The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-08

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General Assembly of Maryland, held in tn
year of our Lord one Thousand nine hundre
and four. two bills were passed, one pre-
posing an amendment to Section / OF Articl
l of the Constitution of the State the othc
proposing an amendment to Section 81 O
Article 3 of the Constitution of the State
which said bills are in the words following
10 wit:
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to amend Section of Article o
the Constitution of this State and to provide
for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption OF
| rejection.
SECTION /. he it enacted by the General
| Assembly of Maryland lthreC-tIfthS of ali the
| members of each of the two Houses concur
In&,l That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed as an amendment To
| Section of Article l OF the Constitution OF
| this State and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided it
| shall SuperSedc and stand i'll the place and
! stead OF Section OF said Article /.
Section |. An elections by the people
| shall be by ballot. Every male citizen of the
| United States, whether native, born or tur-
| allied OF the age of u years upwards
! who has resided i'll 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
| tion and who moreover is duly registered us
Il qualified voter as pro yided in this article
shall be entitled to vote i'll the ward cleo.
ton district i'll which he resides at all cleo
lions hereinafter to be held in this State; and
III case any county or city shall be divided
~ to form portions OF different ELECTORAL dis
trictS for the election of Representatives in
Congress, senators, Delegates other
officers. then, to entitlc person to vote for
SIch officer. he must have been Il resident of
that part of the county or city which shall
form a part of the electoral district i'll which
he offers To vote for six months next preced-
ing the election. but person who shall have
acquired Il residence in such county city,
emitting him to vote at any such election.
shall he 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 residence shall be entitled to be regis
tered so as to become Il qualified voter If he he.
First-A person able to read any section of
the Constitution of the State submitted to
him by the officers OF registration and to give
II reasonable eX PLANTATION of the same; or 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 daY OF
January, 1869, prior thereof was entitled
to vote under the laws of this State any
other State of the United States wherein he |
then resided,
Third-Any male iine;l descendant of such |
person who may be twenty |
oneF21l years of age or over in the year COG. |
NO person not thus qualified by coming |
nnder some one of the above descriptions |
shall be entitled to be registered as quail |
llcu voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION 2. And he it further enacted
That the foregoiog section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution of this
State shall be at 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
tanned in Article XIV OF the Constitution |
and at said election the vote on said proposed
amendment snail be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall be written printed the |
words For the constitutional Amendment"
or "a against the Constitutional Amendment"
rs the voter shall elect; and immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote on said proposed amend
nent as directed by the said XIVth Article of
he Constitution.
This is certify that this cngrosscd docu-
ncnt proposing an Amendment to the Con
'titut,on OF the State of Maryland, the origi-
lal of which was passed by the Senate by
'eaS and nays. moro than three-fifths of all
members elected voting in the affirmative on
March 3, 1904.
SPENCER c. JONDS.
President of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary of the Senate.
ncnt proposing an Amendment to the Con
titutlon OF the STATE of Maryland, the orlgi- |
al of which was passed by the House OF
Delegates by yeas and nays. more than three | .
fths of the members elected voting in the
on March 10, 1901.
GEORGE y. EVERHART
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 of Article 3
i the Constitution of'this State.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
ssembly of Maryland tthree-fifths OF all the
lcmberS of the two Houses concurringl
hat the following section be and the same
hereby proposed as amendment the
constitution of this State. and if adopted by
be legal and qualified voters thereof as here
provided it shall supersede and stand in
Is place and stead OF Section 81 of Article 3
+ said Constitution.
SECTION 81. No debt shall be hereafter
ontracted by the General Assembly unless
ich debt shall be authorized by a law pro-
idinG for the collection of an annual tax or
axes sufficient to pay the interest such
ebt as II falls due, and also to discharge the
rincipal thereof within fifteen years from the
me OF contracting the same, and the taxes
M Tor TINS purpose shall not be repealed or -
pplied to any other object until the said
ebt and interest thereon shall be fully dis
larged. The credit OF the State shall not in
NY manner be given or loaned to. in aid
an individual association or corporation:
or shall the General Assembly have the
over in any mode to involve the State in
le construction OF works ofinternalimprove-
ent, nor in granting any aid thereto which
iall involve the faith or credit of the State;
Or make any appropriation therefor, except
aid of the construction of works of Internal
lprovcment in the counties of st. Mary's, ..
harles and Calvert, which had no direct adj
lntage from such works as have been here
'tore aided by the State; and provided that
ich aid, advances or appropriations shall
1t exceed in the aggregate the of five
indrcd thousand dollars and they shall not
Sc or appropriate the proceeds of the inter
al Improvement companies, or of the State
TX now levied or which may hereafter be -
Wed to pay on the public debt, to any other
lrpose until the interest and debt fully
aid or the sinking fund shall be equal to the
mount of the outstanding debt; but the
cncral Assembly may, without laying tax, -
brow an amount never to exceed fifty
Iousand dollars to meet temporary dsficieIi- Il
cs i'll the treasury, and may contract debts Il
~
Tense of the State. (,
But nothing in this section or in this Consti-
tion contained shall deprive the General 7
sSemhly oil the power to apportion amongst n
ID to appropriate to the city Of Baltimore
I'd the several counties of the State out OF Iii
~ funds in the Treasury not otherwise APP p
'Opriated, a sum of money not exceeding
ur hundred thousand dollars each year, to r
expended only in the construction and X
aintenance OF public roads and highways ia
lder and in accordance with such regula-
ons as the General Assembly may from time X
time prescribe. \
SECTION .. And be it further enacted by il
e authority aforesaid That the aforegoing vi
ction hereby proposed us an amendment to
e Constitution shall be. at the next general +
cotton held in this State. submitted to the
gal and qualified voters thereof for their CT
loption rejection, in pursuance of the
rcctiuns contained in Article l r of the Con-
tuition OF this state, and a the said general tC
,ction the vote on said proposed amend 70
ent to the Constitution shall he by ballot.
Id upon. each ballot shall be printed the
ords: For Constitutional Amendment"
Id "A gainSt Constitutional Amendment"
now prescribed by law, and Immediately
ter said election due returns shall be made | u
the Governor of the vote for and against | a:
id proposed amendment, as directed by u
id fourteenth article of the Constitution.
This is to certify that this enGrossed docu-
cnt proposing Amendment to the Con
tuition of the State of Maryland, the origi-
II of which was passed by the Senate by
,aS and nays. more than three-titths of all
e members elected votingin the Affirmative
NJ arch ., 1901.
SPENCER & JONES,
President of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of the Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-