The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-10-21
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS. at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
wear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one proposing
an amendment to Section of Article OF the
Constitution of the State, the other proposing
an amendment to Section "a of Article OF
the Constitution of the State, which said bills
are in the words following, to wit:
CHAPTER Sc.
AN ACT to amend Section l of Article l Of
the Constitution of this State and TO provide
for the submission of said amendment TO the
Qualified voters of this State for adoption OF
rejection.
SECTION |. Be ii enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland (three ffths of all the
members Of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing), 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 if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided. 1t
shall supersede and stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article l.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF the
United States, whether native born or natnr-
allied, of the age of 2l years or upwards, who
has resided in this State for one year and in
the Legislative district of Baltimore city or in
the county in which he may offer to vote for
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as quallhed
voter, as provided in this Article, shall be en-
titled 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 portions
of different electoral districts for the election
of Representatives in Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then, to enhtle q
person to vote for such officer, be must have
been a resident 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 residence IN
such county or city, emitting him to vote at
apy such election, shall be entitled to vote IN
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired residence IN the
part of the county or city TO which he has re-
moved Every such male citizen of the
United States having the aboye-prescribed
qualifications of age and residence shall be
entitled to be registered so as TO become
qualified voter If he be-
Ffrst-A person able 10 read any section OF
the Constitution of this State submitted TO him
by the officers Of registration and to give
reasonable explanation of the same; or IT un.
and give a reasonable explanation thereof
when read 10 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
Tbird-Any male lineal descendant Of sHeh
last.mentioned person who may be twenty one
(2I) years of age or over IN the year lsoo-
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one Of the above descriptions
shall be entitled 10 be registered US qualified
voter. nor be entitled 10 vote.
SECTION 2 And be u further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
AS amendment TO the Constitution OF this State
shall be al the next general election for mem
hers Of the General Assembly TO be held M
this State submitted 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 al said
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment shall be by ballot, aud upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
s'For the Constitutional Amendment, or
"Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
The voters shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
meut q directed by the said XlVth Article OF
the Constitution.
This is to certify ihat this engrossed doeu-
ment uroposing an Amendment 10 the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Maryland, the original
of which was passed by the Senate by yeas
and nays, more than three-hiths OF ali mem
bers elected voting in the affirmative, on March
3. 1904. -
SPENCER C. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary If the Senate.
This is 10 certify that this engrossed doen
ment proposing an amendment TO the Con,
stitu.ion Of the Stale Of Maryland. the original
Of which was passed by the House of Delegates
by yeas and nays. more than three fitths Of all
the members elected voting in the affirmative,
on March 10. 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART.
Speaker of The House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.