The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-27

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held In the year of our lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eight. an Act
was passed proposing an amendment
TO Section l Of Article / Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State, which said Act is
In the following words. to-wit:
CHAPTER 2s.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Ar
ticle one, title, Elective Fran
chise," OF the Constitution of this
State, and to provide for the sub
mission OF said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
nfths OF all the members Of each OF
the TWO Houses concurring, that the
following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
section one Of Article one, title.
Elective Franchise. OF the Consti-
tuition OF this State. and II adopted
BY the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided. Il shall.
supersede and stand In the place and
stead OF Section one Of said Article
one.
Sec. J. All elections shall be by
ballot and every male citizen of the
United States Of the age OF twenty-one
years or upwards, who has been a
resident OF the State for two years
and OF the Legislative District OF Bal
umore City or OF the County In which
he may offer to vote, for one year next
preceding the election, and who, more
over, IL duly registered as aaalified
voter as provided In tnis Article, shall
De entitled to vote In the ward or ell
ection district In which he resides. nj
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 9TH
er officers. then 20 entitle q person TO
vote for such officer. he must have
been a resident OF that part OF the
county or city which shall form a
part Of the electoral district In which
he offers to vote. for one year next
preceding the election; but q person
who shall have acquired residence
IN such county or city, emitting him
to vote nt any such election, shall be
entitled TO vote In the election dia-
triot from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence In
the part of the county or city 10 whlcJ,
he hns removed.
Every male citizen OF ffie United
States having tho above prescribed
qualifications ~ age aud residence
shall be entitled TO be reristaraa 40
az 10 become a qualified voter IN he
pe, hrst; person who, ON the frat
day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and aixty-nine. or prior
thereto. was entitled 20 vote under the
laws OF this State. or of any other
State Of the United States. wherein
be then resided or second. a male
descendant OF such last mentioned
person; or third; . foreign born citl.
aen Of the United states naturnlized
between the FIRST day Of January In
tho year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine ana the date OF the adoption Of
this section Of this Article; or fourth
( . male descendant OF such last men
tfvned person; or fifth a person who.
IN the presence Of the officers Of reg
lstration, shall. IN his own hAndwrit-
ing with pen and INK without any
ala, suggestion or memorandum what
soeFers ana without amy question or
direction addressed TO him hy any OF
mo officers Of registration. make ap-
piieatinn 20 register correctly, stating
N such application his name, axe.
date aud place Of birth, residence and
occupation ut the time and for the
Two years next preceding. the names
Vr names Of his employer or employ.
eras " any. at the time and for the
Two years next preceding. aud wheth
er ne has previously voted. and IL so.
the State. county or city and district
or precinct IN which he voted last
and also The name In full of the Presl.
dent Of the United States, of one of
. the Justices of the Supreme Court
Of the United states. of The Governor
OF Maryland. of one Of the JudRea OF
the Court of Appeals Of Maryland and
. OF the Mayor of baltimore city, II the
applicant resides Ia Baltimore CITY
or Of one Of the County Commisslon
eTs Of the county IN which the appll-
cant rceidea. and any person Ssbo is-
unable 20 comply with the aforegolng
requirements as 70 making appllca.
ton for registration In his own hand.
writing. solely beennse he IA physi.
cally disabled from 80 doing or
sixth; a person. or the husband Of n
person. who AZ the time OF his applI-
cation for registration. IL a bona ilde
owner OF real estate or personal prop.
erty In an amount Of not less than
i've hundred dollars. IL aRsessed there
Tor on the tax books OF the city OF
Baltimore or Of one OF the counties
OF This state, has been such owner
aud 80 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registra-
ton; shall have paid and shall pro-
duce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
at the time Of his application make
aifidaYit before the officers OF regis
tratlon that he Is. or that he Is the
husband OF the person who ls the
bona fide owner Of the property so
asseased TO him or TO her as the case
may be, and that he or she has been
such owner for two years next proceed
ing HIS application.
No person not qualified under some
one OF the above clauses shall be enti-
tied 10 be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application TO be registered,
presented to the officers Of regigtra-
tion by any person applying 70 be
registered under the above NTH
clause shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
shall he produced In any Court, II re-
quired. as hereinafter provided.
The affidavit Of any applicant for
registration. duly made to the officers
of registration or Ia Court, that he.
the applicant, is person who was en-
titled to vote on or before the first