The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-06

WHEREAS, at the January session oftht
General Assembly of Maryland, held In the
year OF our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one propos
ing an amendment TO Section OF Article
OF the Constitution of the state, the Other
proposing an amendment to Section "a o.
Ar icls of the Constitution OF the state
which said bills are in the words following
TO wit:
CHAPTER 9e.
AN ACT 20 amend Section 1 OF Article OF
the constitution of this State and TO pro-
vide for the submission OF said amendment
10 the qualified voters OF this state for
adoption or rejection,
SECTION !. BE enacted 6y ne General
assembly Of 1furyts7,d (three-dfths 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 IL adopted by the legal and
qualified voters Thereof rs herein DrOvided
II small be supersede and stand In place and
stead OF Section OF said Article l.
SECTION /. All elections by the people
shali be by ballot. Every male citizen Of
the united states, whether native born or
naturalized, of the age of p years or tlp-
wards, who has resided in this State Tor one
year ana IN the Legislative district of Balti.
more city or in the county In which he mRl
oner to vote for six months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly reg
istered as a qualified voter, as provided in
TINS Article, shall be entitled to vote i'm the
ward or election district I'm which he re-
sides at al elections hereafter to be held
III TINS Statei ana in case any county or
city snail be SO divided rs to form portions
OF Inherent electoral districts for the elec.
uon OF Representatives in Congress, Sen.
ators, Delegates or other officers, then. to
entitle pers ON 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
TO vote for six months next preceding the
electlon, nut 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 he removed until he Shall
nave acquired a residence in the part of the
county or city TO which he has removed.
EVERY such male citizen ofthe United states
having the ahoNe-prescribed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled To be
registered 50 rs To become a qualified voter
Ii he 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 reasonable explana-
ilon thereof when read to him by the regis
tratton officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day of
January, 1869, or prior thereto, was entitled
to vote under the laws of this State or OF
any othef state oil the Udited States wherein
he then resided; or
Third-Any male Iineal descendant of
such aforementioned person who may be
twenty,one CID years of age or over in the
year 1906
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descriptions
shail be entitled to be registered as a quail
ned voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION 2. AHd be further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this
State shall be at the next general election
Tor members of the General Assembly to be
held in this state submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
ton contained in Arcicle XIV of the Consti-
tuition, and at 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-
tional Amendment" as the voters shall
elect; and immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
Of the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XIVth Article of the
Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed doeu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
Stitution of the State of Maryland, the orig
fnal of which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three-flfths of all
members elected voting in the affirmative,
SPENCER G. JONES.
Presidens Of he 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 Maryland, the
original OF which was passed by the House
OF Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three-fifths of all the members elected vot.
ing in the affirmative, on March ~, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EvERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk.
CHAPTER o..
AN ACT to amend Section 81 OF Article 8
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by the General IA.
Seplbty OF Maryland (three-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring),
That the following section be and the same
Is hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of this State, and IL adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, IL shall Supersede and stand
in the place and stead of Section "a of Article
of said Constitution.
SECTION 81. No debt shall 10 hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unleAa
such debt shall be authorised By . law pro-
viding for the collection OF an annual tax
such debt as it falls due, and also 10 dis
charge the principal thereof withiA hfteen
years from the time of contracting the
same, and the taxes laid for this purpose
shall not be repealed or applied to any other
object until the said debt and interest there
ON shall be fully discharged. The credit OF
the State shall not in any manner be given
or loaned to, or In aid of any individual,
association or corporation; nor shall the
General Assembly have the power in any
mode to involve the State In the construc-
ton OF works of Internal Improvement, nor
In granting any aid thereto which shall in
volve the faith or credit of the State; nor
make any appropriation therefor, except In
aid of the construction OF works OF internal
| improvement in the counties OF st. Mary's,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
| advantage from such works as have been
heretofore aided by the State; and pro-
| vided that such aid advances or appropri-
| atoms shall not exceed IN the aggregate the
| sum OF five hundred thousand dollars, and
they snail not use or appropriate the pro-
| ceeds OF the internal improvement pa
Mes or OF the state tax now levied or which
| may hereafter be levied to pay off the
public debt to amy other purpose until
the interest and debt are fully paid or the
| sinking fund shall be equal to the amount
| of the outstanding debt; but the General
| Assembly may, without laying tax, bor-
row an amount never to exceed fifty thou
sand dollars to meet temporary deficiencies
| In the treasury, and may contract debts to
any amount that may be necessary for the
| defense of the state.
But nothing In This section or in this
| Constitution contained shall deprive the
| General Assembly of the power to appor-
ton amongst and to appropriate TO the city,
of Baltimore ana the several counties OF
the state out OF any funds In the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. a sum of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
lars, each year, to be expended only in the
| construction and maintenance OK public
roads and highways under and in accord
anee with such regulations as the General
| Assembly may nom Time to time prescribe.
| SEcrION2 And BE- IL further enacted On the
authority aforesaid, That the aforego-
going section hereby proposed as an amend
| ment to to the Constitution shall he Mt the