Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-16
Proclamation

WHEREAS, NJ the January Session
If the General Assembly Of Maryland.
held in the wear Of our Lord one hon
sand nine hundred and four. two bills
were passed. one proposing an ann nd.
ment to Section Of Articl, Of the Con
siitution Of the State. the other propos-
ing an amendment To Section "a of Arti-
Gle 2 of the Constitution OF the State.
which said bills are in the words follow.
ing. to wit:
CHAPTER ~.
AN ACT TO amend Section of Article
1 Of the Constitution Of this State aud
10 provide for the submission OF said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
this state State for adoption or reject
ton.
SECTIONS /. Be II sndcied BIZ The Gtn.
erai assembly of Maryiand three-fifths
of all the members of each Il the two
concurring). That the following section
be aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section Of Article
Of the Constitution Of this State. and IL
.dupted by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof. as herein provided. il shall
-upersede aud stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article |.
SECTION /. All elections by the peo-
ple shall be- by ballot Every male citi-
zen of the United States. whether native
born or uaturalized. Of the age Of 81
wears upwards, who has resided in this
State for one year and in the Legislative
district of Baltimor. city or in the coun-
~ in which he may offer to vote for six
months next ID oceeding the election. aud
who moreover Is duly registered as u
qualified voter. AS provided IN this Arti-
Gle, shall be entitled to vote in the ward
or election district in which he resides
NJ all elections hereafter 10 be- held III
this State; aud in case any county or
city shall be so divided as to form por-
tions of different electoral districts for
the election of Representatives in Con.
gress, Senators, Delegates or other Off
GERS, then, TO entitle "a person to vote
such officer. he must have been resi-
dent Of that part of the county or city
which shall form part Of the electoral
district in which he offers 10 vote for six
months next preceding the election. but
person who shall have acquired resi-
dence in such county or city. emitting
him to vote at any such election. shall
be- entitled TO vote in the election dis
trict 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-
ience shall be entitled 20 be registered
so as to become qualified voter II he
be
First-A person able to read any sec
ton of the Constitution of this State
submitted To him by the officers of regis
tration aud 10 give u reasonable explain.
alton Of the same; or II unable to read
such section is able Ia understand and
give u reasonable explanation thereof
when read 10 him by the registration
officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day
Of January, 1869. or prior thereto, was
entitled ~ vote under the laws Of this
State or Of any other State of the United
States wherein he then resided: or
Thlrd-Any male lineal descendant
of such last mentioned person who may
be twenty one cell years OF age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
ing under some one of the above des-
cTiptiuus sHhii uc tbttitu w ut itSiotti-
ed ~ qualified voter, nor b. entitled
To vote.
SECTION 2. And b. II further endcisd.
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as amendment TO the Constitution
of this State shall be- at the next gener
al election for members 0f the General
Assembly 70 be held in this State sub
mitted to the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
in pursuance Of the direction contained
in Article XIV Of the Constitution. and
at said election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment sha be by ballot. and
upon CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" or "Against the
Constitutional Amendment. "a the vot-
ers shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
10 the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the
said XIVth Article of the Constitution.
This is 10 certy that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of the State OF Mary
land, the original of which was passed
by the Senate by yeas and nays, more
than three-fifths of all members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 3.
1901.
SPENCER G. JONES,
President II NE SENATE.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary of The Se"ate.