The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-23
PROCLAMATION.

w II EhEAS, at the january session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
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 of
the Constitution of the State, which said bills
are in the words following, 10 wit:
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT TO amend Section l of Article l of
the Constitution of this State and TO provide
for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted 6y the General
assembly of Maryland (three- -fiiths Of all the
members of each of the two Houses coneurr
ing), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment TO
Section | of Article of the Constitution of
this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided. it
shall s1persede aud 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 natur-
allied, of the age of 81 years or upwards, who
has resided in this State Tor one year and IN
The Legislative district of Baltimore city or IN
the county in which he may offer 10 vote for
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as qualified
voter. as provided in this Article, shall be en-.
titled to vote in the ward or 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 electoral districts for the election
of Representatives in Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then, TO entitle
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 10 vote for six
months next preceding the election, but
person who shall have acquired 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
until he shall have acquired a residence in the
mart Of the county or city 10 which he has re-
moved. Every such male citizen Of the
United States having the above prescribed
qualifications of age and residence shall be
entitled to be registered 50 as TO become
qualified voter il 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 u un-
able to read such section is able to understand
and give a reasonable explanation thereof
when read TO him by the registration officers;
or
Seeond-A person who on the first day Of
January, 1869, or prior thereto, was entitled
TO vote under the laws Of this Stale or of any
other State of the United States wherein he
then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant Of such
last mentioned person who may be twenty one
(2l) years Of age or over is the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one Of The above descriptions
shall be entitled to be registered as qualified
voter, nor be entitled 10 vote.
SECTION ,. Asld he further eHaefed.
That the foregoing s~etioR hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this State
shall be at the next general election for mem
bers of The General Assembly To he held ~
this State submitted TO the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection
in pursuance Of the direction contained 10
Article XIV Of The Constitution. and al said
election the vote on said proposed amend
meni shall he By ballot, aud upon each ballot
there shall be written or printed the words
s'For iae Constitutional Amendment, OF
Against the Constitutional Amendment. as
the voters shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made Ia the
Governor Of the vote ON said proposed amend
ment as directed by the said AIfth Article OF
the Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed dOcu.
ment proposing an Amendment TO the Consti,
tuition Of the State OF Maryland, the original
Of which was passed BY the Senate by yeas
and nays, more than ihree-ifths of all mem
bers elected voting in the affirmative, on March
3. 1904.
SPENCER C. JONES,
President Of the Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary Of the Senate
This is TO eeriify that this engrossed doen
ment proposing an Amendment 20 the Con.
siitntion Ct the State of Maryland, The original
of which was passed by the House Of Delegates
by yeas and nays, more than three hIihs OF all
the members elected voting in the affirmative.
on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EYERHART.
Speaker Of the Hosse Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH.
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