Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-02

CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Article
one. titie. Elective Franchise, Of the
Constitution OF this State. and 70 provide
for The submission Of said Amendment
to the qualined voters OF rnis State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-nfths OF all
the members OF each OF the two Houses
conourrlng, that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section one OF Article one
| titlo Effective Franchise. Of the Consti-
(. tuition OF this State. and II adopted by the
legal aud qualified voters thereof. as here
in provided. II shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead OF Section one Of said
Article one.
SRc. J. All elections shall be by ballot,
aud every male citizen OF the United States
Of the age OF twenty-one years or upwards,
| who Las been resident OF the state for
| two years and OF the Legislative, District
| Of Baltimore City or Of the county In which
he may offer TO vote. for one year next
preceding the election. and who, moreover.
Is duly registered as q qualified voter rs
/ provided in this Article, shall DO entitled
to vote, in the ward or election district In
which he resides, at all elections hereafter
70 be held in this State, and In case any
county or city shall DO 80 divided a. TO
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election Of Representatives In Con.
| gress, Senators. Delegates or other otticerb,
then TO entitle person to vote for such
| officer, he must have been a resident OF
that part Of tho 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 person who
shall have acquired a residence In such
county or city. emitting him to vote ut any
such election, shall DO entitled to vote IN
the election district from which no removed
until BIO shall have acquired residence
In the part Of the county or city TO which
he has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United States
having the above prescribed quailhcations
OF age and residence shall be entitled to b
registered so as to become qualified voter
II ne be. first person who. on the nrsi
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dred ana sixty-nine or prior thereto, was
entitled to vote under the laws Of this State
or any other State Of the United statss
wherein be then resided or second. mais
descendant Of such last mentioned person
or third foreign born citizen Of ths
United States naturallzed between the mrs
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
bred and sixty-nine and tho date OF thu
adoption OF this section Of this Article; o.
fourth; male descendant Of such last mon
toned person; or nth: q person who, Il
the presence OF the officers Of registration
shall, in his own handwriting. with pen ans
ink, without any aid. suggestion or memo
randum whatsoever, and without amy ques
tion or direction addressed 10 him By an,
Of the officers Of registration, make appli
cation to register correctly, stating In sucl
application his name, age, date and place o
birth, residence and occupation at the tim
and for the two years next preceding. tn
name or names OF his employer or EN-
pIoyers, If any, at the time and for the tw
years next preceding, and whether he .ha
previously voted, and II 50. the State. count
or city and district or precinct in which b
voted last and also the name In full Of tn
. President OF the United States, OF one OF III
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF the Unite
States, OF the Governor Of Maryland. OF on
OF the Judges Of the Court Of Appeals (
Maryland and Of the Mayor Of Baltimor
City, II tho applicant resides in BaItimor
City, or Of one of the County Commissioner
Of the county in which the applicant resides
and any person who Is unable to compl
with the aforegolng requirements as TO mall
ing application for registration in his ow
handwriting, solely because he IL physicall
disabled from 10 doing: or sixth: q pei
son. or the husband Of q person, who at II
time OF his application for registration, IL
. bona ade owner OF real or personal prcDeri
in an amount OF not less than fvs hundr,
dollars. Is assessed therefor on the ia,
books OF the City of Baltimore or Of one ,
tho counties Of this State, has been sue
owner and 20 assessed for two years nel
preceding his application for registration
shall have paid and shall produce recelp
for the taxes on said property for said tv
years and shall at the time Of his appI
cation mako afidavit before the oficers
registration that he Ia, or that he 10 Il
husband Of the person who Is the bona III
owner OF the property so assessed TO him
her, as the case may be, and that he
she has been such owner for two years me-
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one
tho above clauses shall be entitled to DO rel
istered as a qualified voter or be entitled
vote. Every written application TO be re-
lstered, presented to the oficers Of registr
, tion BY any person applying TO be register
\ under the above afth clause shall be car
! fully preserved By said oficers Of rsgistr
= tlon and shall be produced In any Court
required, as hereinafter provided.
The Afidavit Of any applicant for regi
o tration. duly made 70 the officers Of regi
y tration or in Court that he. the applicaE
Z Is person who was. entitled to vote on
& before the frst day Of January in the W
d eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. ~ afor
~ said, or that he has become q naturaliz
. citizen Of the United States between I
2 nrst day OF January IN the year eighto
Y hundred and sixty-nine and the date Of I
y adoption OF this section Of this Article.
q aforesaid. or his afHdavit upon informati
3 andSbelief that he Is descendant Of %
70 son who was entitled to vote on or befo
" the Hrst day Of January in the year eighte
hundred and sixty-nine, or that he IL
descendant Of 81. person who has becoE
naturaIized citizen Of the United Stat
between the first day Of January in the ye
n. eighteen hundred and sixty -nine and I
re date Of the adoption Of this section Of a
VT Article. shall be pyIDIa facss evidence Of a
Of said facts 10 sworn TO.
A wilfully false statement upon the %
Of any applicant. for registration III reIati
TO any Of the matters Aforesaid shall
Il perjury. and punishable as jsriury Is pu
Isfed by the laws Of this state,
q Any person who feels aggrieyed BY I
: action d any board Of ofncern Of resistr