The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-10-14

| 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. to w.t.
CHAPTER 90.
| AN ACT to amend Section l of Article OF
the Constitution of this State aud to provide
for the submission Of said amendment 10 the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the General
| assembly Of Maryland three ftthS OF all the
members of each of the two Houses concurr-
| ing), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed rs an amendment 10
Section of Article Of the Constitution Of
| this State. and If adopted 10y the legal ant:
| qualified voters thereof. as herein provided. it
snail superspde and stand IN place and stead
Of Section l ot SaId Article l.
SECTION l. All elections hy the people
shall he by ballot. Every male citizen Of 'he
| United States. whether native born ear uatnr
| alized, nf the age of n years ar upwards, who
/ has resided ia this State iuf one year aud IA
the Legislative district Of Baltimore city or in
the county in which he may offer TO vote for
4 six months next preceding the election. and
who moreover Is duly registered as quahhed
voter. as provided IN this Article, shall he en-
tited to vote ia the ward or election district ln
which he resides 81 ali elections hereafter 10
I be- held in this Stste: and 10 case any county
/ or CITY shall he 50 divided As TO form portions
of different electoral districts for the election
OF Representatives ia Congress, Senators.
1 Delegates or other officers, then. 10 ent'tle "a
person to vuIe Tor such officer. he must have
/ been resident OF that part OF the county or
/ CITY which shall form q part Of the electoral
I district IN which he offers io vote iar SIX
months next preceding the election. hul a
( person who shall have acquired \ residence IN
4 sach county or city. emitting him b vote at
Z any such election. shall be entitled To vote an
/ the election district from which be removed
until he shall have acquired residence 'n the
I part Of the county or CITY Co which be hsS re-
novel. Every such msie eiiFzrn ot The
/ United States having the sboye- prescribed
( qualifications ut aqs aud residence shall hs
Z entitled 10 h. registered 80 as So i"r"n'e q
Z guaiifiri voter Il he be-
I FIRST 4 p--r~ou ahle ip Rad au, ssyiian "i
the Constitution ol THIS Sii.ie ,aisnlisd Egg him
I by the offcevS Of registration aEA So give "a
{ reasonable explanation 10 tbc ssm~7 90 q un
stole, 10 Rad such seciie', is aide Ca understand
and give a reasonable explanation shereol
I she's rad 10 him BY the REGISTRATION aiiIeers.
oc
( S4coua-A p-'r~ou ~hn On ,he srsi day Of
[ January. lSi9. or prior thereto, - eni'iisd
Z ,n vote under the lsvs ni ibls Stale Is, II aHs
other Stssa of the Unilci States uherr,e Ae
thsn rssfdri; oy
Third-Auy nair iiHeal d~sreaiaai %! Sssh
I last mentioned lprS0a vho uay b. ,Spniy uar
T 4 y y~szs az age nr over ia ihs yesE l@Af
NJ persou not thus qualified hf rosn'as
under some one ef she above descriptions
shalI be- eotiJlcA 20 he Srg sssesr'i ~ qna.saea
snirr. nor b. cuiified a. vojr
SEs-rioN .. lad b. u farfAsr fEacief.
That the fofrgo;rg sestinh bsrgiy prsss ~!
a. amendment 81 Sias CorsisiU'un 1T liis STATE
shsls i-s ~ she urxt general eircisoa ies aseats
tsrs i.f sh' General A~srnsj.iy 81 ~ heid itr
ih.s Siaie subsuiflea g. Jhs legal aad 4asliii~3
voters iher,-o; ios shejr asiopiiaa - ftl~si'nH
IN paseusncr of the direction cnuiaiord in
Article XIV of he Constitution And - said
election the yuss ou ssid Trpro.rd saasni
msni shall be by hslipi. and uFaH rarh ballot
shege shau h. wsitisu og printed ikT wsy,i1
"Far lhe Constitutional AHeudmsHf- ~
"A Aealnt thc CoHstifutiousi AaeBdnsrri. As
sh.. voters shaH circt: and im'ns,iissris siirE
aid election ias retarsss shall l- aiaae ta lbe
Governor u the vos. la saul Ffyip,,sssa = s4en4i
f,pns - directed lss tks said AtAih AFies,se ~
tk, Constitution.