Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-08-12
Proclamation

WHEREAS. az the January Session
If the General Assembly Of Maryland.
held in the wear of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and four. two bills
were passed. one proposing an amend.
ment tn Section of Articl. Of the Con
siiiution Of the State, the other propos-
ing an amendment ca Section - Of Arti-
Gle 9 of the Constitution of the State.
which said bills are in the words follow.
ing. to wit:
CHAPTER M.
AN ACT to amend Section | Of Article
Of the Constitution Of this State and
to provide for the submission oi said
amendment tn the qualified voters Of
this state State for adoption or reject.
ton.
SECTIONS |. BE IL enacisd by he Gen.
erdi .is~mJiy of Maryland (three.fifths
Of all the members Of each of 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. aud IL
adopted by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof. as herein provided. IL shall
>upersede and stand in place and stead
Of Section / of said Article /.
SECTION l.. All elections by the peo.
pie shall be- by ballot. Every male citi-
zen OF the United States. whether native
born or naturalized. of the age Of 81
years upwards. who has resided In this
State for one year and In the Legislative
district of Baltimorr city or in the coun-
~ in which he may offer 10 vote for six
months next p, 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
at all elections hereafter to be held in
this State; and in case any county or
city shall be 80 divided as to form p0r-
tions of different electoral districts for
the election of Representatives in Con.
gress, Senators, Delegates or other Off
GERS. then. TO entitle person to vote fer
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 To vote for six
months next preceding the election. but
person who shall have acquired resi-
dence in such county OF city. emitting
him 10 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 If 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-
dence shall be- entitled 10 be registered
so as to become a 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 To give a reasonable explain
alton Of the same; or II unable 10 read
such section is able to understand and
give reasonable explanation thereof
when read to him by the registration
officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day
of January. 1863. or prior thereto. was
entitled to vote under the laws Of this
State or of any other Stat. Of the United
States wherein he then resided: or
Third-Any male lineal descendant
OF such last mentioned person who may
he twenty zone (2i) years of age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
criptions shall be entitled To be register.
ed as qualified voter. nor b. entitled
TO vote.
SECTION 2. Ind b. II further enacted,
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 Of the General
Assembly 20 be held in this State sub
mitted TO the legal and 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 shall be by ballot. and
upon g CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" or against the
Constitutional Amendment. IA the v0t-
ers shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the
said XIVth Article OF the Constitution.
This il to 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-fift OF all members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 3.
| 1904.
SPENCER @. JONES,
President cf The Semate.
ROBERT MOSS.
!Secretary cf The SENATE.
| This il m earthly that this enurnssad