Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-26
Proclamation

WHEREAS, AT the January Session
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland.
held in the wear nf our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and four. two bills
were passed. one proposing an am nd
mrnt to Section Of Articl Of the Con
siiiuiinn Of the State. the other prOpos-
ing an amendment tO Section 30 Of Arii-
Gle Of the Constitution of the State.
which said bills are in the words follow
ing, To wit
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT TO amend Section | Of Article
/ of the Consti, ution Of this State ana
To provide for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
this state State for adoption or reject
ton.
SECTIONS t. b. II eBdcfed by HE GEN.
erm .IssemLiy 0f Maryland tthree-iifths,
of all the members of each of the twol
concurring). That the following section
be aud the same is hereby proposed as
nm amendment to Section of Article !
Of the Constitution of this State. and IL
dupted by the legal and qualified vOf-
ers thereof, AS herein provided. IL shall
.upersede and stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article |
SECTION /. All elections by the peo-
pie shall h. by ballot Every male ciii-
zen of the United States. whether native
horn or naturalized. of the age Of 81
wears upwards, who has resided in this
State for one year aud IN the Legislative
district If Baltimor, city or IN the conn
~ in which he may offer To- vote for six
months next y ocecding the election. aud
who moreover is duly registered as
qualified voter, a. provided IN this Arti-
Gle. shall be entitled tn vote in the ward
or election district in which he resides
at all elections hereafter To be held III
this State; aud in case any county or
city shall he so divided as to form por-
lions of different electoral districts for
the election OF Representatives III Con.
gress. Senators, Delegates or other OFF,
GERS, then, to entitle u person To vote T. 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
"A person who shall have acquired a resi-
deuce in such county or city. emitting
him to vote at any such election. shall
be entitled To vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until he
shall have acquired residence in the
part If 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
sn as to become qualified voter II he
be-
Frrst-A person able to read any sec.
tion Of the Constitution Of this State
submitted To him by the officers of regis
tration aud TO give "a reasonable explain.
alton of the same; or II unable to read
such section is able to understand aud
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 thu United
States wherein he then resided: or
Third-Any male lineal descendant
Of such last mentioned person who may
he twenty -one eel years of age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
criptions shall be entitled to be- register
ed as qualified voter. nor b. entitled
to vote.
SECTION 2. .ind b. II further enacted.
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as amendment to the Constitution
OF this State shall be at the next gener
al election for members Of the General
Assembly 10 be held in this State sub
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
| in pursuance of the direction contained
| in Article XIV of the Constitution. aud
at said election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment shall he by ballot. and
upon q CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words "For the Constitu.
tional Amendment" or against the
Constitutional Amendment. a. 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 3.
1904.
SPENCER G. JONES.
President II the Senaie.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary II N, Senaie.
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