The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
CHAPTER as.


AN ACT to amend Section OF Article of
the Constitution OF this state and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
TO the qualified voters of this State for
adoption Ss rejection,
SECTION !. BE IL enacted 6v he General
asseAtOty y hdfytvnd (three-1inhs of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ring. That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment
70 section OF Article OF the Constitution
OF TINS state, and II adopted by the legal and
quailned voters thereo., as herein provided
II shall De supersede and stand la place and
stead OF Section % said Article !.
SECTION /. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United States, whether native born or
hatural1ed, of the age Of q years or up
WARDS, VINO has resided in this State FOR one
year ana in the Legislative district of Batti-
more city or in the county in which he ma
oHer to vote for six months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly reg
lstered as a qualified voter, as provided in
TINS Article snail be entitled To vote in the
ward or election district In which he re-
slues az an elections hereafter TO be held
IN TINS STATE and in case any county or
city shall be so divided as to form portions
OF uluerent electoral districts for the cleo
lion OF Representatives in Congress, SEN
ators, Delegates or other officers, then, to
entltle person To vote for such officer he
must have been a resident OF that part of
the county or city which shall form a part
oil the electoral district in which he offers
10 vote Tor six months next preceding the
election, but person who shall have ac-
CURED residence in such county or city,
emitting him TO vote at any such election
shall be entitled to vote in the election dis
trlct rom which lac 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 prescribed qualifications
oil age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered 50 as to become a uualiued voter
il he be-
First-A person able to read any section
oil the constitution of this state submitted
10 nm 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-
tlon thereof when read to him by the regis
tration 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
he then resided; or
Tnird-Any male lineal descendant OF
such aforementioned person who may be
year 1905.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descriptions
shall be entitled TO be registered as a uualt-
hSd voter, nor be entitl d to vote.
SECTION 3 AHd be further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this
state snail be at the next general election
lor members Of the General Assembly to be
held IN this state submitted to the legal
ana qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
ton contained in Arclcle XIV of the Consti-
tuition, ana at said election the vote ON said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
Ggun each ballot there shall be written or
printed the words For the Constitutional
amendment or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as the voters shall
eject; and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
ui the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said AINth Article of the
Constitution.