The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-16
PROCLAMATION.

rnUULAHVAHEUNB
WHEREAS. at the January Session of 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 Of the
Constitution of the State, the other proposing
an amendment to Section 81 of Article of
the Constitution of the State, which said bills
are in the words following, to wit:
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT TO amend Section of Article Of
the Constitution of this State and to provide
for the submission of said amendment TO the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted 6y the General
assembly Of Maryland (three. iifths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ingl, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section of Article l of the Constitution of
this State, and it adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided. it
shall supersede aud stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article l.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF the
United States, whether native born or natur-
allied, of the age of 81 years or upwards, who
has resided in this State for one year and IN
the Legislative district of Baltimore city or in
the county in which he msy offer to vote Tor
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as a qualified
voter, as provided in this Article, shall be en-
titled to vote in the ward or election district ~
which he resides at all elections hereafter TO
be held in this State; and in case any county
or city shall he so divided as to form portions
IL so4u ffArs the ole
of Representatives in Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then, TO entitle
person TO vote for such officer, be must have
been resident 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 residence IA
snch county or city, emitting him to vote at
any such election. shall De entitled TO vote m
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired 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-preseribed
qualifications Of age aud residence shall be
entitled 10 be registered so as to become
qualified voter if he be-
First-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; OF II TN
able TO read such section is able TO understand
and give a reasonable explanation thereof
when read 10 him by the registration officers;
or
Second-A person who on the hrst day Of
January, 1869, or prior thereto, was entitled
TO vote under the laws OF this Stale or of any
other State Of the United States wherein he
then resided or
Tbird-Any male lineal descendant OF such
las, mentioned 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 quahhed
voter. nor be entitled tn vote.
SECTION ,. And be II further enacted.
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
rs amendment to the Constitution OF this State
shall be at the next general election tor mem
hers of the General Assembly 10 be held ~
this State submitted 90 the legal aud qualified
voters thereof for their adoption OF rejection
IN pursuance of the direction continued M
Article XIV of the Constitution. aud az said
election the vote on said proposed amend
ment shall he by ballot, and upon each ssiioi
there shall be written or printed the words
FOR the Constitutional Amendment. or
a. Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
the voters shall elect; and immedlslvly after
said election due returns shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend.
meni as directed By the said &IVth Article ol
the Constitution.
This is 10 certify thai this engrossed docn-
menl proposing an Amendment 10 The Cnnsii
tuition of The State OF Maryland. the original
Of which Was passed by the Senate by yeas
aud nays more than three fiflhs Of all nen-
bers elected voting in the affirmative. on March
g. 1904.
SPENCER G. JONES.
Pfesideat Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary u the Senate.
This is Ia certify that this engr"~sed docn
ment proposing an Amendment ?" the Con-
stiniion sf the Stats. 81 Maryland. The original
Of which ~as p~ssed hy the H"ns'' Il Drieg a'rs
by yeas and ,,Ays more than three ht'hs II III
the members rlecied voting ~ lhr affirmative,
on Marc 10 1894
GEORGE Y. EN ERHARF.
Speaker Of the House of Deisgates
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk