The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-20
PROCLAMAT

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
70 Section 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
enise, 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 l. Be II enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
nfths OF all the members OF each of
the TWO Houses concurring, that the
iollowing section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
section one OF Article one. title.
Elective Franchise" of the Copsti-
tuition Of this State, and II adonted
Dy the legal and qualified voters
thereoL as herein provided, Il shall
supersede and stand In the place and
stead OF Section one of said Article
one. ''N'e
Sec. /. All elections shall he bv
ballot, and every male citizen of the
United States OF the age Of twenty-one
years or upwards, who has been n
resident OF the State for two veara
and OF the Legislative District of RAJ
timore City or OF the County I'm which
ne may offer to vote, for one wear nexf
preceding the election, and who more
over, Is duly registered as auslifIed
voter as provided In this Article. shall
be entitled to vote In the ward or ei-
eetion district In which he resides. M
~ eIections hereafter 70 be held in
TINS state, and In case any county or
city snail be so divided as to form
portions OF different electoral districts
Icr the election Of Representation In
congress Senators. Delegates or 9th
er officers, then to entitle a person to
vote for such officer, he must have
been resident Of that part OF the
county or city which shall form n
part Of the electoral district In which
ne oilers to vote. for one yeaS next
preceding the election; but d person
WAC shall have acquired a residence
~ sueh county or city, emitting him
10 vote ~ any such election. Rhali he
entitled 70 vote in the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence in
the pert 81 the county or city 10 which
be has removed
Every male citizen Of the United
states having the above prescribed
qualifications of ago aud residence
shsll be entitled 20 be registered so
aa 10 become a qualified voter II he
De, hrBt. o person who. on the first
day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and aixty.niue. or prior
thereto, was entitled to vote under the
lava Of this State. or Of any other
state of the United States. wherein
/ nc then resided. or second. mRle
descendant Of such last mentloped
person. or third q foreign born eiti.
zen Of the United States naturalized
between the first day of January In
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the date OF the adoption on
this section 0f this Article. or fourth !.
o male descendant of such IARt men
TONED person. or fifth: a person who.
In The presence OF the officers of reg
latration. shall. IN hia own handwrIt-
ing, with pen aud ink. without any
hid. suggestion or memorandum what
toeveF, and without any question or
direction addressed 70 him by any of
the officers ur registration. make ap-
ptieatlon 70 register correctly, stating
IN such application his name. age.
date and place 81 birth. residence and
occupation 10 the time aud for the
two yeorB next preceding, the nameg
% names Of his employer or employ
era. u any, at tie time aud FOR thc
two years next preceding. and whetb.
sr he has previously voted. and II 40.
tb9 state. county or city and district
nr preciur' in which he voted last.
snd also the name In fun OF tha presl-
dent % iAe United States. of one M
the Justices OF the Supreme Court
81 The United States, Of the Governor
uf Maryland. uf one 81 the ludne4 of
Tue Court Of Appeals OF Maryland and
! 0t the Mayor of Baltimore City. II the
applicant resides IN baltimore city,
OF Of one OF tho County Commission
eFa OF the county IN which the appli-
cant resides; and any person who Is
unable 70 comply with the aforegoing
requirements aR 10 making applica-
fion for registration In his own hand
writing. solely because he is physi-
ealiy disabled from 40 doing: or
sixth a person, or the husband OF a
person. who NJ the time OF his appIi-
cation for registration. is a bona fida
owner of real estate or personal prop
erty In an amount OF not less than
i've hundred dollars. Is assessed there
Tor on the tax books OF the City OF
Baltimore or OF one OF the counties
OF this State. has been such owner
and 80 aasessed for two years next
preceding his application for reglstra-
ton; shall have paid and shall pro
duce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
az the time OF his application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis
tratlon that he is, or that he is the
husband of the person who is the
bona fide owner OF the property so
assessed Ia him or to her, as the case
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-
tied TO be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application to be registered
presented TO the officers of registra-
tion by any person applying To be
registered under the above fifth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
by said officers Of registration and