The Democratic advocate., 1905-09-09
PROCLAMATION.

rnUUkaMAIIUVs
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 l of the
Constitution of the State, the other proposing
an amendment to Section "a of Article of
the Constitution of the State, which said bills
are in the words following. to wit
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT 10 amend Section l of Article l 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 by the General
assembly of Maryland (three 6fths of all the
members of each of the two Houses concurr-
ing), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section l of Article of the Constitution of
this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided, it
shall supersede 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 q 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 may offer to vote for
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as qualified
voter, as provided in this Article, shall be en-
titled to vote in the ward or election district in
which he resides at all elections hereafter to
be held in this State; and in case any county
or city shall he so divided rs 20 form portions
of different electoral districts for the election
of Representatives in Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then, to entitle a
person to vote for such officer, be must have
been resident OF that part OF the county or
city which shall form a 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
such county or city, emitting hun to vote at
any such election. shall be entitled TO vote in
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired residence in the
part of the county or city to which be has
moved Every such male citizen OF the
United States having the above prescribed
qualifications of age aud residence shall BE-
entitled 10 be registered n 10 become
qualified voter il he be-
First-A person able To read any section ot
the CONSTITUTIONS of this State submitted Ia him
by the officers of registration and in give
reasonable explanation of the same; or u nn
able Ia read such section Is able 10 understand
aud give u reasonable explanation thereof
when read to him by the registration officers;
or
Spcond-A person who on the first day %
January, 1869. or prior thereto. was entitled
10 vote under the laws ol this State or Of any
other State of the United States Wherein he
then resided; or
Third--Any ,naIe lin-s,l d,-scen ant nf such
last mentioned lrrSs,n h may be- tweHIy one
(2l) years uf age er oyer ia the wear 1905.
NJ person tot thus qualified hy s'uuing
under some on~ OF the above descriptions
shall be entitled 10 lr registered as q qualified
voter hur be entitled vote.
SECTION 2 .ihd be IL further eHacted.
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment TO The Constitution ot lhis State
shall be ~ the next general eierIi0n tor me
b+rs Of the General Assembly tn he held ~
this State Submitted To the l. gal and qualified
voters thereof for their adspIioa ar 81 ction
ia pursuance Of the direc3ian eaniained in
Article XIV Of the Constitution. aud al said
election the s,,ie on said proposed amend
meni shall ~ i,s ballot. snd uPuh each ballot
there shall b. ~riltsn az lirlui-i the wnr'i> I
'For The Constitutional ..m-ndmeui. or
Against The Constitutional Amendment, A. /
the voters shall elect: aud imnedillsly after
Governor ef The vote GA said prnpos''d mend
u.ent rs directed bS the said AINIh Article Of
The Constitution.
This is 10 certify that ,his ehgroSsed doru
meni proposing an Amendment To the C''nsti
tuition of the State Of Maryland, the original l
Of which was passed by the Senate by yeas /
and nays, more than three ifths Of all mem
bers elected voting in the affirmative. ON March /
8. 1904.
SPENCER C. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary Of The Senate.
This is 10 certify thai this engrossed docu /
ment proposing an Amendment 10 the Con /
stitntion Of the State of Maryland, the original !
Of which Was passed by the House Of Delegates |
by yeas and nays. more than three htihs OF all
the members elected voting in the affirmative, |
ou March 10. 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk.