Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-03-18
HE SEN TIN Ell.
ROCKVILLE. MD.
Friday Morning ....--...March Is. 1904
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

The franchise amendment TO the Consti
ton of Maryland, designed to eliminate the
negro as political factor in this State, has
passed both houses Of the General Assem-.
bly,. The bill as passed Is as follows:
A bill entitled IAN act TO amend Section
! of Article / Of the Constitution Of this
State and TO provide for the submission OF
said amendment 10 the qualified voters oil
this State for adoption or rejection"
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three ffths Of all
the members of each of the two houses con
curing, That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Section Of Article Of the Con
hiitution of this State, and II adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof, as herein
provided, 1t shall supersede aud stand in
place and stead OF Section of said Arti
Gle /.
Section /. All elections by the people shall
be by ballot Every male citizen OF the
United States, whether native born or nat
ural!zed, Of the age Of 81 years or upward,
who has resided in this State for one year
and in the Legislative district Of Baltimore
city or in the county in which be may offer
TO vote for six months next preceding the
election, and who, moreover, is duly regis
tered as a qualified voter, as provided 10
this article, shall be entitled 10 vote In the
ward or election district in which he re-
sides at all elections hereafter TO be held In
this State, and in case any county or city
shall be so divided as TO form portions OF
different electoral districts for the election
of Representatives In Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then 10 entitle
person to vote for such officers, he must
have been a resident Of that part of the
county or city which shall form part OF
the electoral district in which he offers to
vote for six months next preceding the elcc
ton but person who shall have acquired
a residence 10 such county or city, emitting
him TO vote al any such election, shall be
entitled TO vote in the election district from
which be removed until he shall have &C
quired a residence In the part OF the county
or city 10 which he has removed. Every
such male citizen Of the United States hav.
ing the above-prescribed qualifications OF
age and residence shall be entitled TO be
registered 80 as to become qualified voter
II he be-
First-A person able TO read any section
of the Constitution OF this State submitted
to him by the officers OF registration aud TO
give reasonable explanation Of the same
or, II unable from physical disability TO read
such section, able to understand and give
reasonable explanation thereof when read
to him by the registration officers; or.
Second-A person who on the first day Of
January, 1859, or prior thereto, was entitled
to vote under the laws Of this State or OF
any other State OF the United States wherein
he then resided; or,
Third-Any male lineal descendant of
such last mentioned persons. No person
not thus qualified by coming under one OF
the above descriptions shall be entitled TO
be registered as qualified voter nor be en-.
titled TO vote.
Section Q. And be 1t further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be at the next general election for
members OF the General Assembly to be held
In this State submitted to the legal and quail.
fed voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection in pursuance Of the direction con.
tanned In Article IA OF the Constitution, aud
at said election the vote on said proposed
amendment shall be by ballot and upon
each ballot shall be written or printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amendment"
or Against the Constitutional Amendment"
as the voters shall elect; and Immediately
alter said election due returns shall be made
10 the Governor OF the vote on said pro
posed amendment as directed by the said
Article IA of the Constitution.
The latest intelligence from Annapolis lie
TO the effect that Governor Warfleld has de.
clined to sign the above bill. The Attorney
General is oil the opinion that the passage
Of the bill by three fiiths majority In both
houses will not legalize the same without
the Governors signature. Mr.. Bernard
Garter gives a contrary opinion, and says
the signature is not essential. The disa.
greement between the Legislature and the
Governor may yet be compromised.
FUSS AND FEA THEIRS