Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-09-01
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one propos-
ing an amendment 10 Section of Article
of the Constitution Of the State, the other
proposing an amendment TO section "a OF Ar
ticle Of the Constitution Of the State, which
said bills are in the words following, to. wit
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT to amend Section Of Article Of
the Constitution of this State and to pro-
vide for the submission Of said amendment
TO the qualified voters Of this State fol-
adoption or rejection.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths Of all thu
members Of each Of the two Houses concur.
ring), That the following section be and thu
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment Il
Section OF Article Of the Constitution O.
this State, and il adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, 10 herein provided
it shall supercede and stand in place AND
stead OF Section of said Article l.
Section |. All elections by the pe0pl,
shall be by ballot Every male citizen of tn,
United States, whether native born or natur
allied, Of the age Of 81 years or upwards,
who has resided in this State for one yea
and in the Legislative district of Baltimor
city or in the county in which he may offe
to vote for six months next preceding th,
election, and who moreover 10 duly registered
as a qualified voter, as provided in this Arti
Gle, shall be entitled TO vote in the ward Of
election district in which he resides at al
elections hereafter to be held In this State
and 10 case any county or city shall be 90 di
vided as to form portions OF different electora
districts for the election Of Representative
in CONGRESS, Senator's, Delegates or othe
I s.1css hen, TO entitle person TO vote fol
sucA Or, he must have been o resident o
that ~ Of the county or city which shall
form a part Of the electoral district in which
be o6Srg 70 vote for six months next preced.
ing the election, but person who shall have
acquired residence in such county or city
Z emitting MIN to vote at any such election
shall be eatitled to vote 10 the election dis
itict RON which he removed until he shall
haye OCCURRED q residence in the part Of the
county " city to which he has removed. -
Every such male citizen Of the United States
aaying The above prescribed qualifications OF
re and reJdence shall be entitled to be reg
s.srcd so as to become qualified voter II
Pc oe--~
srst-A person able to read any section
q The Constitution Of this State submitted
> him by the officers Of registration and To
i've reasonable explanation of the same
e. ssshle to read such section is able to
Understand and give reasonable explanation
nereof when read to him by the registration
aeers; or
SecOnd--A person who ON the first day oil
jAnuery, 1853, or prior thereto, was enti-
ii1d 10 vote under the laws Of this State or
o. any o.her State of the United States
wherein ne then resided or
Tbird--Any male lineal descendant OF such
asst nonNOned person who may be twenty
one ,li) years Of age or over In the year
lJ0e
Fo pe'son not thus qualified by coming
ndeT some one OF the above descriptions
shan be entitled to be registered as quail
Hod votG', nor be entitled TO vote.
Sectio' Q. And be 1t further enacted, That
'Ne ioreg Ding section hereby proposed as
4meudmrnt to the Constitution OF this State
fhsii NJ I the next general election for mem.
ners OF ne General Assembly TO be held In
ths S,st3 submitted to the legal and quail
red yo rs thereof for their adoption or re-
3',.oi Pursuance;of the direction contain
% 10 z cle XIV of the Constitution, and OF
said ale ION th&yote on said proposed amend
mont III be by ballot, and upon each ballot
thsfa sHIll be written or printed the words
For ne Constitutional Amendment" OF
AZ n't the Constitutional Amendment, -
ss ''" oters shall elect; and Immediately
81 stt election due returns shall be made
TO To- g )VeruOr Of the vote on said proposed
ameudn ant as directed BY the said XIVth
Article # the Oonstitu tion.