Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-23
PRoCLAMATIoN

WHEREAS, at the January Session g
The General Assembly Of Maryland. held IN
the year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four. two bills were passed.
one proposing an amendment 10 Section
of Article / OF the Constitution OF tie
State. the other proposing an amenameh'
to Section 81 Of Article 3 Of the Constlsa-
ton Of the State. which said bills are IN
the words following. to wit;
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT to amend Section 1 Of Article I
Of the Constitution of this State ana 70
provide for the submission OF said alaene o.
nent TO the qualified voters OF thls sta's
for adoption or rejection
SECTION 1. BE G. enacted by fhe Genera!
Assembly Of Maryland (three-hfths q al
fhe members of each OF the two Houses con-
curringl, That the following section DC anu
snsnf - S,ction Of Article Of the Consti-
tuition of this State, aud 4 adopted ~ w
legal and qualified voters thereof. as heIe,a
provided. 1t shall supersede aad stang IL ~
place and stead of Section j OF said Arti-
Gle 1.
SECTION 1. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United States. whether native born or
Na ars Who has as r resi- in this State for
wear and In the Legislative district OF Balt.-
more city or IN the county in which he mSg
fhe election, AID who moreover is duly reg
isfered as q qualifled vCter. as PROVIDED n
this Article. shall be entitled to vote IN the
ward or election district IN when ne Is,
sides at all eleetic-s hereafter to be held
in this State; ard In case a1y county or
city shall be so divided as to form portions
of different electoral districts for the elec-
ton Of Representatives in. Corsress, Sc
ators. Delegates or other ehcers. then, 70
entitle q person to vote for sSch omcer, Nc
mast have been resident OF thet part OF
the county or city wien SAL FORM LsIA
of the elect -ral district IN which he oners
to vote fer s.1 months next preceding tt-s
election, bs.t a pcfsca WHO shall have ac-
quired a residence in sSch coSnty or cltys
emitting him TO Y1te ct a-y such election,
shall be entitled to vote in tie election as
trict from which he removed u2tll he shail
have acquired residence in TIE part OF TIE
county or city to which he he's removed.
Every sUeh mcle citizen Of the uaited States
having the above-prescr.b qualifications
Of age and residence sell be entitled TO he
registered SO as TO become oGalhed voter
First-A person able TO read ary. section
of the Constitution of tais State s-bilitted
to Lin BY the o;-cers 81 reSlstrasti . asa 70
give reasonable explanation of tie Sme /;
or If unable to reed such section is able 70
understand ard give n reasonable eS2lana-
tion thereof when read to him BY the regis
Seccad--A person who on the first day OF
January, 1850, or prior thereto. was e.
titled 10 vote under the laws OF this stare
or of any other State Ct the United States
wherein he then resided or
Thir9-Any male liCeel descendant or
sCca l2st-me,etio-od pccccn N-o Ia.y be
twcnty-o.e t2i) years OF age or over in TIE
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under sos-e o-e of tSe above descriptio.s
shall be entitled to be registered as quail
fed voter. nor be entitled to Tote.
SECTION Q. And be 1t further enacted.
That TIE forego,-g section hereby proposed
rs amendment 10 tie Constitution of this
state s,.all be at tie next general election
for members of lie General Assembly 20 be
held In this Stale Submitted TO the legal
aud qcaliied voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in Pursuance of the dtfec-
zion contained in Article XIV or the Consti-
tuition, aEd ct Sad election tae vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
anon each ballot there shall be written or
pri.ted tie words "For the G. institutional
Amaudr.c-t" or against the Constltu-
elect and Immediately after said election
Jae returns shall lie made TO the Governor
Of The y te ON said PROPOSED amendment as
directed by the said XVIII Article or the
Coastltct.-a.
This Is to certify that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland, the
original of which was passed BY the Senate
by yeas and nays, more than three-ffths OF
ali members elected voting in the afirma-
tive, on March 3, 1904
SPENCER q. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS,