The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-08-26

| the other proposing an amendment to Sec
| ton 81 of Article of the Constitution of the
state, which said bills are In the words fol-
| lowing, to.wit:
| CHAPTER 49,
Al ACT to amend Section of Article | of
the constitution of this State and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amend
| ment to the qualified voters of this State
| for adoption or rejection.
Section |. BE 1t enacted by the General
| Assembly of Maryland lthree-fifths of all
| tie members OF each of the two Houses con-
| curring). That I he following section be and
| the same is hereby proposed a. an amend
| tuition of this state and If adopted by the
| legal and qualified voters thereof as herein
provided, II shall SuperSede and stand in
| place and stead of section of said Article !.
| section |. All elections by the people
| shat! be by ballot. Every male citizen of
| the United States, whether native born or
EaturaliZcd, of the age of q years or up-
wards, who has resided in this state for one
| year and in the Legislative district OF Balti-
| more city or In the county III which he may
| OFFER to vote for six months next preceding
the election, ana who moreover is duly reg
| tStercd as n qualified voter as provided in
| this Article. shall be entitled to vote in the
ward or election district in which he re-
| sides a all elections hereafter 10 he held
| iN this state; and in case AIRY county or
city shall be so divided as to form portions
of different electoral districts for The eICc-
tlOn of Representatives in Congress, Sen
ators. Delegates or other officers, then. TO
entitiG pt rson to vole for such officer, he
must have been Il resident of that part of
the county or city which shall form part
of the electoral district in which be offers
to vote for SIX months next preceding the
election, but a person who shall have ac-
cured residence in such county or city.
emitting him to vote at any such election,
shall he entitled to vote in The election dis
trict from which he removed until he Shall
have acquired n residence in the part OF the
county or city to when he has removed.
Every such maic citizen Ofthe nitrd States
having the ahuve-rreScribed Qualifications
of age and rr>iGrnc" shall be entitled To be
registered 50 aS to become a qualified voter
ii he be
Fir>t-A person able TO read any section
OF the Constitution of this state Submitted
to hih by the officers of registration and TO
give Il reasonable explanation OF the same
or Il unabl. to read such section is able to
understand and give reasonable eXplana-
ton thereof when read to him by the regis
tratiOn officers or
Second--A person who on the first day of
January, le69, or prior thereto, was en-
titled to vote urder the laws of this state
wherein he thrn resided or
Third-Any male meal descendant of
such aforementioned person who may be
twenty.onr ~ years ofage or over in the
year 1906
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descriptions
shall he entitled To he registered as a quail.
fled Nolcr, nor be entitled 10 vote.
Section .. And be it further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
| as amendment to the Constitution OF this
state shall be at the next general election
tor members OF the General Assembly 10 be
held in this State submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance OF the dilcc.
ton contain cd in Article XIV OF the ConSti-
tuition, and at said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there Shall be written or
printed The words " For the constitutional
Amendment or " \ gainSt the CUnStiiu-
tIonai Amendment, as the voters shall
eject and Immediately after said election
due returns shall he made to he Governor
OF the vote on said proposed amendment aS
directed bT the said NiNth Article of the
Constitution.