Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-11-04
Proclamation

WHEREAS. at the January Session
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland.
held in the wear If our Lord one lhou.
sand ninr hundred and four. two hills
were passed. one proposing an am nd
mcnt tn Section | OF Articl of the Con
siiiuiinn nf he State, the other prop,is.
ing an amendment fo Scctinn 81 nf Arii-
Gle , Of the Constitution OF the State.
which said bills arr, III the words follow.
ing, to wit:
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT TO amend Section | of Ariic'r
Of the Consiii utiun oi this state and
TO provide for the submission q said
amendment To- tn" qualified voters of
this state Stale for adoption az reject
ton.
SECTIONS |. Re Il cnacied bg ~ zen.
erai ls@mbig II Ndrgi,Hd (threeiifths
Of all the members of each uf the two
concurring). That the following section
be and the same is hereby proposed a.
an amendment to Section ! of Article |
If the Constitution of this State. and IL
dupied by the legal and qualified vot.
ers thereof, ms herein provided. II shall
,upersede and stand IN place and stead
of Section of said Article l.
SECTION /. All elections by the peo.
pie shall ho by ballot Every male ciii-
zen of the United States. whether native
horn or nnturalizcd. of the age Of 81
wears upwards. who has r,Sided in this
State for one year aud in the Legislative
district of Baltimore city or ia the coun-
~ in which he may offer 10 vot" for six
months next ~ oceeding the election. aud
who moreover il duly registered AS u
qualified voter, rs provided in this Arti-
Gle. shall be entitled To vote in the ward
or election district in which he resides
NJ all elections hereafter to be held in
this State; aud in case any county or
city shall he so divided as To form por-
tions Of different electoral districts for
the election of Representatives, in Con
gress. Senators, Delegates or other Off
GERS. then. To entitle person To vote +
such officer, he must have been resi-
dent of that part Of the county or CRY
which shall form u part Of the electoral
district in which he offers tn vote tor six
months next preceding the election. bur
II person who shall have acquired u resi-
dence IN such county or city. emitting
him to vote at any such election, shall
be entitled tn vote in the el-ction dis
trict from which he removed until he
shall have acquired u 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 resi-
dcnce shall be entitled be registered
81 AS TO become Il qualified voter If he
be-
First-A person able TO read any sec
ton ot the Constitution of this State
submitted tn him by the officers of regis
tration and To give n reasonable explain
alton Of the saiuv; or II 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. 1869. nr prior thereto, was
entitled 10 vote under the laws Of this
State or of any other Stat nf ih' United
States wherein HI then resided; or
Thlrd--Auy male llneal descendant
oT such last mentioned person who may
be twenty-one t2l) years of age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
ing under some one of the above des-
criptions shall be entitled 10 be- register.
ed a. qualified voter, nor b. entitled
to vote.
SECTION 2. ind b. II further enncied,
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as amendment To the Constitution
of this State shall be at the next gencr
al election for members Of the General
Assembly 90 he held in this State sub.
mitted to the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
in pursuance Of the direction contained
in Article XIV of the Constitution. and
ut said election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment sha he by ballot, and
upon e CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For the Consiitu-
tlonal Amendment, or Against the
Constitutional Amendment. IA the vot-
ers shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
10 the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the
said NlVth Article of the Constitution
This Is 10 certy that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Mary
land. the original of which was passed
by the Senate by yeas aud nays. more
than thrce.fifths OF all members elected
voting in the affirmative, on March 3.
1904.
SPENCER G. JONES,
President II he Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary ~ me- .Sendte.