The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-10-21

been a resident OF that part OF the county OF
city which shall form a part Of the electoral
district in which he offers TO vote for six
months next preceding the election, but a
person who shall have acquired a residence in
such county or city, emitting him to vote at
any such election, shall be entitled to vote IN
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired a residence IN the
part OF the county or city TO which he has re-
moved Every such male citizen OF the
United States having the above-prescnbed
qualifications Of age and residence shall be
entitled 10 be registered so as to become
qualified voter if be be-
Fjrss-A person able to read any section OF
the Constitution of this State submitted TO hIm
by the officers Of registration and to give
reasonable explanation of the same; or # un.
able 10 read such section is able 10 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. 1859, or prior thereto, was entitled
to vote under the laws of this State or OF any
other State of the United States wherein he
then resided; or
Third-Auy male hneal descendant OF such
aforementioned person who may be twenty one
(2l years of age or over in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF the above descriptions
shall be entitled 10 be registered as a qualified
voter nor be entitled to vote.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section 81 Of Article of
the Constitution of this State
SEcrIox /. Be e enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland three itths Of all the
members Of the two Houses concurringl,
That the following section be and the same Is
hereby proposed rs an amendment to the
Constitution Of this State, and If adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as herein
provided, ii shall supersede and stand in the
place and stead OF Section "a Of Article Of
said Constitution.
SECTIox 81. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted BY the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by u law pro
vidiug for the collection of an annual tax or
taxes sufficient to pay the interest on such
debt as it falls due, and also to discharge the
principal thereof within fifteen years from the
time OF contracting the same, and the taxes
laid for this purpose shall not be repealed or
apphed 10 any other object until the SAID debt
and interest thereon shall be fully discharged.
The credit of the State shall not in any manner
be given or loaned TO, or IN and OF any indI-
yidual, association or corporation; nor shall
the General Assembly have the power IN any
of works of internal improvement, nor in
granting any aid thereto which shall involve
the faith or credit Of the State; nor make any
appropriation therefor, except IN aid OF the
construction of works of internal Improvement
in the counties of St. Mary's, Charles and
Calvert. which had no direct advantage from
such works as have been heretofore aided by
the State; and provided that such aid, advances
or appropriations shall not exceed IN the az.
rregate the sum of FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars, and they shall not use or appropriate the
proceeds of the internal improvement compa-
mics, or of the State tax now levied or which
may hereafter be levied to pay off the public
debt, TO any other purpose until the interest
and debt are fully paid, or the sinking fund
shall be equal to the amount of the outstanding
debt: but the General Assembly may, without
LAYING tax, borrow an amount never to ex-
coed fifty thousand dollars to meet temporary
Deficiencies in the treasury, and may contract
debts 10 any amount that may be necessary
for the defense of the State.
But nothing in this section or IN this Con-
stitution contained shall deprive the General
Assembly of the power to apporton amongst
and to appropriate to the city OF Baltimore and
the several counties of the State out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, sum of money not exceeding four
hundred thousand dollars each year, to be
expended only in the construction and main
tenance of public roads and highways under
and in accordance with such regulations as
the General Assembly may from time to time
prescribe.
Polls Open at 8 o'clock a. m. and
Close at g o'clock p. m.
The Judges of Election are directed to
make their returns of the election before ~
O'clock, Noon, on the second day Thursday
after said election as provided and required
by Sections 68 to 70, inclusive, of the Election
Laws.
JOHN NJ. ROBERTS, President;
HENRY S. MUSSELMAN,
J. THOMAS R0OP,
Board of Supervisors of Election of Carroll
County.
Test:-SAMUEL j. STONE, Clerk. oct2l st