Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-10-07
Proclamation


WHEREAS. at the January Session
If the General Assembly of Maryland
held in the wear Of our Lord one ihnu-
sand nine hundred and four. two hills
were passed. one proposing an am nd.
ment to Section Of Articl | Of the Con
stituiiun Of the State. the other prnpos-
ing an amendment to Section "a Of Arti-
Gle of the Constitution Of the State.
which said bills are in the words follow.
ing. TO wit:
CHAPTER ~.
AN ACT to amend Section ! Of Article
/ of the Consti ution Of this State aud
To provide for the submission oi said
amendment to the qualified voters Of
this state State for adoption or reject
ton.
SECTIONS /. Be il enaricd BY The GEN.
erdi assembly of Maryland (three.tifths
of all the members Of each II the two
concurring). That the following section
be- aud the same is hereby proposed ~
An amendment To Section | Of Article !
Of the Constitution Of this State. and il
adopted by the legal and qualified voi.
ers thereof. AS herein provided. it shall
supersede and stand in place and stead
of Section Of said Article /.
SECTION /. All elections by the peo-
pie shall b. by ballot. Every male ciii-
zen OF the United States. whether native
born or naturalized. of the age Of 81
wears upwards. who has resided IN this
State for one year and in the Legislative
district of Baltimor city or in the conn
~ in which he may offer to vote for six
months next pi oceeding the election. and
who moreover is duly registered rs u
qualified voter. as provided in this Arti-
Gle. shall be entitled 10 vote in the ward
or election district in which he resides
NJ all elections hereafter To b. held in
this State; aud in case any county Or
city shall be so divided n to form por.
tions of different electoral districts for
the election of Representatives in Con.
gress. Senators. Delegates or other off.
GERS. then, TO entitle u person to vote 4 r
such officer. he must have been resi-
dent of that part Of the county or city
which shall form part Of the clt ctoral
district in which he offers 10 vote for six
months next preceding the election. but
u person who shall have acquired n resi-.
him 10 vote ut any such election. shall
be- entitled to vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed until he
shall have acquired residence III the
part nf 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 to he registered
so as to become qualified voter IL he
be-
First-A person able TO read any sec
tion Of the Constitution Of this State
submitted tn him by the officers Of regis
tration and to give reasonable explain.
alton of the same: or II unable tn read
such section is able Ia understand and
give reasonable explanation thereof
when read to him by the registration
officers; or
Second person who on the first day
of January. 1869. or prior thereto, was
entitled to vote under the laws " this
State or Of any other State Of thu United
States wherein he then resided; or
Third-Any male lineal descendant
OF such last mentioned person who may
be twenty-one (2i 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 as a qualified voter. nor b. entitled
TO vote.
| SECTION 9. And h. II further endcied,
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 to the legal aud 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 i be by ballot. aud
upon g CHI ballot there shall be written
or printed the words For the Constitu.
tional Amendment" or against the
Constitutional Amendment" as 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 XlVth Article of the Constitution.
This is to certy that this engrossed
document proposing an Amendment to
tuc Ouustitutioh VI tut otatc vi MARY
land, the original Of which was passed
by the Senate by yeas and nays. more
than three-fifth of all members elected
voting in the affirmative. on March 8.
1904.
SPENCER @. JONES,
President of the Seaate.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secrcidry Of ths Senate.