Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-30

hEAE-AS, Ut lue ddllUdi1 t7~SN-~-
the General Assembly OF Maryland, held IN
lie year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four. two bills were passed,
one proposing an amendment to Section
Of Article I OF the Constitution Of the
State. the other proposing an amendment
to Section 81 OF Article OF the Constitr-
ton Of the State. which said bills are IN
lie words following. TO wit:
CHAPTER &c.
AN act to amend Section ! OF Article
OF tie Constitution of this state and 70
rrGvide for the submission OF said anehu-
meat 10 the qualified voters or THIS Sta'e
FOR adoption or rejection.
SECTION I. he st enacted bg The GcRerd!
AssepaBsN Ct Maryland (three-fifths OF all
III, members of each of The two Houses con-
curTingl, That the following section pc anu
She same Is hereby proposed rs an amend
.ent - SECTION CT Article or ne Soils 81
legal and qualified voters thereon. as here,n
provided. IL shall supersede and stand ~
place and stead OF Section OF said AFa-
Gle 1.
svcr1ox /. All elections by the people
shall he by ballot. Every male citizen or
tie United States, whether native born OF
naturalived, OF the sge. OF Fl years or up.
wards, who has resided in this state Tor one
year and IN the legislative district OF Baltl-
more city or IN tie county in Which he may
ctisr "a vote for six months next precedlt.S
lie election, ard who moreover is duly reg
istered rs a qaeiiied vcter. as provided In
this Article. stall be entitled to vote IN the
ward or election district IN which he re,
sides at oil elections hereafter TO be held
IN this State; ard in case any county or
city shall be so divided as to form portions
OF different electoral districts Tor the elec-
ton OF REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress, Sc
ators. Delegates or other officers, them 70
cattle a person 80 vote for such oEcer, ne
m-st have bcea q resident Of that part OF
the county or city which SIS u FORM part
Of tie elect@r2l district in Which ne ohers
election, but person who shall have &C
o1ired 9 residence 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 q residence IN the part or TIE
county or city to which he he's removed.
having the above-prescrsbed qualifications
of aee and residence STALL be entitled to be
registered so as to become a qualified voter
First-A person able TO reed any section
az the Constitution Of this State Submitted
10 him b. the oldcers Of registration and TO
give a reasonable explanation of the same !;
or II unable to read such section Is able TO
understand and give reasonable explana-
tioa thereof when read TO him by the regis
trQtiol officers or
Secoad-A person who on the first day Of
JanEsry, 1869. or prior thereto, was e.
titled 10 vote under the laws Of this state
or or a. 0tleF GNale lie CulISA ONINSo
wherein he then resided; or
Thir1-Ary male Ideal descendant Of
r.ca lSse-1aeG tfC=ed pe@SSn w-o may be
twcaty-cee (@1l years Of age or over In tie
no pe-son not thus qualified by coming
un6er so--e o-e of the above descriptic;s
shall he eatiGed to be registered as quali-
Ged voter, nor be emitted to vote.
G-c-roS .. Lgd DC II further enacted,
That The foraEoi-G section hereby proposed
as amendment TO tie Constitution of this
State sail be at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly TO be
held in It's State submitted TO the legal
md qcalided voters thereof fer their adop-
ton or rejection IN pursuance of the direc-
ton contained inArticle XIV OF the Consti-
tutioni and ct SAID elect ION the vote on SAID
proposed amendment shall be by ballot. and
uB0a each ballot there shall be written or
uriatcd tie words "For the Constitutional
tiorai amendment" as the voters, shall
elect: ard Immediately after said election
due rcturus shall be made to the Governor
Of tie Vcte ON said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XVIII Article OF the
Consti.---ca.
This IS 70 certify that this engrossed
document pronosing IN Amendment TO the
CONSERVATION Of the State OF Maryland, the
erieiaRi oa which was passed by the Senate
by yeas and nays, I3ore than three-fifths OF
all members elected voting In the affirma-
~ % '---' S5PrNCiER c. JONES,
President Of me Senate.
ROBERT MOSS,
iIecrstaTB Of the Senate.
This Is 10 certify that this engrossed
d0cuE-a-t proposi-g en- Amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of Maryland. the
original az which was passed by the House
OF Delegates BE- yeas aud nays, more than
tMeaarths Of ali the members elected vot-
lug IA 4e Affirmative, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE y. EVERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENZ AMIN j.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk.