The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-11
96.


AN ACT to amend Section I of Article O
the Constitution of this State and to pro
vide for the submission of said amendment
TO the qualified voters of this state for
adoption or rejection,
SECTION /. BE il enacted by ne General
assembly Of NdyYigRd (three-fifths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ring. That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed IS an amendment
to Section | OF Article of the Constitution
OF TINS state, and If adopted by the legal and
quallned voters therso., rs herein provided.
II shall be supersede and stand in place and
stead OF Section l o. said Article !.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot Every male citizen of
the n1fed states, whether native born or
naturaltzed. of the age of q years or up
wards, who has resided in this State for one
year and in the Legislative district of Ba Iii
more city or in the county in which he ma,
offer To vote for six months next preceding
the election, 8nd who moreover is duly reg
iStered as qualified voter. as provided in
thls Article, shall be entitled to vote in the
ward or election district in which he re-
sides at all elections hereafter to be held
IN TINS state; and in case any county or
city snall be so divided rs to form portions
OF different electoral districts for the elec.
uon of Representatives in Congress. Sen
atOrS, Delegates or other officers, then, to
entitle n perS ON to vote for such officer he
must nave been resident OF that part of
the county or city which shall form part
OF the electoral district in which he offers
TO vote Tor six months next preceding the
election, but person who snail have ac-
quired residence in such county or city
emitting him to vote at any such election,
shali be entitled to vote in the election dis
trlct rom which he removed until he shall
nave acquired residence in the part of the
county or city TO which he has removed.
Every such male citizen ofthe United states
having the above prescribed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered 80 as to become a qualified voter
ii ne be
First-A person able to read any section
OF the constitution of this state submitted
TO MN by the officers of registration and to
give reasonable explanation of the same:
or II unable To read such section is able to
Understand and give a reasonable expIana-
llon thereof when read to him by the regis
lratiOn officers: or
Second-A person who on the first day of
January, 1863, or prior thereto, was entitled
To vote under the laws OF this State or Of
any other state OF the Udited States wherein
he then resided: or
Third-Any male lineal descendant of
Sucn aforementioned person who may be
twenty one (2l) years of age or over in the
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF tn above descriptions
Shaii he entitled to be Registered as a quail
lied voter. nor be entltl ID to vote.
SECTION 2 Ind be Titrther .nact,d,
l hat ;ne foregoing SECTION hereby proposed
as amendment TO the Constitution uI this
State snaii te at the next general election
iur mchtDers oi the General Assembly to be
he'd in inns State submitted to the legal
and quallhed voters thereof Tor their adup-
ton or Rejection in pursuance of the direc-
Ton con aimed in Arcicle NV of the ConSti-
tuition, and al said election the vote on said
Proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
u i'Dn each ballot there shall be written or
priu ed The words For the Constitutional
Amendment, or against the ConStitu-
uoniu Amendment as the voters shall
t.oc and Immediately after said election
due returns snail be made to the Governor
Oh me vote on said proposed amendment as
directed ~ the said AlNth Article of the
Constitution.
This is 10 certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stltutlun OF the state OF Maryl land, the orig
yeas and nays, more than three-hlths ofall
members elected voting in the affirmative,
ON Mach 8. 1901.
SPENCER G. JONES.
President Of the Senate
ROBERT MOSS,
secretary Of the Senate
This is to certify that this engrossed doc.
ument proposing an Amendment to the
constitution OF the state OF Mary land, the
original OF which was passed by the House
OF Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three-iiiths OF all the members elected Vot
Ing in the affirmative, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. ENERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
CHEZ Clerk.
CHAPTER 81.