Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-09-21
Proclamation.

WHEREAS. At the January Session of
ahN snAfal Assembly OF Maryland, held
In the year Of Our Lord, one thnusand
nine hundred aud four, two bills were
passed, one proposing an amendment TO
Section OF Article Of the constitu.
tion Of the State, the other proposing an
amendment to Section "a Of Article 8 Of
the ConstitutIon ofthe State, which said
bills are in the words following, to wit
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to amend Section / or Article
1 Of the Constitution Of this State and
20 provide fer the submission of said
amendment 10 TIE qualified voters Of
ttis ntsso FOR adoption Or rejection.
SEcTfon /. ElciG enacted blythe Gene.
raj Assembly Of maryland fshfee.fifths Of
al che members OF each OF the two Houses
eoncurFingl, That the following section
be and the same Is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section / Of Article /
Of the Constitution Of this State, and II
adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, a. herein provided. Ii shall su.
persede aud stand Ia place aud stead Of
Section / Of said Article l.
SBCTEoN All elections by the people
shat b. BY ballot Every male citizen Of
The United States, whether native born
or natnfslIxcd, OF the age Of 81 years or
upwards, who has resided In this State
Tor one year and In the Legislative dss.
trict Of Baltimore city or ia sl.e county
Va which be may offer 10 vote for six
months nest preceding the election, aud
who moreover 10 duly registered AZ a
qgalitled voter, ~ provided in this Arti-
Gle, shall be entitled to vote IN the ward
or election district ia which he resides
at all elections hereafter 10 De held i'd
this State. and In case any county or
city shall 90 50 divided as 10 form Dor.
ions 81 different electoral districts for
khc election Of Representatives In Con-
gross, Senators, Delegates or other oft
GERS, thea. 10 entitlc person to vote for
such OfliceF, No must have been 4 rest.
dent 81 that part 81 the county or city
which shall form part Of The electoral
district Ia which be offers 70 vote for six
months next preceding the election, but
> person who shall hsvu acquired resi-.
drnce Ia such c0uasy or city. cntltllnR
him % vote NJ any such election. shall %
entlsled 10 vote IN the election district
from which he removed untl bic shall
have acquired residence Ia the part 81
shc county. or city % which he has ~
m0yel. Kycfy such male citizen 81 the
United States having the gboyc.rrcacrib.
ed qualifications Of age aud residence
shat be entltlcd 20 be registered so 81 10
become 4 qualified voter II he be-
First-A person able To read any see-
lion u the Constitution ~ this State
Submitted 70 him ~ tbs officers u regis
trHfion aud 20 give reasonable explain.
alton VI chs sF-te. 10 i sgilabls ~ read
stcll section n able 20 understand aud
give reasonable explanation thereof
when rcaa 70 him by ths registration ii.
iicefss Or
seeond--A person who Oh the tirsa day
AZ January, 1860, Or prior thereto, was
enaltied % vDte under tho laws Of this
STATE 0r Of amy other State Of the United
states wherein hc then resided or
Third-~Any ninln liaeai descendant ~
such lass mentioned person who may be
twenty-0ne l2l) years Of age or over in
the year 1000.
No person not thus qualified hy coming
under some une ui theabose descriptions
shall be entitled 10 be registered a. Il
qualified voter. nor be entitled 70 vote
sEU1os ?. And bo IL further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed az amendment 10 the Constitution
oi this State shall be al the next gunerai
election Tor members 81 tie General A.
senlbly t. b. held III this State submitted
70 the legal and qualified voters thereof
Tor their adoption or rejection IN pursn.
ance u the direction contained ia Ar.
ficle NV Oi the Constitution, aud ut said
election the vote on said proposed amend
incnt shall bU BY ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall he written Imprinted the
words For the Constitutional Amend.
ment, or Against the Constitutional
Amendment" ~ the voters shall elect:
aud Immediately alter said election due
returns shall be made 70 the Governor II
the vote on said proposed amendment ~
directed ijy the said XIYth Article oi the
Constitution.
This Il 10 certify that this cngrossed
document proposing an Amendment 20
the Constitution oithe State Of Maryland,
the original 81 which was passed By the
senate BY yeas andnnye, more thanthree-
fIIths OI all members eleeted voting Ia the
affirmative, on March 3, 1904
SPENCER q. JONES,
President Of the senate.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary 81 the senate.
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