Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-09
Proclamation

WHEREAS. ~ the January Session
Of the General Assembly of Maryland.
held in the wear Of our Lord one thou
sand min. hundred and four. two bills
were passed. one proposing an am nd
ment tn Section of Articl of the Con
siitution Of the State. the other propos-
ing an amendment to Section 81 of Arti-
Gle 2 OF the Constitution of the State.
which said bills are in the words follow
ing. TO wit
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT 10 amend Section of Article
of the Constii ution of this State and
| to provide for the submission oi said
amendment to the qualified voters of
this state State for adoption or reject
| ton.
SECTIONS /. BE- Il eDdcted bg he GEN.
erai assembly III Nargiand tthree-fifths
Of all the members of each Of the two
concurring) That the following section
| be- aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section of Article
If the Constitution Of this State. and il
dnpted BY the legal and qualified vof
ers thereof. as herein provided. it shall
supersede aud stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article /.
| SECTION |. All elections by the peo-
pie shall be- by ballot Every male ciii-
zen OF the United States. whether native
born or naturalized. of the age OF 81
wears upwards, who has resided in this
State for one year and In the Legislative
district Of Baltimore city or in the conn
| ~ in which he may offer To vot" for six
months next pi oceeding the election. and
who moreover is duly registered as u
qualified voter. as provided in this Arti-
Gle. shall be entitled To vote in the ward
or election district in which he resides
at all elections hereafter 10 be- held in
| this State: aud i'll case any county or
city shall be so divided as to form por-
tions of different electoral districts for
the election OF Representatives in Con
gress. Senators, Delegates or other Off
GERS, then, 10 entitle person to vote ( r
such officer, he must have been resi-
dent 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 election. but
person who shall have acquired resi-
dence in such county or city. emitting
/
b. entitled TO vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until he
shall have acquired residence in the
| part Of the county or city TO which he
has removed Every such male citizen
of the United States having the above
prescribed qualifications of age and resi-
dence shall be entitled to be registered
so as to become a qualified voter II he
be-
F1rst-A person able to read any sec
ton OF the Constitution of this State
submitted tn him by the officers of regis
tration and to give reasonable explain
alton of the same: or II unable Ia read
such section is 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. 1869. 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 person who may
he twenty. one 81 years of age or over
in the year 1906.
M person not thus qualified by com
ing under some one Of the above des-
criptions shall be entitled TO be register
ed ~ a qualified voter, nor b. entitled
| To vote.
SECTION 2. Ind b. Il further endcied.
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as amendment 10 the Constitution
of this State shall be ut the next gener
al election for members Of the General
Assembly 10 be held in this State sub
mitted To the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
| in pursuance of the direction contained
| in Article XIV of the Constitution, and
at said election the vote on said propos-
| ed amendment sha i be by ballot. aud
upon CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words "For the Constitu-
| tional Amendment" or "Against the
Constitutional Amendment. as the vot
ers shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
| to the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the
said XIVth Article Of the Constitution.
| This is TO certy that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment TO
the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, the original of which was passed
by the Senate by yeas and nays. more
than three fifths Of all members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 8.
1904.
SPENCER O. JONES.
| President of he SENATE.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary n tie Senate.
This il 10 certify that this eugrossed