an act OF the Gepcral Assembly passed bJ
No'e VI t"o.h h'"o VI "' thS "e"'o. !"
elected to each House and it shall lie the
duty of all Officers of Registration and Judges
OF Election carefully to exclude from voting,
or being registered, all persons 40 as above
disqualified; and the Judges of Election at
| the first election held under this Constitution
shall, and at any subsequent election may,
administer to any person offering to vote the
following oath or afiirmat on: | do swear or
affirm that | am Citizen Of the United
| States, that have never given any aid,
countenancc or support TO those in armed
hostility to the United States, that have
never expressed desire for the triumph
Of said enemies over the arms Of the
United States, and that | will bear
true faith and allegiance to the United
States aud support the Constitution and laws
thereof as the supreme law Of the land, any
law III ordinance of any State to the contra
ry Notwithstanding that will in all re-
spects demean myself as a loyal citiz OF
the United States, and | make this oath or
affirmation without any reservation or eva
sion, aud believe it to be binding on me;
and any person declining to take such oath
shall not he allowed to vot', but the taking 81
snch oath shall not be deemed conclusive evil