The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-18

and four, two bills were passed, one propos
ing an amendment 20 Section l of Article
of the Constitution OF the state, the other
proposing an amendment to Section "a o.
Ar icle of the constitution of the state
which said bills are in he words following
10 Wit:
CHAPTER %.
AN ACT to amend Section of Article I 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 !, BE IL enacted bU the General
assembly cf MGrYiyrd (three-fiths OF all the
members OF each of the two HOUSES concur
ring. That the following section he and the
same Is hereby proposed IS an amendment
TO section Of Article of the Constitution
oil inns state and u sdOpted by the legal and
quallned voters thereo AS herein provided,
IL shall be superSede and stand in place and
stead OF Section o. said Article
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United States whether native born or
naturalihed. OF the age of 81 years or up-
wards, who has resided in this State Tor one
year and in the legislative district of BaltI-
more city or in the county in which he MAJ
olter to vote for sin months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly reg
lstered as qualified voter. as provided in
TINS Article. shall be entitled to vote in the
ward or election district in which he re-
SIDES at all elections hereafter to be held
IN TINS state, and in case any county or
city shall be So divided rs to form portions
OF Inherent electoral districts for the eec.
ton OF Representatives in Congress Sen
ators, DELEGATES or other officers, then, to
thtllle person to vote for such officer. he
must nave been a resident OF that part of
the county or city which shall form a part
o' the electoral district in which he offers
10 vote Tor SIN months next preceding the
election, but person who snail have ac-
CURED residence in such county or city,
entltlins him TO vote at any such election,
shali be entitled To vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until ne shall
nave acquired a residence in the part OF the
county or city TO which he has remON ed
EVERY such male citizen ofthe United states
haFlhg the aboNe-prescribed qualifications
OF age ana residence shall be entitled to be
registered SO as to become qualined voter
II ne be
FirsI-A person able to read any section
OF the Constitution OF this State submitted
TO MN by the officers of registration and to
give a reasonable explanation of the same;
or IL uhaDie 10 read suCH section is able to
understand and give a reasonable eNplaua-
tloh hereof when read TO him by the regis |
iration officers: or
Second-A person who on the first dav OF I
January, 1868, or prior thereto, was entitled !
TO vote under the laws of this state or of .
any other state of the Udited States wherein |
ne then resided; or
rhird-Any male Iineal descendant of
such aforementioned person who may be /
went Zone ID years of age or over in the
y ear lbuo.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF the above descriptions /
Shall be entitled to be registered as quail /
ned voter. nor be entitl ID to vote.
SECTION =, AHd be il ftttiher elittcied /
/ nat the foregoing section hereby proposed .
as amendments TO the Constitution OF this
STATE snail be at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly 10 he
held in tins state submitted to the legal
ana quailfed voters thereof for their adop-
lioh OF rejection in pursuance of the direc-
tloh con aimed in Arcicie NV 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
p'ihie the words For the Constitutional
- amendment or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment as the voters shall
eject; and Immediately after said election
due returns SHAH be made to the Governor
OF the vote ON said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XINth Article of the
Constitution.
This is to certify that this enprossed dncu-