Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-28

AN ACT 70 alsend section one OF Article
one, titiA Subjective franchise. Of the
Constitution u this State, and to provide
for the aublalssion Of said Amendment
to the aaailngd voters Of this state for
adoption Or rejection.
snuxloM 4. 10 Il enacted BY the General
Assembly o. Maryland. thras-Afths 81 all
the members 81 each Of the two Houses
eonourring. that the following section DO
and the sanae Is hereby proposed a. an
amendment 10 Section one Of Article enc.
title. Effective Franchise, Of the consti.
tuition Of this etats. and IL adopted BY tho
legal and anaIinpd voters thereof, as here
IN provided, 4 nbAll knpersede and stand In
The place and smad OF section one Of said
AFtiole one
sBc. /. All elections shall be BY ballot
and story mule citizen Of the United states
Of che $50 q Munyon's years or upwards,
who has boon 4 resident Of the State for
two years and 81 the Legislative District
Of Baltimore CITY or Of the county In which
he may oner 70 vote, for one year next
preceding the election, and who, moreover.
IL duly registered as qualified voter ~
provided In this Article, shall be entitled
to yote. IN the ward or election district In
which be resides. at all elections hereafter
70 DO held in this state, and In case any
county or city shall be 80 divided a. TO
form portions Of diiierent electoral districts
for the election Of Representatives In Con-
gress, Senators, Delegates or other ofilcers,
then to sptitie person 10 vote TOR such
officer. he must have been resident Of
that part Of the county or city which shall
form part Of tho electoral district In
which he Offers 70 vote, for one year next
preceding the election but person who
shall have acquired residence In such
county or city, emitting him 70 vote at any
such election, shall DO entitled 70 vote In
the election district from which no removed.
until he shall have acquired q residence
in the part Of the county or city 10 which
be has removed.
Every male citizen Of tho United States
having the above prescribed qualifications
Of age and residence shall be entitled 70 DO
registered 10 az TO become q qualified voter
II no be, first: person who. on the nrst
day OF January IN the year eighteen hum
drsd and sixty-nine. or prior thereto. was
entitled TO vote under the laws Of this State,
or any other Stats Of the United States.
wherein he then Toaidedj or second male
descendant Of such last mentioned person !;
or third: q foreign born citizen OF the
United etates naturalized between the hrst
day OF January in the year eighteen hum
dred and sixty-nine and the date Of the
adoption OF this section OF this Article; or
fourth male descendant OF such last mon
toned person or nth: q person who, In
the presence Of the officers OF registration,
shall. In his own handwriting, with pen and
ink without any aid, suggestion or memo
randum whatsoeveT, and without any ques-
ton or direction addressed 10 him By any
Of the officers OF registration, mako appli-
cation TO register correctly. stating in such
application his mama. age. date and place Of
birth, residence and occupation ct the time
and for the two years. next preceding. the
name or names Of his employer or en-
pIoysrs. IL any, Al the time and for the two
years next preceding, and whether he has
previously voted, and AZ No. the State, county
or city and dlstfict or precinct In which be
voted last, and also the name In full Of tho
President Of the United States, Of one Of tho
Justices OF the Supreme Court Of tho United
statsa. OF the Governor Of Maryland. Of one
Of the Judges Of The Court u Appeals Of
Maryland and Of the Mayor Of Baltimore
City, u the applicant resides IL Baltimore
City, Or OF one Of TIA Counts Commissioners
Of the county IN wAsch the applicant resides ;
and asy person who IL unable % comply
with Ghe aforsgolng roquiFsmsnh 81 10 maxi
Ing application for registration IN his own
handwriting, solely becaune he II physically
disabled from 70 doing; or sixth; q per-
son. or the husband 81 person, who Ut the
time Of his application for registration, is Q
bona nde owner 81 real or personal property
In an amount u not less than Eve hundred
dollars. II assessed therefor on the tag
books Of the City OF Baltimore or Of one Of
the counties OF this State. has been such
owner and 20 assessed for two years next
preceding bis application for registration
shall have paid and shall produces receipts
for the taxes On said property for said two
years and shall AZ tie time Of bis appIi-
cation make aoldavit before the ofaeeFs Of
registration that he ID, or that DO n ths
husband Of the person who y ne bona nae
owner u thez t0psfty 70 assessed 10 hlm %
hsf a. ire 'tspp may be, end that be On
she hes bean saeh owner Tor two years nsxs
pFscsdins his application.
No person 1dg qualified under some enc Of
ne above tlaus9s ahaiI b entitled % be reg
istsrsd - q c1tllao1 yoteF - b entiflsd %
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