Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-23
Proclamation

WHEREAS, nj the January Session
of the General Assembly of Maryland.
held in the wear of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred aud -four, two bills
were passed. one proposing an am nd
ment TO Section | of Articl Of the Con
stituiion Of the State, the other propos-
ing an amendment To Section 81 of Arti-
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 Constit ution Of this State and
to provide for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
this state State for adoption or reject.
ton.
SECTIONS /. BE- II cnncfed by The GEN.
erai ls@mJIg If Maryland three fifths
of all the members of each 81 the two
concurring). That the following section
be- aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment To Section | of Article
Of the Constitution Of this State. and il
adopted by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof. AS herein provided. IL shall
supersede aud stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article /.
SECTION l. All elections by the peo-
Pile shall be- by ballot Every male ciii-
zen OF the United States. whether native
born or naturalized. of the age Of 81
years 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 vote for six
months next pr oceeding the election. aud
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 To- be held in
this State; and in 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, to entitle "a person tn vote I 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 tn vote for six
months next preceding the election. but
a person who shall have acquired 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 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 20 he registered
So as TO become qualified voter il he
be-
First-A person able to read any sec
ton of the Constitution of this State
submitted to him by the officers of regis
tration aud 10 give II reasonable explain.
alton Of the same: or II unable 10 read
such section is able 10 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 ths United
States wherein he then resided: or
Third-Any male liueal descendant
OF such last mentioned person who may
be twenty-one ED years Of age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
ing under some one of the above des-
criptions shall be entitled to be register.
ed as qualified voter, nor b. entitled
to vote.
SECTION 2. And h. II further enacfrd,
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
Assamhly IN ha held i'm this State sinh.
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, and
at said election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment shall be by ballot. and
upon ch 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 10 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 @. JONES,
President of Tie Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary II he Senate.