Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-30
Published by Snow Hill City Council.
Public Local Law.
Qualification for Voting at Municipal
Elections in Snow Hill
CHAPTER l53.


AN ACT to repeal and rc-enact with
Amendments Section ) of Chapter
455 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the Janu.
ary session of 1894, entitled An Act
TO repeal Sections 237 to 259 both in.
elusive of Article 2l. of the code OF
Public Local Laws title Worcester
County" Sub title "Snow Hill," and
to repeal all Acts heretofore passed by
the General Assembly of MARYLAND,
with reference to the Charter of the
Town of Snow Hill. in Worcester
County, i'll conflict with the provisions
of this Act. and to re-enact and grant
To the Town Of Snow Hill in Worcester
County, "A new Charter.
Sec. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that section fiv,
of Chapter l55 of the Acts of the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland. passed at its
January session of 1894. entitled IAN
Act To repeai Sections 231 to 259 both in.
elusive. of Article "a of the code Of Pub.
lie Local Laws title Worcester Conn.
ty," subtitle "Snow Ill.," and To re.
peal all Acts or Clauses of Acts hereto.
fore passed by the General Assembly of
Maryland with reference 10 the Charter
of the Town of Snow Hill in Worcester
County. IA new Charter" he and the
same is hereby repealed and re enacted
with Amendments so as 10 read as
follows:
Sec. > That any male citizen of the
United States who has never been con
victed of any infamous crime either in
this State or elsewhere, but who has re.
sided within the State for one year and
in the corporate limits of the Town of
Snow Hill for six months next preced-
ing the election, and who is above the
age of twenty one years shall be entitled
To vote at all municipal elections here af.
ter held III said Town. provided he shall
possess at least. one of the following
qualifications; namely,
First, If he is the bona fide and actual
owner of real or personal property to the
value of five hundred dollars or upwards
for which he has been duly aud lawfully
assessed ON the assessment books of said
town; or
Secondly, If prior TO January the first,
1865, he was entitled TO vote III the State
of Maryland or elsewhere in the United
States AT State election. or
Thirdly, il he is the male lawful de-
scendant of a person who prior to .Janu-
AIRY first 1865, was entitled tn vote in the
State of Maryland or elsewhere in the
United State at Il State election. and the
male citizens of said Town of Snow Hill
who are qualified To vote as herein de-
scrlbed and set forth, shall on the first
Monday of May 1904, and on the same
day every second year thereafter, elect
by ballot one person To be Mayor, and
likewise on the first Monday in May
1904, elect by ballot. five persons to be
City Councilmen, and on the same day
every year thereafter. elect by ballot
three persons as Councilmen to succeed
those whose term of office is about To
expire, and il shall be the duty of the
three newly elected CoLncilmen at their
first regular meeting to designate by lot
two of their number to remain in office
for two years
Sec. 2,-And be il enacted that this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March 22th, 1904.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
SPENCER G. JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
OFFICE oF CTE SECRETARY
OF THE SENATE.
hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is IA true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of MARYLAND, passed at the
January Session. 1901
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of the Senate.