The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-13

the Constitution OF this State and To pro,
vide Tor the submission OF said amendment
TO the qualified voters Of this state for
adoption or rejection,
SECTION /. BE il enacted by the General
ASSep.bty of AHylyad lthree-hfths OF all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ring. That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed IS an amendment
10 section OF Article OF the Constitution
OF this state, and il adopted by the legal and
quahued voters Thereof, as herein provided.
l. shall be supersede and stand In place and
stead OF Section % said Article l.
SECTION |. All elections by the people
SHAH be by ballot Every male citizen OF
the United states, whether native born or
haturaIlzed OF the age OF q yesrs 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 in which he mag
oHer TO vote for six months next preceding
tue election, ana who moreover Is duly reg
lstered as qualified voter, as provided in
this 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 as to form portions
OF dliterent electoral districts for the cleo
uoh oil Representatives In Congress, SEN
ators, Delegates or other officers, them to
entltle person 10 vote FOR such officer, he
must have been n resident OF that part of
the county or city which shall form a part
OF the electoral district in which he offers
10 vote for six months next preceding the
eitctlon, but person who shall have nc
CURED residence IN such county or city,
emitting him to vote at any such election
shali be entitled to vote in the election dis
trlct from which he removed until he shall
have acquired n residence in the part OF the
county or city to which he has removed.
bNerA sUCh male citizen the United states
having the ahove-prCscribed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled To be
registered SO as to become a qualified voter
II he be
First-A person able TO read any section
OF the Constitution of this state submitted
TO hlm by the officers of registration and to
give a reasonable exclamation of the sd me.
or II unable 10 read such section is able to
understand and give a reasonable eNplana-
ton thereof when read to linn by the regis
tratiOn officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day OF
January, 1863, or prior thereto, was entitled
10 vote under the laws of this state or OF
any other state OF the Udited States wherein
he then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant Of
such aforementioned person who may be
twenty-one l2D years of age or over in the
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one Of the above descriptions
snail be entitled to be registered as a quail
ned voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION > Aud be 10 further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment TO the Constitution OF this
state snail be at the next general election
Tor members of the General Assembly to be
held IN TINS state submitted to the legal
ana qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
ton contained in Arcicle 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
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment or against the Constitu-
tional Amendment" as the voters shall
elect; and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
oil the vote ON said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XIVth Article of the
Constitution.