Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-07

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 to Section
Of Article I Of the Constitution OF tae
State. the other proposing an amendment
to Section 81 Of Article Of the constitu-
ton Of the State. which said bills are N
the words following. to wit:
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT 20 amend Section / Of Article
Of the Constitution OF TINS stass anu ~
Ment TO the qualified voters OF thAs se@NS
for adoption or rejection.
SECTION 1. BE e enacted 5y fhe Geaerel
Assembly Of Aaryl0Rd lthree-lfths CT al
clrringl. That the following section be ard
the same IS hereby proposed as an a ntael.t-
raent - Section ] of Article OF the Sonstl-
issei and aualifed voters thereof. as herein
provided, it shall supereede ana stana IA
place and stead Of Section OF SAID Arti-
Gle /.
Section 1. All elections BY the people
shall be by ballot Every male citizen OF
the United States, whether, native born on
naturailged Of the s age OF ~ sears S S Sp
ws sn Min IN tie fe@islatiye district Of Bati-
more city or in the county in which he may
| offer TO vote for six months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly res
istereS as qualified voter. as PROVIDED IN
IT'S Article, SHALL be entitled TO vote In the
ward or election district in which he re.
| sides at ell elections hereafter to be held
IN this st At and dna case "a a fr eU p5roD
| OF different electoral districts for the elee-
ton OF Representatives in Congress, SCI.
| ators. Dele-ates or other officers. then, 70
eatitle a pe-con to vote for such officer, he
INST have been resident. Of that part OF
| the county or city which shall form part
of the electoral district in which he ofers
| to vote for SIX months next preceding the
| election, bit person who shall have ac-
| eCired a residence in such county or cltys
sSStins nm 70 yete az any suS ia eie9ps s
| trict from which he removed until he SHAH
| have acquired residence IN the part OF the
county or city to Which ne mas reE eesfes
having the above-prescribed qualifications
! OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
| registered so as to become qualified voter
First-A person able to read any section
of the Constitution of this State Submitted
to him by the officers of registration and 70
Il give a reasonable explanation of tho same
or II unable to read such section is able 70
understand and give reasonable explena-
ton thereof when read to him By the regis
traitor officers or
eSecond-A person who on the first day Of
January. 1850, or prior thereto, was en-
titled 10 vote under the laws Of this state
or of any other State Of the United States
wherein he then resided or
Third-Any male lineal descendant or
such aforementioned person who may 30
twenty-eae t21l years Of age or over In the
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some o.e of the above deseriptioas
shall be entitled to be registered as quail
fed voter. nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION .. Ard be 1t further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment TO the Constitution OF this
State STALL be at the next general election
for members Of the General Assembly TO be
held IN this State submitted to the legal
and cGalifed vcters thereof for their adop-
ton contained in Article XIV of the Consti-
tutioa, and ct said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot and
upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed tie words ''For the Constitutional
Amendment" or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as the voters shall
elect: and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made TO the Governor
of the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XIYth Article OF the
Constitution.
This Is to certify that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF Maryland, the
by yeas and nays more than three-ffths of
all members elected voting In the afirma-
tive, on March 3, 1904.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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 House
of Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three-Efths of all the members elected vot-
Ing il tie affirmative. on March TO- 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART
Speaker. Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN J.. SMITH,
Chief (lIfrE