The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-07-28
Proclamation.

I reclamation.
WHEREAS, at the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed. one pro-
posing an amendment to Section / of Article
of the Constitution of the State, the other
proposing amendment to Section 81 of
Article 3 of the Constitution of the State.
which said bills in the words following
to wit:
CHAPTER sc.
AN 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
rejection
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-ifths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concur
ing,) That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section of Article of the Constitution of
this State and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided. it
shall supcrsede and stand in the place and
stead of Section of said Article /.
SECTION /. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen of the
United States, whether native, born or natur-
who has resided in the State for one year and
in the Legislative district of Baltimore city
or in the county in which he may offer to
vote for six months next preceding the cleo
ton, and who moreover is duly registered as
Il qualified voter. as provided in this article,
shall be entitled to vote in the ward cleo.
ton district in which he resides at all cleo
tions hereinafter to be held in this State; and
in case any county or city shall be so divided
Us to form portions OF different elec torial dis
tricts for the election of Representatives in
Congress. Senators, Delegates other
officers. then, to entitle person to vote for
such officer. he must have been resident of
s,t l,..l
form part OF the electoral district in which
he offers to vote for six months next preced-
ing the election, but person who shall have
acquired Il residence in such county or city,
eutitlinS him to vote at any such election,
shall be entitled to vote in the election dis.
trct 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
age and residence shall be entitled to be regis
tered so to become u qualified voter if he be.
First-A person able to read any section of
the Constitution of the State submitted to
Il reasonable explanation of the same: If
unable to read such section is able to under |
stand and give explanation thereof when |
read to him by the registration officers or
Second-A person who on the first dav of
January, 1869, or prior thereof was entitled |
to vote un ter the laws ut this State or any |
then resided, or
Thlrd-Any male meal descendant of such
one t21l years OF age or over in the year l 900 |
No person not thus qualihed by coming |
under some one of the above descriptions
shall he entitled to be registered IA quail |
fed voter, nor be entitled TO vote.
SECTION =. And he it further enacted |
That the forcgoiog section hereby proposed |
amendment to the Constitution of this |
State shall be ut the next general election for |
members OF the General Assembly to be held |
in this State submitted to the legal and |
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or |
rejection in pursuance OF the direction con- |
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitution, |
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 Amend ment," |
"A gainst the Constitutional Amendment" |
the voter shall elect; and Immediately after |
said election due returns shall lie made to the |
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend |
ment as directed by the said NlNth Article OF /
the Constitution.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 3 |
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General |
Assembly of Maryland Cthrec-fitths of all the |
members of the two Houses coacurring,) |
That the following section be and the same |
is hereby proposed a. an amendment to the |
Const tuition OF this State. and ii adopted by |
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as here
in pro vided. it shall supersede and stand in |
the place and stead of Section 81 of Article 3 |
of said Constitution.
SECTION 81. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless |
such debt shall be authorized by law pro-
viding for the collection of an annual tax or
taxes sufficient IN pay the interest on such
debt rs il falls due, and also to discharge the |
principal thereof within fifteen years from he |
time of contracting the same, and the taxes |
laid for this purpose shall not he repealed or
applied to any other ohect until the said |
debt and iuteres; thereon shall he fully dis
charged. The credit OF the State shall not in
any manner be given or loaned to, or in aid
of an individual, association or corporation;
nor shall the General Assembly have the
power in any mode to involve the State in
the construction of wnrks ofintcrnal improve
In, hpr n N.+hi rl1
shall involve 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 y,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct adj
vantage from such works as have been here
tofore aided by the State; and provided that
such aid, advances or appropriations shall
not exceed in the aggregate the sum of five |
hundred thousand dollars, and they shall not |
use or appropriate the proceeds of che inter
nal impro vement companies, or of the State
tax now levied or which may hereafter be
levied to pay OF the public debt, to any 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 a tax,
borrow amount never to exceed fifty |
thousand dollars to meet temporary deficien-
cies in the treasury, and may contract debts |
20 any amount that may be necessary for the !
defense of the State.
But nothing in this section or in this c onsti= |
tuition contained shall deprive the General |
Assembly of the power to ai4portion amongst |
aud the several counties of the State out of |
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise APP |
propriatedr a sum OF moTey not exceeding |
four hundred thousand dollars each year to |
be expended only in the construction and |
maintenance of public roads aud highways |
under and in accordance with such regula- |
tlons the General Assembly may from time |
TO time prescribe
SECTIoN .. Aud he 1t further enacted by |
the authority aforesaid, That the aforegoing |
section hereby proposed as an amendment TO |
the Constitution shall be, NJ the next general |
election held in this State, submitted to the |
legal and qualified voters thereof Tor their |
adoption or rejection. i'll pursuance OF the |
directions contained in Article ~ of the Con- |
stitutiun OF this State, and at the said general
election the vote on said proposed amend |
ment to the Constitution shall be by ballot !
and upon each ballot shall be printed thS |
words For Constitutional AMenament" |
and "A gainst Constitutional Amendment" |
as now prescribed by law, and Immediately |
after said eiecu2n due returns shall lie made
to the GGve rnt,r of the vote for aAd against |
aaia proposed amendment, as directed by
Aaid fourteenth article Of the Constitution.
Now. THEREFORE, l, EDwIX WAKEFIELD,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pur
suancc of the provisions OF Section of Ar
ticlc II of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, and of the mandate of the Court
of Appeals of the State of Maryland. do here
by order and direct that a copy of each ST
said bills proposing said amendments IT, said
Articles l and 81 Of the CONSTITUTION Of the
State he published in a least two newspapers
in each of the counties of the State, where 50
many may he published. and in any county
where not more than one newspaper may he
published then in that newspaper, and in
three newspapers III the city of baltimore.
one of which shall he in the German language.
once = week tor at least three mouths pre-
ceding the newt general election. which said
election will he held on the eth day of Novem-
Der, 1908, at viii Ii election the said proposed
amendments shall lie submitted. in the form
and manner prescribed by the General Assem-
bly,, to the legal and qualified voters of the
State for adoption or rejection.
......''.......''''..'.'.: Given under my hand
THE GRrar and the Great Seal of the
SEAL OF State of Maryland, at the
MARYLAND City of Annapolis tl,i- -
;......................... day of July, 1908,
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor of Maryland.
BY the Governor:
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Secretary of State.