The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08


oil the electoral district In which he offers
TO vote for six months next preceding the
eIection, nut person who shall have ac-
CURED residence in such county or city,
emitting him to vote at any such election,
shall be entitled to vote in the election dis
trict rom 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 ofthe United States
having the abONe-prescribed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
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 II unable to read such section is able to
understand and give a reasonable eXplana-
tlon thereof when read to him by the regis
lration officers; or
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
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 entitl I'd to vote.
SECTION q lind be 10 further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution of this
for members of the General Assembly to be
held in this State submitted to the legal
ana qualified voters thereof for their adop-
tton or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
ton contained in Arcicle XIV of the Consti-
tuition, and 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 CoDstilu-
tional Amendment" as the voters shall
elect; and Immediately after said ele lion
due returns shall be made to the Governor
o. the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said XIVth Article o. the
Constitution.
This is to certify that this engrossed docu-
ment proposing an Amendment to the Con-
stitutfon of the State of Maryland, the orig
inal of which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays, more than three-fifths of all
members elected voting in the affirmative,
SPENCER G. JONES.
President Of the Senate
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary Of the Senate.
This is to certify that this engrossed doc.
ument proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, the
original of which was passed by the House
OF Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
three-fiiths of all the members elected vot.
ing In the affirmative, on March 10, 1904.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
BENJAMIN l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section "a of Article 8
of the Constitution of this State.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the General As.
Sembiy Of Maryland (three-fifths 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 this State, and If adopted
by the legal and qualified voters thereof, as
herein provided, it shall supersede and stand
in the place and stead of Section "a of Article
OF said Constitution.
SECTION 81. 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 tax
or taxes sufficient to pay the Interest on
such debt as 1t falls due, and also to dis
charge the principal thereof within fifteen
years from the time Of contracting the
same, and the taxes laid for this purpose
shall not be repealed or applied to any other
object until the said debt and interest there
on shall be fully discharged. The credit OF
the state shall not in any manner be given
or loaned to, or in aid of any individual,
association or corporations; nor shall the
General Assembly have the power in any
mode to involve the State in the construc-
ton of works of internal improvement, nor
In granting any aid thereto which shall in
volve the faith or credit of the State; nor
make any appropriation therefor, except in
aid OF the construction of works of internal
Improvement in the counties of st. Mary's,
Charles and Calvert, which had no direct
advantage rom such works as have been
heretofore aided by the State; and pro-
vided that such aid, advances or appropri-
atoms shall not exceed in the aggregate the
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars, and
they snail not use or appropriate the pro-
npRdE I'm, aar.t aNr1n
MES, or ofthe State tax now levied or which
may hereafter be levied to pay off the
public debt. to lany other purpose until
the interest and debt are fully paid, or the
sinking fund shall be equal TO the amount
OF the outstanding debt; but the General
Assembly may, without laying a tax, bor-
row an amount never to exceed my thou
sand dollars TO meet temporary deficiencies
In the treasury, and may contract debts to
any amount that may be necessary for the
defense of the State.
But nothing in this section or in this
constitution contained shall deprive the
General Assembly of the power to appor-
ton amongst and to appropriate 70 the city
OF baltimore apd the several counties OF
the state out ofSny funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, sum of money
not exceeding four hundred thousand dol
lars, eacn year, to be expended only in the
construction and maintenance OF public
roads and highways under and in accord
ance with such regulations as the General
Assembly may from time to time prescribe.
80 o. @lhN W HyuFtNcT eHucteQ Ou tue
authority. aforesaid, That the aforego-
going section hereby proposed as an amend
ment TO to the Constitution shall be, at the
next general election held in this state,
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance OF the directions contained in
Article II of the Constitution of this state,
and at the said general election the vote
on said proposed amendment to the Congti-
tuition shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot snail be printed the words: "For Con-
stitutional Amendment" and against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pre-
scriDed BY law.and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed. by the
said fourteenth Article of the CONSTITUTION.
This Is to certify that this engrossed doc
umenl proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of MARYLAND, the
original of which was passed BY the Senate
by yeas and nays, more than three-fifths OF
al the members elected voting in the ar
nrmative ON March 2, 1904.
SPENCER c. JONES,
pon,,,,, President Of The Senate.
Secretary ofMe Senate.
This is TO certify that this engrossed doc
umenl proposing an Amendment to the
CONSTITUTION OF the state of Maryland. the
original of which was passed by the House
OF Delegates by yeas and nays, more than
Ia no tasI..