Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-16

WHEREAs. at tie January Session e
the General Assembly CT Maryland. held in
the year Of our Lord che thousand nine
hundred and four. two bills were passed.
ole proposing an amendment to Section i
Of Article I Of the Constitution OF tie
State, the other proposing an amendment
to Section 81 Of Article OF the constitu-
ton OF the State. which said ILLS arc II
the words following. TO wit:
CHAPTER &c.
AN ACT to amend Section / Of Article 1
or the Constitution Of this state and to
provide for the Submission OF sad amend
lnent 10 the qualified voters OF thls stAta
for adoption OF rejection.
SECTION I. BE 81 enacted b. ffe Geaercl
Asscsibig of 30gylGnd lthrre-GitEs x ell
the members Of each Of the tTo Houses coz
curringl, That the following section be ard
the same IS hereby proposed as n arleua-
fnent 70 S. ction ! Of Article / OF the Cc1Efi-
tuition Of this State. and II adopted by tie
provided. Il shall superseee a1d stand II
place and stead OK Section Ct said Art
Gle 1.
sEcTIoS /. Al elections By TIE people
shall De by ballet. Every NILE citizen OF
the United States. whether rative born or
naturalised, Of tie zoe OF 81 yenrs or 11r-
wards, who has resided IN this State fer ole
year and in TIE Lessig.ative district OF Bais.-
NO. A-A- " - A--I LILY I'll ~ H..
offer 20 vote f1r ELK mo-ths next precedt-g
the election, AID Who moreover Is d,iiy r.
istered rs q-.cliGcd Y1ter. rs provided n
this Article, s. all lie entitled to vote in tie
ward or election district IN which he r.
sides 1T ell elcctic-s hereafter 70 be held
IA thls State aEd in case a-y co--tY or
city shall be 80 divided as TO form portions
Of different electoral districts for the elec-
ton Of Representatives IA CO. gress, Sc
otcrs. Dslegstes or other cf-ears. then, II
e-title percca to vote for sch ot4c-r. he
rtarr - - - 80 49, .
tie co--ty or citv W len s.cil form a pert
Of the elect Pel district IA Wien he otie-s
TO vote for SIX mo-tas next preceding tie
eleclion, bit a rc1rca who shall have &C.
quired a residence in s1cl comfy or Gig,
eatitli-g hira 10 vote at aay sGch elect.ca,
shall be entitled to vote IN tie elactiol d.
trlct from which he removed E--.I he shall
have acqaire1 residence In tie part OF tie
county CT ci-y 70 which Re f-s removed.
Every scch mcle citizen Il { e D-ited States
hayiag the afsvc-Dreecr, bed qaaIiAcaftcrs
Of ace ard residence Sal be eafltied to 10
registered so as to become q@al!aed voter
IL lie be-
Flrst--A person able TO read M, section
Of the Conetituticl Of tails state s,.b--itted
70 him y tie o--cers Of reyistra ticn AID to
give q reasonable explanation OF tie s. ne !;
or If unable TO reed slcl section Is able 70
understand and Five q reasonable expianc-
ton thereof vixen read to him by the regis
traitor cElcerS; or
second--A person who on the first day os
January. 1900, or prior thereto. yes e.
titled II vote under the laws Of tits SITS e
or Of amy other State cf tie United States
wherein Ee then resided or
Thlrd-kny mole li-egl descendant CT
such last-mentio-ed pc-con w--o my he
twenty-cGc (21) years Of age or over ia tie
year 1906.
No pe-son not thus qualified by conirg
under sos o-.e OF the above dcecriptic-s
shall be entitled t. BE- registered as q q-Gli-
fed voter. nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION .. Ard be It further enacted.
That the forego. z secti n hereby proposed
as amenGQe-t to tie Constitution of this
State shcll be at tie next general election
for members of TIE General Assembly to be
held in this Stcte submitted to tie legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
ton or rejection in pursuance Of the dire g
tion contained in Article XIV of the Consti-
tutloa, ed ct said election tie vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot there shall be written or
printed TIE words '''For. the G Institutional
Amendrnc-t," or against the Constitu-
tIonal AI1endment," as the voters shall
elect: and immediately after said election
due returns shall be made 10 the Governor
of the vote on sad prcnosed amendment rs
directed by the said XVIII Article or thS
Constitution.