The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-10-26
TUESDAY,
The 9TH Day of Novem-
Der, 1905,

U0I, 1JUO,
for the purpose of balloting for
One person to be Comptroller of the
Treasury of the State of Maryland.
One person to be a Member of the
Senate of the State of Maryland from
Garrett County.
Two persons to be Members of the
House of Delegates of the State of
Maryland from Garrett County.
One person to be Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Garrett County.
One person. to be Sheriff of Garrett
County.
Two persons to be County Commits
sioners of Garrett County.
One person to be County Treasurer
of Garrett County.
One person to be County Surveyor
of Garrett County.
Also for or against the following
Amendment TO the Constitution of
the State of MARYLAND
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT to amend Section of Article ] 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 l. Be il enacted 6Y the General As
Senlbiy Of Maryland (three-fifth of all the
mem berS of each of the two Houses cOncur-
ring, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment
to Section l of Article l of the Constitution
of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
quauned voters Thereon, as herein provided
it shall supersede and stand in place and
stead of Section of said Article l.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen of the
United States, whether native born or nat
uraliZed, Of the age Of 81 wears or upwards
who has resided in this State for one year
and in the Legislative district OF Baltimore
city or in the county in which he may offer
to vote for six months next preceding the
election, and who moreover is duly register
ed as a qualified voter, as provided in this
Article, shall be entitled to vote in the ward
OF election district in which he resides 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 cleo
toral districts for the election of Represen-
tatiVeS in Congress, Senators. 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 a part of the electoral dis
trict in which he offers to vote for six months
next preceding the election, but q person
who shall have acquired a residence in such
county or city, emitting him to vote at any
such election, shall be entitled to vote in the
election district from which he removed I'M
til he shall have acquired a residence in the
part of the county or city to which he has
removed. Every such male citizen of the
United States having the above prescribed
qualifications of age and residence shall be
entitled to be registered so as to become q
qualified voter if 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 reaS Unable explanation of the same;
or if unable to read such section is able to
understand and give a reasonable eXplana-
ton thereof when read to him by the regis
tration officerS OF
Second-A person who on the first day of
January, 1863, or prior thereto, was entitled
to vote under the laws of this State or of
any other State of the United States where
i'll he then resided; or
Third-Any maleXneal descendant of such
aforementioned person who may be twenty
one CD years or over in the year 1906
No person net thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descriptions
shall be entitled to be registered as quali-
fed voter nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION ?. And be UhrH,er enacted. That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as
amendment to the Constitution of this State
shall be at the next general election for
members of the General Assembly TO he
held in this State submitted to the legal and
qualit1ed voters thereof for their adoption
or rejection in pursuance OF the direction
contained in Article XIV of the Constitu-
ton, ana 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 re
turns shall be made to the Governor OF the
vote on said proposed amendment as direct
ed by the said XIVth Article of the COnsti-
tuition.
And also for or against the follow.
ing Amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Maryland
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article OF
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION !: BE il enacted By The General As.
Se'abiy Of Maryland three-ffths of all the
members OF the two Houses concurring)
That the following section be and the same
IS hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the State, and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in the place and st al of Section "a of Arti
Gle of said Constitution.
SECTION "a. No debt shall be hereafter
contracted by the General Assembly unless
such debt shall be authorized by a law pro
viding for the collection of an annual ta1
or taxes sufficient to pay the interest OF
such debt as it falls due, and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteer
years from the time of contracting the same
and the taxes laid for this purpose shall MOI
be repealed or applied to any other object
until the said debt and interest thereon
shall be fully discharged. The credit of the
State shall not in any manner be given OF
loaned to. or in aid of any individual, asso
citation or corporation; nor shall.the Genera
Assembly have the power in any mode K
involve the State in the construction O
works of internal Improvement, nor in
granting any aid thereto which shall involy,
the faith or credit Of the State; nor MAKE
any appropriation therefor, except in aid O
the construction OF works OF Internal In,