The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-08-04

an amendment to Section "a OF
Ar icle Of the ns,itutlon of the State
which said bills are in he words following
10 wit:
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT to amend Section l 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 /. BE IL enacted by the General
assembly Of MdrylHnd (three-fifths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concur
ring. That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed SIS 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
II shall be supersede and stand in place and
stead of Section | OF said Article i.
SECTION |. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen OF
the United states. whether native born or
of the age of q years or I'M
wards, who has resided in this State for one
year and in the Legislative district of Balti.
more city or in the county in which he ms
ofier to vote for six months next preceding
the election and who moreover is duly reg
lstered as qualified voter. as provided in
this Article, Shall be entitled to vote in the
ward or election district in which he re-
sides 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 cleo
ton OF Representatives in Congress, SEN
atorS, Delegates or other officers, then, to
entltle person to vote for such officer. he
must have been a resident of that part OF
the county or city which shall form part
oil the electoral district in which he offers
to vote for six months next preceding the
election, but person who shall have ac-
quired residence in such county or city
emitting him to vote at any such election,
shall be entitled to vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until 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 a qualified voter
II ne 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 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; or
second-A person who on the first day of
January, 1868, or prior thereto, was entitled
to vote under the laws of this State or of
any other State of the Udited States wherein
he then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant OF
such aforementioned person who may be
twenty-one CID years of age or over in the
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one of the above descriptions
shall be entitled to be registered as a quail
ned voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION 2. AHd be 10 further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution OF this
state shall be at the next general election
i l,, members e. Of the General Assembly to be
and dnaIifed voters tberaof Sn 70 .me ,s6al
tion or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
t Il, contained In Arclcle NV of the Consti-
tuition, and at said election the vote on said
printed the Words sFor S the C@ns wrGm
or against the Constitu-
elect: and immediaielv aftar said a1ectian
due returns shall he made IN the Governor
of The vote on said nronosed amendment as
directed NV the said XIVth ArticIa ~ ths
This is to certify that this engrossed docu
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the state of Maryland the orig
maj oil winch was passed by the Senate by
yeas anu nays, more than three-fiiths OF all
nleniDers elected voting IN the aihrmatlVe,
oh March ., lSV4. ...e.., 49, -
SPENCER u JONES
President of he Senate.
RoRERT MOSS
NAO',
secretary o. me Senate
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GEORGE \. ENERH ART,
Sneaker of The House of DELEGATES,
BENJAMIN SMITH
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Chief Clerk.
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AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article q
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Vi tne CONSTITUTION vi 'hls 9Va'e'
SECTION / Re il euocted In, he General az.
seDlbky OF Maryland fthree-iifths of ali the
members IF he two Houses concurrinoS
That the foIIo,yin0 section he and he sarnna
is hereby nronosed as an amendmeIIt ~ the
constitution of this State. and if adopted
bv the legal and aualified voters thereof. as
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