The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-03

anu lOurs tHo DlAE4 were pasSe1. one PFoPSs
ing Al amendment 80 Section OF Article
OF the Constitution OF the state. the other
proposing an amendment 10 Section 81 O.
Ar icls OF the Cons tuition Of the state,
which said bills are in he words following
10 Wit:
CHAPTER g.
AN ACT 70 amend Section ! OF Article I oil
the Constitution OF this state and TO pro
vide for the submission Of said amendment
10 the qualified voters OF this state for
adoption OF rejection,
SECTION ]. Be Il enacted b. ne General
Assembly q AuryLSHd stnree-fiiths OF all tine
members Of each OF the two Houses concur
ring. That the following section be and the
same Is hereby proposed 8 an amendment
TO Section / OF Article l Of the Constitution
ofthis state. and If adopted BY the legal and
qualified votsrs thereo.. as herein provided,
1t shall be superssde and stand in place and
stead Of section / o. said Article i.
SECTION l. All elections by the people
shall be BY ballot. Every male citizen Of
the United states, whether native born or
naturanzed, Of the age Of q years OF up
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 MAJ
ofier 10 vote for six months next preceding
the election. and who moreover is duly reg
istered as a qualified voter, as provided in
this Article. shall be entitled 10 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 Representative in Congress. SEN
ators, Delegates or other officers, then, TO
enltle pers on to vote for such officer ne
must have been a resident OF that part of
the county or city which shall form a part
OF the electoral district in which he offers
to vote for six months next preceding the
election, but person who shall have &C
CURED residence in such county or city,
emitting MIN 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 residence in the part of the
county or city to which he has removed.
Every such male citizen ofthe United States
having the aboNe-prescrlDed qualifications
OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered 50 a. 10 become qualified voter
IT he be
of the Constitution OF this state submitted
to him by the officers of registration and to
give reasonable explanation Of the same;
or il unable TO read such section ia able to
understand and give reasonable explana-
ton thereof when read 10 him by the regis
tratiOn officers; or
second-A person who on the first day of
January, 1853, 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
Ihird-Any male lineal descendant of
SUCH aforementioned person who may be
twenty-one (2I) years OF age or over in the
year 1906
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF the above descriptions
snail be entitled to be registered as a quail
fed voter, nor be entitled to vote.
SECTION 2. AHd be further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment 10. the Constitution OF this
STATE snail be at the next general election
for members Ofthe General Assembly 10 be
held III this state submitted to the legal
ana quaiIhed voters thereof for their adop-
tlOn Or rejection in pursuance of the direc-
uun con aimed in Arcicle NV of the Consti-
tuition, and at said election the vote on said
proposed amendment shall be by ballot, and
UpLn eacn ballot there shall be written or
prlIed the words "For the Constitutional
amendment" or Against the Constitu-
IoItdI Amendment" as the voters shall
eiect; and immediately after said election
due returns snail be made to the Governor
al iie vote on said proposed amendment as
FoT'ied by the said XVIII Article of the
titutlon.