Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-11

the General Assembly OF Maryland. held u
the rear 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 t,ae
State. the other proposing an amendment
to Section 81 Of Article OF the Conststg-
ton Of the State. which said bills are N
the words following. to wit:
CHAPTER &C.
AN ACT TO amend Section ! OF Article
OF the Constitution OF this State and 70
provide for the submission OF sasd amend
ment 70 the qualified voters Of t4is stare
FOR adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. BE II enacted Jy TIC Gcrcral
Assembly Of MdrglGHd lthrec-lltss q ast
the members OF each of the two Houses cen
eurringl. That the following section be al
the same IS hereby proposed IS "a areert.-
ment TO Section Of Article Of TIE Coastl-
tuition OF this State. and II adopted by to
legal and qualified voters thereof. as here,a
Gle 1.
SECTION /. All elections by tire people
shall he by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United States, whether native bora q
wards, who has resided IN this State fcr %
year and in the legislative district OF Bal
more city or IN tie county in W, lei he mCJ
offer 60 vote for six months next prccedt--s
the election, and who moreover IS dcly re-
istercd as q Q-aliaed v-tcr, as provided II
this Article. sail be entitled to yote IA tt
ward or election district in wascA he r.
sides at oil electors hereafter TO be he'd
IN this State; ard in case acy CoC-ty or
city shall be so divided as TO form rtio-s
OF different electoral districts fer the e,ee-
ton OF Representatives il Co.Sress, $
ators, Delegates or other cf4cers, then, -
totitle person 10 vote for s1cA ofAl- -, re
mast have beea a resident OF tat pslt q
the county Cifw w fPh shall form 4 RI
Of the electoral district Ia witch he Offers
10 vote for SIX Ecct1s reSE pcecedi>g TIE
quired a residence IN such coSaty or ci.T,
emitting him 10 vote at G2y sSch election.
shall be entitled TO vote IN tie election d-5-
trict from which he removed C-etl he sho1
have acquired q residence IN tie part Of TIE
county or city TO which Re hos renewed
Every such male citizen OF tie I1lted States
having the aboYe-prescr.be qualifications
of age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered so as TO become qualified vetar
II he be-
First--A person able to read a>y section
Of the Constitution of tais State s-o--ittsed
10 him By the ollcers OF registration aid to
give reasonable explanation Of tie sane
or If unable TO reed s.ch section IS able u
understand and give reasonable e,;2lena-
ton thereof wLea read 10 him By the regis
tration officers or
pSecond-A person who on the first dag cf
Januery. 1cC9, or prior there 90, wcs e.
or Of any other State Of tie United States
wherein he then resided; or
Third--Any male N=eal descendant OF
such last-mentioced pe-cen w..o may he
twentyJoae CID years of age or over in tie
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under soIae one of the above deGcriptic1s
shall be entitled to be registered as Qcali-
fed voter. nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION .. Ard be 1t further enacted.
That the foregoi-g section hereby proposed
as amendment to tie Constitution of tti5
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 vcters thereof for their adc.c-
ton or rejection IN pursue nce Of the dircc-
ton contained in Article NV of the Consti-
tuition, and ct sc,d election tie vote on sail
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, a-d
upon each ballot there shall re written or
printed tie words "For the institutional
Amendment" or against the Constit.'-
tional amendment" as the voters shall
elect and immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
directed by the said XVIII Article or the
Constitution.
This ia 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
all members elected voting ia the aflirma-
tive, on March B, 1901.
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