The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24

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/ WHEREAS, at the January Session
/ Of the General Assembly of Maryland,
| held In the year of our Lord one thou
I sand nine hundred and eight, an Act
/ was passed proposing an amendment
! to Section / of Article of the Consti-
I tuition Of the State, which said Act is
In the following words, to-wit:
CHAPTER 26.
| AN ACT to amend Section one of Ar
I ticle one title, Elective Fran
chise," OF the Constitution of this
Z State, and to provide for the sub
mission Of said Amendment to the
qualified voters OF this state for
adoption or rejection.
Section I. Be 1t enacted BY the
/ General Assembly OF Maryland, three
/ flfths of all the members OF each of
I the two Houses concurring, that the
{ following section be and the same is
I hereby proposed as an amendment to
Section one OF Article one, title,
Elective Franchise" OF the Consti-
tuition of this State, and II adopted
I by the legal and qualified voters
I 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
I years or upwards, who has been
I resident OF the State for two years
and Of the Legislative District OF Bal
/ timore City or of the County In which
I he may offer to vote, for one year next
[ preceding the election, and who, more
over. Is duly registered as a qualified
/ voter as provided in this Article, shall
I be entitled to vote in the ward or el-
\ ectfon district In which he resides, at
I all elections hereafter to be held In
I this State, and fn case any county or
( city shall be 80 divided as to form
I portions Of different electoral districts
/ for the election Of Representatives In
I Congress, Senator'S, Delegates or 9TH
/ or officers, then to entitle person To
7 vote for such officer. he must have
4 been a resident Of that part Of the
[ county or city which shall form
/ part % the electoral district IN which
/ he oflera 70 vote. for one year next
| preceding the election. but a person
/ who shall have acquired a residence
/ In such county or city, emitting him
/ To vote at any such election, shall he
/ entitled TO vote In the election dis
1 trict from which he removed, until
/ be shall have acquired a residence In
/ the part OF the county or city to which
I he has removed.
Every male citizen OF the United
/ States having the above prescribed
| qualifications OF age and residence
shall be entitled to be registered so
a. to become q qualified voter II he
be- first. person who. on the first
/ day OF January in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty or prior
thereto. was entitled to vote under the
laws OF this State. or Of any other
I State OF tho United States. wherein
he then resided or second n male
descendant of such last mentioned
person: or third: q foreign born clti.
zen of the United States nRturaiized
between the frst day Of January In
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the date Of the adoption OF
this section OF this Article; or fourth
a male descendant OF such last men
toned person. or fifih: n person who.
In the presence OF the officers OF reg
iatratien. shall. in his own handwrit-
Ing. with pen and ink. without any
aid. suggestion or memorandum what
aoover. and without any question or
direction addressed 10 him By any Of
the officers OF registration. make ap.
plloation 10 register correctly. stating
In such application his name, age.
date and place OF birth. residence and
occupation at the time and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names Of bis employer or employ
ers. n any. ut tho time and for the
two years next preceding. and wheth-
er he has previously voted. and II 30,
the State. county or city and district
or precinct In which he voted last.
and also the name In full OF the Prssi-
dent OF the United States. OF one OF
the Justices Of tho Supreme Court
OF the United States. of the Governor
Of Maryland. of one Of the Judges cf
the Court Of Appeals Of Maryland and
OF the Mayor OF Baltimore City. II the
applicant resides In Baltimore City.
or OF one Of the County CommiAaion-
ers of the county In which tho appli-
cant resides; and nny person who 10
unable 10 comply with the aforegolng
| requirements az 10 making appiIca-
tion for registration In his own hand
writing. solely because he Is physi-
cally disabled from 80 doing; or
sixth: person, or the husband OF a
person. who nj the time OF his appli-
cation for registration. is bona fide
owner Of real estate or personal prop
erty In an amount of not iesB than
i've hundred dollars, Is assessed there
for 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 registra-
tion; 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
iration that he is. or that he is the
husband Of the person who Is the
bona fide owner OF the property so
assessed 10 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 10 be registered,
presented to the officers OF registra-
ton by any person applying to 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. as hereinafter provided.
The Affidavit Of any apnIfpouf for