The Democratic advocate., 1905-10-07
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, Mt the January Session Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
aud four, two bills were passed. one proposing
an amendment to Section l of Article OF the
Constitution OF the State. the other proposing
an amendment 10 Section "a Of Article 3 OF
The Constitution of the State, which said bills
are in the words following, to wit:
CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT 10 amend Section l of Article OF
the Constitution of this State and 10 provide
for the submission of said amendment 10 the
qualified voters of this State for adoption or
rejection.
SEcr1oN l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three. ffths of all the
members OF each of the two Houses concurr-
ingl, That the following section be and the
same is hereby proposed as au amendment to
Section | Of Article / of the Constitution OF
this State. and If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof. as herein provided. i
shall supersede aud stand in place and stead
of Section of said Article l.
SECTION l. All elecIions by the people
shall he by ballot Every male citizen of the
United States, whether native born or natur
allied, ol the age Of 81 years nr upwards, who
has resided in this State for one year and IN
the Legislative district of Baltimore city or IN
the county in which he may offer to vote for
six months next preceding the election, and
who moreover is duly registered as qualified
voter, as provided in this Article. shall be en-
titled TO vote in the ward or election district in
which he resides 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 election
of Representatives in Congress, Senators,
Delegates or other officers, then, to entitle a
person to vote for such officer, he must have
been resident 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 election, but "a
person who shall have acquired residence in
such county or city, emitting him to vote at
any such election, shall be entitled TO vote IN
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired residence IN the
part of the county or city TO which be hiss re-
moved. Every such male citizen OF the
United States having the above-prescrlbed
qualifications of age and residence shall be
entitled to be registered so as to become a
qualified voter If he be-
First-A person able 10 read any section OF
the Constitution of this State submitted 10 him
by the officers Of registration and TO give a
reasonable explanation Of the same; or u un
able TO read such section is able TO understand
and give reasonable explanation thereof
when read to him by the registration officers;
or
Second--A person vino ON the FIRST day Of
January, 1863, or prior thereto, WAS entitled
10 vote under the laws OF this State or OF al,y
other State of the United States wherein he
then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant of such
lssi mentioned 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
shall be entitled 10 be registered Ms a quasihed
voter. nor be entitled IL vote.
SEcTfox ,. And be u further enacted,
That the foregoing section hereby proposed
as amendment to The Constitution Of this State
shall be at the next general election Tor mem
bers OF The General Assembly 20 be held IA
this State submitted 70 the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection
in pursuance Of the direction contained IN
Article XIV Of the Constitution. and al said
election the vote, on said proposed amend.
ment shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot
there shall be written OF printed the words
.sFor the Constitutional Amendment. or
Against the Constitutional Amendment, as
the voters shall elect; aud Immediately ailer
said election due returns shall be made 10 the
Governor of the vote on said proposed amend
ment as directed by the said XVIII Article OF
the Constitution.
This is 10 certify that this eugrossed daca-