The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-22
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ACT to amend Section Of Article of
the Constitution of this State and to provide
for the submission OF said amendment 20 the
qualified voters OF this State for adoption or
rejection.
Assembly Of Mary land three tifthS Of all the
members of each of the TWO Houses concur
ing That the following section be and the
sameis hereby proposed rs an amendment to
Section / of Article / CT the Constitution OF
this state and i. adopted Ivy the legal and
qualified voters thereof rs herein provided, it
snail supcrsedc and STAND IL; thc place and
stead of Section of SAID Article :.
SECTION !. Al elections by the people
shall be by ballot. Every male citizen of the
allied. OF the age of p vars or upwards:
who has resided in the Starc for one year and
in the Lcgislat tive district of Baltimore city
or in the county in Which he may offer to
vote for six months next preceding the cleo
ton, and who moreover is duly registered as
qualified voter, as provided in this article
shall be entitled to vote in the ward or cleo
ton district in which he resides a all cleo
tons hereinafter to be held in this state; and
in case any county or city shall he divided
as to form portions Ci different Gle. torial dis
triCtS for the election OF Represent ativeS in
Congress. Senators Delegates or other
officers then to cntitle person to vote for
such officer, lie must have been a resident of
that part of the county or city Which shall
form Il part OF the electoral district III which
he offers to vote for SIN months next proceed
ing the election. hut a person WHO shall have
acquired a residence in such cOuntV or city.
emitting him TO vote at any suCh election,
shall he entitled to vote in thr election dis
trict from which he removed until he shall
have acquired Il residence i'll the part of the
county or city to which he has removed
Every such male citizen OF the United States
having the above prescribed pualihCatlOuS OF
aye. and residence shan be entitled TO b"rc2 is
tered so as to become = qualified voterf he be
First-A person able to read any section of
the Constitution OF the State submitted to
him by the officers Of registration and to give
n reasonable explanation OF the same; or if
unable to read such section Is able t" under
stand and give eXplanatiC1 thereof when
read to him by the rc@iStT atiOn officers; or
Second-A person who on the first day OF
to vote under the laws of this State or any
other state of the United States wherein he
then resided, or
Third-Any male 'ineai descendant of such
aforementioned person who may be twenty
one (21D years Of age or over in the year 19O6.
No person not thus qualified ny coming
under some one of the above descriptions
SHALL he entitled to be registered quail
fed voter nor be entitled TO vote.
SECTION .. And be it further enacted.
That the foregoiog section hereby proposed
as amendment TO the Constitution OF TINS
State shall be at the next general election tor
members of the General Assembly to be held
i'll this State submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof tor their adoption or
rejection i'll pursuance OF the direction con-
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitution,
and at said election the vote on SAID proposed
amendment shall be by ballot, anG upon each
ballot there shall be written or printed the
words For the Constitutional Amendment"
or Against the unconstitutional Amendment"
as the voter shall elect; and Immediately after
said election due returns shat, be made to the
Governor OF the vote on said proposed amend
ment as directed by the said NIVth Article OF
| the Constitution
This is TO certify that this cnGrosScd docu-
ment proposing an Amendment TO the Con
| stitution OF the State of Maryland, the origi-
| nal of which was passed by the Senate by
yeas and nays more than thrce-ffthS of all
members elected voting in the affirmative on
| March 3, loot
SPENCER C.JONDS.
| President OF the Senate.
RnREPT MOSS