The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-30
PROCLAMATION.

TnUVEAEVEAlEUWs
WHEREAS, at the January Session Of the
General Assembly of Maryland, hela IN Iht
year OF our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one proposing
an amendment To Section of Article ! of the
Constitution of the State. the other proposing
an amendment To Section "a of Article o
the Constitution of the State, which said hiii'
are in the words following. to wit:
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT 10 amend Section l of Article o
the Constitution of this State and 10 provide
for the submission Of said amendment 20 the
qualified voters of this State for adoption ol
rejection.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Genera
assembly of Maryland (ihree fiiths 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. u
shall superSede aud stand IN place ami 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 natur
AllLGu. ni Tue aye VI 1taAa ~
has resided in this State for one year and in
the Legislative district of Baltimore city or in
the county in which ne may offer to vote for
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as quallhed
voter. as provided in this Article, shall be en-
titled 10 vote in the ward or election district in
which he resides at all elections hereafter 10
be held in this State; and in case any county
or city shall he so divided AS to 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 a resident OF that part OF The county or
city which shall form part of the electoral
district in WHICH he offers to vote for SIX
months next preceding the election, but a
nerson who shall have acquired residence in
such county or city, emitting him to vote at
any such election, shall be entitled 10 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 he has re-
moved Every such male citizen OF the
United States having the abcve-prescribed
qualifications of age and residence shall be
entitled to be registered so as TO become a
qualified voter il be be-
FIrsi-A person able 10 read any section OF
the Constitution of this State submitted TO him
by the officers Of registration and TO give
reasonable explanation Of the sane; or Il nn.
able to read such section is able 10 understand
and give reasonable explanation thereof
when read to him by the registration officers;
or
Seeoad-A person who on the first day ri
January. 1869. or prior thereto, was entitled
10 vote uader The laws Of this State or OF any
oiher State of the United States wherein be
then resided; OF
Third-Aay male liueal descendant Of such
last mentioned person who may be twenty one
t2l3 years of age over IN the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of The above descriptions
shall be entitled 10 be registered MS qualified
voter. nor be entitled h. vote.
SEcTiox . Aad be Il further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment 10 The Constitution of THIS state
shall be al the next general election Tor mem
hers Of the General Assembly 10 he held ia
This State submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters thereof Tor their sdepsioa or REJECTION
in pursuance Of the direction contained 10
Article XIV of The Constitution. aud al said
election the vote on said proposed amena-
meni shall l,e by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall b. written or printed Tue words
For The Constitutional amendment. ar
s.hgaiasi the Constitutional Amendment, As
ihe Eossrs shall elect; and Immediately alter
said election due reinrus shall be Iade to The
Governor of the vo,s, on said proposed amend.
meni as Directed hs The said NlNih Article OF
The Constitution.
This is 10 certify that this engroSsed docn-
men, proposing an Amendment 10 the Cansii
tuition of the State of Maryland. the originsl
of which was passed by the senate hy ye'ss
and uays. mere than three hiths Of all nem-
bers elrcted voting in the affirmative. on March
8, 1904. ,..
SPENCER c. JONES,
PresideRt of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary Of he Senate.
This is 10 certify thai this engroSsed docu
ment proposing an Amendment "a the Con
sli,ution ef the State Of Maryland, The original
of which was passed by The House II Delegates
by yeas and nays. more than three titihs ci all
the members elected voting in the affirmative.
on March 10. 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART.
Speaker Of TIE House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk