Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-28
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at the January sess.on g
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 I OF the Constitution OF The
State, the other proposing an amendment
10 Section Sa Of Article 3 OF the Censtitu-
ton Of the State. which said bills are N
the words following. to witt
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT to amend Section Of Article l
Of the Constitution Of this state ana 70
provide for the submission OF said amseps
fnent TO the qualified voters Of TINS ftatc
FOR adoption or rejection.
SrcTrns 1. Re Ct enacted br The Genera!
Assembly OF Maryland tthree-ntths e an
the members of each of the two Houses con,
curriugl, That the following section be ana
the same Is hereby proposed IS an atlean-
ment 70 Section of Article or the ,.oAs s,
tuition of this state. and II adopted ~ l.e
legal and qualified voters thereof, as here.a
provided. Il shall supersede ard stana n
place and stead Of Section OF saIa Art
Gle 1. q
SECTION 1. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every npSla, citizen OF
the Unlted States, whethes. native born or
naturaliEedt Of The ace or Fl years or up
wards who has resided IN tbs State e for 1g one
=
more city or IN the county in weica ne msy
offer TO vote for six months next precealSs
tie election. and who moreover is uuly re-.
istered as q G.alifled v5ter. as provided n
this Article, SHALL be entitled TO vote In TIE
ward or election district in which ne re,
sides at all elections hereafter to be held
IN this State and "a Gaze any county or
city shall be 20 divided as to form portions
pf different electoral districts for the elec-
ton Of Representatives IN Congress, Se.l-
at9rs DeIetss 3. or ether eeeEs , lPe h
mrst have heed s Resident Of that part Of
tie county or cit which SHE'LL form pert
e the electoral district IN which he oiiers
10 vote for six no2tAs next preceding ire
election. but a persop who shall have ae-
quired a residence in such county or cltys
emitting him to vete at cav suen eieet-52,a,
triet from which he removed uatil he she'll
have acquired a residence in the part OF ire
Every such mcle citizen Of the U2ited states
having the above-prescrtbed qualifications
Of age and residence ssal be entitled to be
registered so as to become o@aliaed voter
First-A person able 10 reed any. section
of the Constitution Of this State s1blitted
70 him by the officers of registration a2a 70
give a reasonable explanation 81 the same
or If unable 60 read Euch section Is able to
understand and give reasonable ex9lana-
ton thereof when read TO him by the regis
eSecond-A person who on the first day OF
January. 1850. or prior thereto, was e.
titled TO vote under the laws. Of tbs StSte
or of any other State CT the United states
wherein he then resided bf
Third=-Ans male Heal descendant of
such aforementioned person w--o may be
twcnty-c2e CID years OF age or over in tie
| year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under sor1e ore Of the above descriptions
| shall be entitled to he registered as quaii-
fed voter, nor be entitled to vote,
SECTION 2. And DO it further enacted.
| That the foregoing section hereby proposed
| as amendment to tie Constitution OF this
State shall be al the next general ELECTION
| for members of the General Assembly to be
| hald Ia this Stete s-bmitted to the legal
! and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
| ton or rejection in pursuance of the sdtrecA
| tion contained inArticle XIV OF the Constii
| tuition. and at said election tie 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 returns shall be made to the Governor
| of the vote on said pronosed amendment rs
| directed by the said XIVth Article or the
| Constitution
This IL to certify that this engrossed
| document proposing nm Amendment TO the
| Cnusttt1Iftnn Df tha State nf MARYLAND the