The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
CHAPTER 90.

CHAPTER co.
AN ACT to amend Section of Article I of
the Consultation 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 q enacted hv the General
assembly Of AayylVad tthree-hlths 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 tnls state, and II adopted by the legal and
qualned votere thereof. as herein provided
II shall be supersede and stand in place and
stead OF Section OF said Article /.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United States, whether native born or
AAturalized, OF the age OF q years or up
WARDS, W no has resided in this state for one
year and in the Legislative district OF Ratti-
more city or in the county in W hich he mkg
oHer 10 vote for six months next preceding
the election, and who moreover is duly reg
1stered as qualified voter, rs 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 this State; and in case any county or
city shall be SO divided as to form portions
OF different electoral districts for the elec-
ton OF Representatives In Congress- SEN
ators, Delegates or other officers then, to
entitle person to vote for such officer he
must have been resident of that part OF
the county or city which shall form n mart
oil the electoral district in which he offers
TO vote for six months next preceding the
election, but person who shall have ac-
CURED residence In such county or city,
entltllng him TO vote at any such election,
snail be entitled to vote in the election dis
trlct nom which he removed until he shall
nave acquired residence in the part OF the
county or city TO which he has removed.
every such male citizen ofthe United States
having the above prescribed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled To be
registered SO as to become qualified voter
II 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 II unable 10 read such section is able to
understand and give reasonable explana-
tration officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day OF
January, 1869, or prior thereto, was entitled
To 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
tWehty-one (2l) 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 a quail
He'd voter, nor be entitla cd to vote.
SECTION 2. And be 10 further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this
state shall be at the next general election
Tor members OF the General Assembly to be
helu IN lhls State submitted to the legal
ana qualined voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection In pursuance OF the dtrec-
ton contained in Arclcle XIV 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-
uonal Amendment" as the voters shall
elect; and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Governor
OF the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XIVth Article of the
Constitution.