Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-12
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, ct the January Session Of
the General Assembly OF Maryland. held n
the year Of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and four. two bills were passed,
one proposing AZ amendment to Section
Of Article ! OF the Constitution Of tie
State. the other proposing an amendment
10 Section 81 OF Article OF the Constltu-
ton OF the State. which said bills are n
the words following. to VT;
CHAPTER &C.
Az ACT to amend Section If Article
Of the Constitution q this state ana 70
provide for the submission q SAID amend
ment 20 the qualified voters o. IA4S state
for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. BE Il enacted b. The General
Assembly u MGrglGHd fthree-llths II an
the members Of each d the Two Houses con-
currlngl. That the following section De aha
the same Is hereby proposed IS an atlens-
Inent 70 Section ! II Article Or the : olistl-
tuition Of this State. and IL adopted Dy TIE
legal and qualified voters Thereon. as Elere.A
provided IL shall EuperEede and stana u
place and stead Of Section ! q Gaia -Aftl-
Gle /.
SECTION 1. Al elections II the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen q
the United States. whether native porn OF
naturallzed, 81 tie nee. 81 p years or up-
wards, who has resided IN this State Tor one
more city or IA the county In y len be my
ofer 70 vote for six months next preceding
the election. and who moreover IS duly re-
istered as a qualified voter. rs provided u
fhls Article, snail he entitled TO vote in tie
ward or election district IN which he r.,
sides at all elections hereafter 20 De heid
in this State; and IN case any county OF
city shall be SO divided 70 form portions
Of different electoral districts for the elee-
tiOn Of Representatives IN GonEress, SCI
ators, Delegates or other chcers. then, y
entltle person 70 vote for sicn ONO 7. ne
must have been q resident Or that part "
the county or city which shall form part
0f the electoral district IN which he oneFs
20 vote for SIX months next preceding the
election, but person who snail nave ue-
CURED a residence IN SUCH county OF elig,
emitting him 10 vote at any such election,
shall he entitled 10 vote in the election as
trlct from which he removed ulth he sh9l
! have acquired 4 residence In the part Of tie
county or city 10 which lie hcs remove q.
Every such male citizen Of the L ltted Stllas
having the 0boYe-prcscr bcd aGaillcal 4Q!ts
| Of age and residence shall be emitted 70 be
| registered so as TO become q qualified voter
First--A person able to read any. section
I Of the Constitution Of this State submitted
20 him BIZ the officers Of registratlon and 70
give a reasonable explanation Of tie 8 me ;
| or If unable TO read such section Is allie .
understand and give q reasonable ezplana-
| tlon thereof when read 70 him by the regis
second-A person who on tho first day Of
I January. 1860, or prior thereto, was en-
fitted 10 vote under the laws Of this state
| or Of any other State IF the United STATES
| wherein he then resided; or
| Thlrd-Any male llleal deScendant Or
| such aforementioned person WHO my re
| twenty-one (21l years OF age or over IN the
No person not thus qualified by coming
under some one OF the above &c. eripiloAs
/ shall be entitled 70 he registered as o quail
/ fed voter. nor be entitled to vote.
/ q al 10 ~ frWFff6.
/ That the foregoing section hereby PROPOSED
/ rs amendment to the Constitution of this
| State shall be at the next general electlah
4 for members of the General Assembly 20 p,
/ held In this state submitted 70 the legal
/ and qualified voters thereof for thelr adop-
| tfon ar rejection in pursuance or the ulfee-
/ tlon contained In Article NV or the consul.
| tuition. and at said election the vote on sala
| propOsed amendment shall be by ballot, anu
| uDon each ballot there shall be written OF
| nrinfed the words 'For the Constitutional
| Amendment" or against the tonstita1,
/ fionai Amendments" as the voters shall
| elect and Immediately after sald elecllon
| due returns shall be made 10 the Governor
| - tbe vote on said proposed amendment rs
| directed by the said X1Nth Article or the
| Constitution.
This IA 20 certify that this engrossed
| document proposing IN Amendment 20 the
| Constitution OF the State OF MARYLAND, the
| original of which was passed ~ the Schate
| Nv yeas and NAYS. more than three-uilhs OF
/ ali members elected voting Ia the aMrna'
1--WE 0H ''''''N-' SPENCER G. JONES,
President If the Senate.