The Democratic advocate., 1905-08-26

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 wit:
CHAPTER q6.
AN ACT 10 amend Section l Of Article l Of
the Constitution of this State aud to provide
for the submission of said amendment TO the
qualified voters OF this State for adoption or
rejection.
SECTION l. Be II enacted by tie General
ISSen,Jlv Of Maryland three. fiths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses cOuCurr-
ing), That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section | OF Article Of the Constitution of
this State. and If adopted hy the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided, il
snail supersede aud stand iu place and stead
OF Section of SAID Article !.
SEcTIoN |. An elections Us the people
shall be- by ballot. Every male citizen Of the
Uniird States, whether uative born or uatur
allied, of the age Of y years or upwards. who
has resided ia this State t8r one year aud lu
the Legislative district OF Baltimore city or IN
the county 10 which he may offer To vote for
SIX months next preceding The election, and
who moreover Is duly registered as q qualified
voter. as provided in this Article, shall he en-
titled 10 vote in the ward or election district in
which he resides at all elections hereafter 70
be held IN lhis Stale. and In case any county
or citY shall he 80 divided As 90 form portions
Of different electoral districts Cor tie election
OF Representatives in Congress. Seuatars
Delegates or other officers. then, 90 eullise o
per,ou ia vote for such officer b. must have
been q resident OF lhal part ui the county OF
city which shall form a part uf the electoral
district IN which be offers go vote i'v SIX
months next preceding the eiecuon. uuI a
person who shall have acquired 8 residence IN
such county or ci'y emitting him tO vote al
any such election. shall be entitled Go vote 10
the election district from which De removed
uaui he shal, have acquired resiisHc" Ia ihe
iari of the county ur CITY FU Nbsyh be- has -.
moved Every such male Ctireu u' the
ui;.-si States having the abeyv- prescribed
qualifications ai arc aud re-.dcner shall br
entitled ta b. rex istsTt,i F.. zs tu HreuWs
qualified voter i hr be
Fir,'-A person ah,e ,a read sUy section 80
The Consultation ef this Nist" susHftrt ta hlui
uy the officers nl 7rgsslratsuu aul t# gave
reasonable explanation 90 ih- same ar fi Hu.
sIir sa rsad such se,tIlu ss aide o. understand
and give reasonable sNplsuatJuu thereof
~hsu f-aa to bim by She registration 1'acsTs,
or
S.couj-A person ~ha au the Ur>i iav "t
january. lssia. ar prar thereto, Nas ,nf,fi0i
Co. ya.s auIer the lass ai iar- >isir er ~ sHy
other State uf th, nits8 sla'ss absrsiH b.
ih.H rr>.de4s or
Thgi-Any mair Aueal descendant ai saeh
last mentioned person . La may BE- i~ruty gHs
ii wears 81 sEe nT av~r iH ihr ysas l'-os5-
NJ TerSan uaI ihas qualified by coming
uulsr soa1e ene of rhr above description
shaii be- cuII,lci 'n te rrklstrfr,i a. qualified
voter. rar b. sufli4r-i o. vote
SrgT5aN Iai b Z f'srssFr y4artof
That she foregoing scst,uu hereby proposed
- amendment lo ibe Consultation ni ihr- >fais
shzil ias AZ she next general rteellgH iHr ulFu
hcrs 81 lbe ticagral Assemisiy 30 b. held sH
lhi. State sahmissrd b iAt legal aui 4aallhri
yoieys thsfs-,f far iheir asloplsaH Hr re'ertst.n
in yarsaAure e she iEvri.pu contained fu
Arilrsc XIV III She Constellation. aa5 az sa.d
election ihe rufe uu a,d proposed suva4
nleni shall a- by ballot, aaS Hi.aa rzeh issijui
thsr~ shall d. ~filteu uv printed tar safds
Fer The Constitutional Amendment, ar
81 'AEasass tb~ Constitutional Amrn3mfHf- ts
fhr sossrs shaH -i~yt. ans smaedatriY stir-
aA,i election ia~ Frlafsrs shall l-' made t1 be
Governor of lhr votes ua -ss4 protal-esi a.s."ni
aasus As iirrtIesl 5y lhr said AlAih Artlgls VI
thr Gausilisiiua.