The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-29
TIE D1sFRANoH1sINe AMENDMENT.

The Constitutional Amendment formulated
by the committee of Democratic lawyers and
favorably passed upon by a caucus of the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature was rushed
through the House last week and was passed by
the Senate on Friday. the Republican members
of the committee to which it was referred in
that body not having been asked to consider 1t
and therefore having been given no opportunity
to make an adverse reportupon it. It was pass
ed under a suspension of the rules, by strict
party vote Following is the full text of the
measure providing what shall be the qualifca-
tions necessary for registration and voting:
First-A person who on January 1st, 1869. or
prior thereto, was entitled to vote under the
laws of this State, or of any other State of the
United States wherein he then resided; or
Second-A male descendant of such last men,
toned person or,
Third-A foreign-b born citizen of the United
States naturaized between January list: 1909:
and the date of the adoption OF this section of
this article; or,
.Fourth-A male descendant of such last mem
Fifth-A person who, in the presence of the
officers of registration shall in bis own hand
writing with pen and ink without any aid. suR-
gestion or memorandum whatsoever and with
out any question or direction addI essed to him
by any of the officers of registration. make APP
pIication to register correctly stating in such
application his name, age, date and place or
birth, residence, occupation at the time and Tor
the two years next preceding, the name or names
of his employer or employers, if any. at the time
and for the two years next preceding, and
whether he has previously voted. and, II So the
State. county city. and district or precinct IN
which he voted last, and also the name in full or
tn. President of the United States OF one of the
justices of the Supreme Court OF the Unlteo
States of the Governor of Maryland. of one OF
the judges of the Court of Appeals of Maryland
and of the Mayor of Baltimore city, If the appli-
cant resides in Baltimore city, or of one of the
County Commissioners of the county in which
the applicant resides. and any person who IS
unable to comply with the aforegoing require
ments as to making application for registration
10 his own handwriting, solely because he Is
physically disabled from so doing;,
Sixth-A person. or the husband OF person,
who at the time of his application for registra,
ton is the bona fide owner of real or personal
property in amount of not less than SOU, Is
assessed therefore on the tax books OF the city
of Baltimore or of one of the counties OF this
State, has been such owner and so assessed for
two years next preceding his application for
registration, shall have paid and shall produce
receipts for the taxes on said property for SAID
two years, and shall at the time of his applica-
ton make affidavit before the officers of regis
tration that he is the bona fide owner of the
property so assessed to him and has been such
owner for two years next preceding his applica-
ton.
No person not qualified under some one of the
above clauses shall be entitled to be registered
as qualified voter or be entitled to vote.
Governor Crothers signed the bill on Tuesday
and will be submitted to he voters of the State
at the next general election.