Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-11-03
PROCLAMATION,

anu iour, Two DIS were passed, one propos-
ing an amendment 10 Section of Article |
of the Constitution Of the State, the other
proposing an amendment 10 section "a Of Ar.
ticle Of the Constitution Of the State, which
said bills are in the words following, to- wit
CHAPTER So.
AN ACT to amend Section of Article Of
the Constitution of this State and TO pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters Of this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-iifths Of all the
members OF each OF the Two Houses concur
ring) That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed ls an amendment to
Section Of Article of the Constitution Of
this State, and II adopted bv the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
ii shall supercede and stand in place and
stead OF Section Of said Article l
Section |. 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 ia this state for one year
and in the Legislative district of Baltimore
city or in the county in which he may offer
TO vote for six months next preceding the
election, and who moreover is duly registered
a. aquali6ed voter, as provided In this Arti-
Gle, shall be entitled to vote in the ward or
election district in which he resides at ali
elections hereafter to be held in this State
and in case any county or city shall be 80 d.
vided as to form portions Of different electoral
districts for the election Of Representatives
in Congress, Senator's, Delegates or other
officers then, to enttle q person to vote for
such officer, he must have been resident Of
that part OF the county or city which shall
form part OF the electoral district In which
ing the election, but person who shall have
acquired residence in such county or city,
emitting him TO vote at any such election,
shall be entitled to vote In the election dis
trict from which he removed until he shall
have acquired residence In the part Of the
county or city to which he has removed
Every such male citizen OF the United States
having the above prescribed qualifications OF
age and residence shall be entitled to be reg
istered SO as TO become a qualified voter il
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
or if unable to read such section is able TO
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 enti-
tied TO 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 of such
last mentiOned person who may be twenty
one (2D 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 To be registered as quail
fed voter, nor be entitled TO vote.
Section Q. And be 1t further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as
amendment to the Constitution OF this State
shall be at the next general election for mem.
bers of the General Assembly TO be held in
this State submitted 10 the legal and quail
fed voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection in pursuance OF the direction contain
ed in Article XIV of the Constitution, and at
said election the vote on said proposed amend
ment shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
''For the Constitutional Amendment or
Against the Constitutional Amendment"
As the voters shall elect aud Immediately
AFTER said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote on said proposed
amendment as directed by the said XVIII
Article of the Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment TO the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Maryland, the orig
inal OF which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three-hfths of ali
MEMBERS eiected voting in the affirmative, on
March 3, 1901.
SPENCER @. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of the Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State of Marylan the orig
inal Of which was passed by the House Of
Delegates by yeas and nays, more than three.
ffths OF all the members elected voting in the
affirmative, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EvERHART,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article Of
the Constitution Of this State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-Afths of all the
members Of the two Houses concurring,
That the following section be and the same
is hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution Of this State, and II adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, az
herein provided, II shall supersede and stand
In the place and stead of Section "a of Arti-
Gle 8 Of said Constitution.
Section "a. No debt shall be hereaf;e,
contracted by the General Assembly unle 81
such debt shall be authorized by law pro.
viding for the collection of an annual tax OF
taxes sufficient 10 pay the interest on such
debt as II falls due, and also 10 discharge he
principal thereof within fifteen tyears from
the time of contracting the same, and ID,
taxes laid for this purpose shall not be re-
pealed or applied TO any other object until the
said debt aud interest thereon shall be fully
discharged. The credit of the State shal
not in any manner be given or loaned to, OF
in aid Of any individual. association or cor
pOration; nor shall the General Assembly
have the power 10 any mode TO involve the
State in the construction of works of inter.
nal improvement, nor In granting any aid
thereto which shall involve the faith or cred.
IL Of the State; nor make any appropriation
therefor, except in aid of the construction OF
works Of internal improvement IN the eouu-
tie OF ST Mary's, Charles and Calvert, whic,
had no direct advantage from such works u.
have been heretofore aided by the State; and
provided that such aid, advances or appro.
priations shall not exceed 10 the aggregatt
the sum Of five hundred Thousand dollars,
aud they shall not use or appropriate the pro
ceeds OF the internal improvement compa nies
or Of the State tax now levied or which NAV
hereafter be levied to pay of the public debt
to any Other purpose until the interest and
deb, are fully paid, or the sinking fund shall
be equal to the amount Of the outstanding
debt; but the General Assembly may, with
out laying a tax, borrow an amount never to
exceed fifty thousand dollars TO meet tempo
rary deficiencies In the treasury, aud may
contract debts TO any amount that may be
necessary for the defense of the State
But nothing In this section or 10 this Con.
stilution contained shall deprive the General
Assembly OF the power to appOrton amongst
and 10 appropriate 10 the city Of Baltimore
and the several counties Of the State out of
any funds In the Treasury not otherwise an
propriated, g sum Of money not exceeding
four hundred thousand dollars "a ch year, TO
be expended only Ia the construction and