The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-09-16
CHAPTER 96.

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CHAPTER 96.
An ACT to amend Section ! of Article of
the Constitution of this State and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amend
ment to the qualified voters of this State
for adoption or rejection.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland lthree-fifths of all
the members of each of the two Houses con
curring). That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to section of Article of the Consti-
tuition of this state, and If adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof, as herein
provided it shall superSedc and stand in
place and stead OF Section OF said Article !.
Section /. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot Every male citizen of
the United States, whether native born or
naturaliZed, OF the age OF Il years or 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 may
offer to 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 to vote in the
ward or election district in which he re-
sides at all elections hereafter to be held
III this state; and in case any county or
city shall he so divided as to form portions
of different electoral districts for the cleo
tion of Representatives in Congress- Sen
atorS, Delegates or other officers, then, to
entitle person to vote for such officer, he
must have been resident of that part of
of the electoral district in which be offers
to vote for six months next preceding the
election, but person who shall have ac-
CURED Il residence in such county or city,
emitting him to vote AT any such election
shall he entitled to vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until me shall
have acquired residence IN the part of the
county or city TO when he has removed.
Every such male citizen of the United States
having the above-preScribed qualifications
Ofage and residence shall be entitled to be
registered hprnlnp
If he 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 a reasonable explanation of the same 4:
or If unable to read such section Is able to
understand and give reasonable eXplana-
tion thereof when read to him by the regis
tration officers or
Second--A person who on the first day of
January, 1863, or prior thereto, was en-
titled to vote under the laws of this State
or of any other state of the United States
wherein he then resided: or
Third--Any male meal descendant of
such aforementioned person who may be
tweuty-one l2D years ofage 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
fled voter, nor be entitled to vote.
Section 2. And be 1t further enacted
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to the Constitution of this
'Nldtt SIHll W ~ lllt ntAl StItIul tlttllDh
| for members of the General Assembly TO be
held in this State submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adop'
| ton or rejection i'll pursuance of the dilec-
| tion contaiLed in Article 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 ConStitu-
| tional Amendment as the voters shall
| elect: and immediately after said election
| due returns shall be made to the Governor
| OF the vote on said proposed amendment as
directed by the said NlNth Article of the
Constitution.