Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-10-14
Proclamation

WHEREAS, NJ the January Session
of the General Assembly of Maryland
/ held in the wear of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and four, two bills
were passed. one proposing an am nd
ment to Section | of Articl of the Con
siiiution of the State, the other propos-
| ing an amendment To Section "a of Arti-
Gle Of the Constitution Of the State
which said bills are in the words follow
ny, to wit
CHAPTER 96.
AN ACT To amend Section ] Of Article
OF the Cnnsti ution Of this state aud
/ To provide for the submission o. said
| amendment To the qualified voters OF
this state State for adoption or reject.
ton.
/ SECTIONS 1. h. il endct,d Lg Tie Gen.
erai assembly Of Maryland (three.iifihs
of all the members of each If the two
concurring). That the following section
be aud the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to Section OF Article
If the Con stitution Of this State. and il
dupied by the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof. as herein provided. II shall
/ ~uDtrSfup ana Sthtiu DtuIt sAthb
1T Section | of said Article l.
SECTION /. All elections by the peo.
ple shall be- by ballot Every male citi-
zen OF the United States, whether native
horn or naturalized. of the age of 81
wears upwards, who has resided in this
| State for one year and in the Legislative
district If Baltimor, city or IN the coun-
~ In which he may offer to vot" for six
| months next D. oceeding the election. and
who moreover is duly registered as u
qualified voter, as provided in this Arti-
Gle, shall be entitled to vote in the ward
nr election district in which he resides
10 all elections hereafter IN be- held IN
this State: aud in case any county or
city shall he So divided as to form por-
tions Of different el, ctoral districts for
the election of Representatives. IN Con
gress. Senators, Delegates or other Off
GERS. then, to entitle IA person to vote r
such officer, he must have been resi-
dent Of that part of the county or city
which shall form part of the electoral
district in which he offers To vote for six
months next preceding the lection. but
u person who shall have acquired resi-
dence 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 u 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 resi-
dence shall be entitled IN be registered
so as to become qualified voter If he
4 be-
First-A person able To read any sec
tion OF the Constitution OF this State
submitted To him by the officers OF regis
tration and to give reasonable explain
alton of the same; or II unable to read
such section is able to- understand and
give reasonable explanation thereof
when read 10 him by the registration
officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day
of January. 1869. or prior thereto. was
entitled to vote under the laws Of this
State or of any other Stat, Of tn. United
States wherein he then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant
OF such last mentioned person who may
be twenty -one (2il years of age or over
in the year 1906.
No person not thus qualified by com
ing under some one of the above des-
criptions shall be entitled to be register.
ed AZ "a qualified voter, nor b. entitled
to vote.
SECTION 2. .ind b. II further sndcted,
That the foregoing section hereby pro-
posed as amendment TO the Constitution
of this State shall be at the next gener
al election for members of the General
Assembly TO be held in this State sub
mitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection
in pursuance Of the direction contained
in Article XIV of the Constitution, and
at said election the vote on said propos-
ed amendment sha be by ballot, and
upon G CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment. or Against the
Constitutional Amendment. az the vot-
ers shall elect: and Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote on said pro-
posed amendment as directed by the
said NIVth Article of the Constitution.
This in to certy that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment TO
the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, the original Of which was passed
by the Senate by yeas aud nays, more
than three fifths of all members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 3.
1904.
SPENCER @. JONES,
President u he Senate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary u the Senate.