The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-06

WHEREAS, at the January Session
OF the General Assembly of Maryland.
held In the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eight, an Act
was passed proposing an amendment
to Section / of Article / OF the Consti-
tuition OF the State, which said Act is
In the following words. to-wit:
CHAPTER 26.
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 It enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
hfths 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 If 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. l. 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 70 vote. for one year next
/ preceding the election, and who, more
/ over, IL duly registered ns a qualified
+ voter as provided In this Article, shall
/ be entitled 10 vote In the ward or ell
/ ection district In which he resides, al
/ ali elections hereafter 10 be held In
/ this state and In case any county or
/ city shall be so divided IA 10 form
1 portions OF different electoral districts
/ Tor the election Of Representatives In
/ Congress. Senators. Delegates or 9TH
er officers, then 10 entitle a person TO
/ vote for such officer. he must have
Z been a resident Of that part OF the
/ county or city which shall form a
/ part OF the electoral district IN which
2 he offers to vote for one year next
/ preceding the election. but person
/ who shall have acquired a residence
f In such county or city, emitting him
+ 10 vote az any such election. shall b.
I entitled To vote IN the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
4 he shall have acquired n residence IN
I the par, ~ the county or city to which
I be has removed
Every male citizen OF the United
F ststes having the above prescribed
qualifications of age and residence
shall be entitled TO BE- registered 40
a. 10 become q qualified voter n he
be. hrnt person who. on the FIRST
/ day Ot January Ia the year eighteen
hundred hu1 nixty nine. or prior
thereto, was entitled to vote under the
+ laws ui this State. or of any other
{ State of the United States. wherein
F he then resided. or second. a male
descendant Of such last mentioned
+ person or third a foreign born clti.
+ zen oi the United States nAturalized
I between the frat day uf January In
( the year eighteen hundred and sixty
I nine md the date nf the ndoption OF
I this section Of this Article. or fourth:
male descendant Of such last men
I TONED petHgp. OF fifth n person who.
+ IN the presence of tho officers Of reg
( iatration. shall. In HIS own handwril-
+ INK. With pen and ink without any
I nid. suggestion or memorandum what
sosNer. and without any question or
T direction addressed 10 him hy ans Of
I the officers of registration. make ap.
( plicatiou 20 register correctly, stating
/ IN such application his name. nEe
+ date and place of birth. residence and
I occupation nt The time and for the
I two years next preceding. the names
or names Of his employer or employ.
I erH, " any, az the umc and for the
Z two years next preceding. and whsth-
/ er he has previously voted. and II 80.
Z the State. Souniy or city and district
( or precinct In which he voted last
( and also the name In FUN Of the PreHi-
dent of the United States, Of one Of
I the Justices Of the Supreme Court
/ OF the United States. OF the Governor
/ OF Maryland. OF one OF the Judges Of
I the Court of Appeals Of Maryland and
+ of the Mayor of Baltimore City, II the
I applicant resides In Baltimore city.
+ or OF one Of the County Commission
/ ers OF the county In which the april.
i cant resides. and any person who IL
unable 20 comply with the aforegoing
/ requirements rs 20 making appilca-
I ton for registration In his own hand.
writing. solely because he ~ physl-
T cally disabled from so doing. or
sixth person. or the husband of a
T person, who AZ the time Of his appI-
! cation for registration, IL n bona iide
/ owner OF real estate or personal prop.
/ erty In an amount OF not less than
/ i've hundred dollars. IN assessed there.
/ for on the tax books Of the City Of
1 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 reglslra-
/ ton: shall have paid aud shall pro-
/ duce receipts for the taxes ON said
| property for said two years and shall
4 at the time of hia application make
4 afiidayli before the officers of regis
tration that he IL. or that he 10 the
/ husband OF the person who IL the
bona ide owner OF the property 40
assessed 60 him or TO her. as the ease
may be. and that he or she has been
/ such owner for two years next preced.
ing his application
No person not qualified under some
one Of the above clauses shall be entI.
l tied 10 be registered as qualified
voter or be entitled to vote. Every
written application to be registered.
presented To the officers OF registra-
tion by any person applying 10 be
registered under the above fifth
clause. shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
shall be produced In any Court, II re-
quired, az hereinafter provided.