Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-25
FRANCHISE AMENDMENT
The Full What it Con-
tains and Proposes.

For the benefit of the readers Of the
Capital the following full text of the pro-
posed franchise amendment TO the Con-
stitution, an opinion sustaining the va
lIdity of which. the Court OF Appeals
handed down on Thursday last IS pub
lished.
PROPOSED FRANCHISE AMENDMENT.
IAN ACT to amend Section of Article
of the Constitution of this State and
TO provide for the submission of said
Amendment TO the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection.
Sectioc ]. Be il enacted by the Gen.
era Assembly of Mary and, three-nfths
of all the members of each of the two
Houses concurring, that the following
Section be aud the same rs hereby pro-
posed as an amendment 10 Section OF
! the Constitution of this State, and If
adopted by the lega. and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, il shall
supersede and stand in place and stead OF
| Section |, of said Article /.
Section l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot Every male citizen
If the United States. whether native
I born or naturalized of the age of twenty
one years or upwards, who has resided
in this State for one year and in the Leg
lslatiye District of Baltimore city, or in
the county in which he may offer to
vote for SIX months next preceding the
election, and who, MOI cover is duly reg
istered as a qualified voter as provided
10 this Article, shall be entitled to vote
ia the Ward or Election District in which
he resides at all elections hereinafter to
be held in this State; and in case any
County or City shall be so divided as to
form portions of different electoral dis
tricts for the election of Representatives
in Congress, Senators, Delegates or other
officers, then TO entitle person TO vote
for such officer, he must have been a
resident of that part of the county or
city which shall form part .of the cleo
toral district in which he offers TO vote
for six months rext preceding the eiec-
ton, but person who shall have ac-
ouired residence in such county or city
emitting him to vote at any such election
shall be entitled 10 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 removed. Every such male citizen
of the United States having the above
prescribed qualifications of age and resi-.
dence shall be entitled TO be registered
so as to become a qualified voter II be
First. A person able TO read any
section of the Constitution of this State
submitted to him by the Officers OF Reg
istration and give reasonable explana.
ton of the same; OF II unable TO read
such section is able to understand and
give explanation thereof when read e
nim by the registration Dfficers; or
A w ~ m the III ref
day Of January, 1869, or prior thereto
was entitled to vote under the laws OF
this State or any other State of the Unit
ed States wherein he then resided; or
Third. ANY IN lie descendant OF such
last mentioned person who may bt
twenty-one (21) years. of age or over IL
| the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descrip
tons shall be entitled to be registered as
a qualified voter, nor be entitled to vote
Section .. Aud be it further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby pro
rosed as Amendment to the Constitu
ton of this State shall be at the nexi
general election for members OF the
General Assembly to be held in this State
submitted TO the legal and qualified vot
tiers thereof for their adoption or reIec
ton in pursuance of the direction con
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitu
tion, and at SAID election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words, For the Con
stitutional Amendment" or "Agains
the Constitutional Amendment" as thu
tiers shall ell ect; and Immediately ate
said election d1e returns shall be MADE
TO the Governor of the vote on said pro
posed Amendment as directed by tn
said XIV the Article Of the Constitution