The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-25

OF the Constitution of the State, the othel
proposing an amendment to Section "a o
/ Ar icle of the cons tuition Of the state
which said bills are in The words following
70 wit:
CHAPTER %.
| AN ACT to amend Section | of Article I ol
the Constitution of this state and to pro.
vide for the submission of said amendment
70 the quaiihed voters of this State for
adoption or rejection,
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by The General
dSSen0ty Q MdrgtVnd (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 SIS an amendment
10 section OF Article of the Constitution
OF this state, and If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereo., as herein provided
II shall be 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
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 Balti-
more caty or in the county in which he mag
oner TO vote for six months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly rep
istered as a qualified voter. as provided in
TINS Article. shall be entitled to vote in the
ward or election district i'm which he re-
sides at all elections hereafter TO be held
In this state; and in case any county or
city shall be so divided rs to form portions
uon OF Representatives in Congress, SEN
alors, Delegates or other officers, then, to
entltle person to vote for such officer he
must have been n resident of that mart of
the county or city which shall form a part
oil the electoral district in which he offers
TO vote for six months next preceding the
eIecll0n, but person who shall have ac-
CURED residence in such county or city.
emitting him TO vote at any such election
snail be entitled to vote in the election dis
trlct from which he removed until he shall
Fa1 a raC iFara.
county or city TO which he has removed.
Every such male citizen ofthe United states
having the above-prescribed qualifications
u age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered SO as to become a qualified voter
ii he be
First-.A person able to read any section
OF the Constitution of this State submitted
TO MIN 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 reasonable explana-
.ilon thereof when read TO him by the regis
lratton officers or
Second-A person who on the first day of
january, 1863, or prior thereto, was entitled
10 vote under the laws of this state or of
any other state OF the Udited states wherein
lie then resided or
Ihird-AnN male ineal descendant of
such aforementioned person who may be
year 1906
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF the above descriptions
snail be entitled to be registered as a quali-
ned voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION >. and be il further endcfed
That tne foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this
state snail be at the next general election
luf members of the General Assembly to be
held in tins state submitted to the legal
ana qualified voters thereof Tor their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
tion cen aimed in Arcicle NV of the Consti-
tuition, aud ut said election the vote ON said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment or against the Constitu-
uCnal Amendment" as the voters shall
e.ec'i and Immediately after said election
due returns Snail be made to the Governor
OF the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said MYTH Article of the
Constitution.