The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-29
PROCLAMAT

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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 1 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 II enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
fifths 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 IL adopted
by the legal and qualined voters
thereof, as herein provided, 1t 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 OF upwards. who has been a
resident of the State for two years
and OF the Legislative District of Bal
timore City or of the County In which
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
be entitled TO vote in the ward or al-
cotton district in which he resides, at
III 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 10 entltle a person TO
vote for such officer, he must have
been 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 n person
who shall have acquired residence
In such county or city. entltling him
10 vote at any such election, shall be
entitled TO vote In the election dis
trlet from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence In
the part of the county or city 10 which
he hns7removed
Every male citizen Of the United
States having the above prescribed
qualifications OF age and residence
shall be entitled 20 be registered 40
as 10 become qualified voter II he
be, flrst; a person who. on the first
day Of January In tho year eighteen
hundred and gixty-nine. or prior
thereto. was entitled 10 vote under the
laws OF this State. or Of any other
State of the United States. wherein
he then resided: or second: a male
descendant OF such last mentioned
person: or third. foreign born clti-
zon OF the United States naturalized
between the first day of January In
the year eighteen hundred aud sixty
nine and tho date OF the adoption Of
this section OF this Article: or fourth:
a male descendant Of such last men
toned person: or fifth. a person who.
IN tho presence Of the officers of reg
istration. shall. In his own hHndwrit-
Ing, with pen and ink. without any
mid. suggestion or memorandum what
eoeyer. and without any question OF
direction addressed 90 him by any OF
the officers uf registration. make ap.
plieation TO register correctly. stating
In such application bis name, age,
date and place OF birth. residence and
occupation nj tho time and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names OF his employer or employ
orB, II any, Rt the time aud for the
two years next preceding. and wheth-
or he has previously voted. and II so.
the State. county or city and district
or psScinct In which be voted last.
and alRo the name In full nf the Preai-
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 Judges OF
the Court OF Appeals uf Maryland and
Of the Mayor OF Baltimore City, II the
applicant resides In Baltimore City.
or Of one Of the County Commission
ers OF the county In which the appli-
cant resides; and any person who -
unable To comply wish the aforeFoing
requirements as to making applica-
tton for registration IN his own hand
writing, solely because he ia physl-
cnlly disabled from so doing, or
sixth: q person, or the husband OF
person. who at the time OF his appli-
cation for registration. iH n bona fide
owner Of real estate or personal prop
erty In an amount OF not less than
i've hundred dollars. is assessed there
for on the tax books of tho 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-
lion, shall have paid and shall pro-
duce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
al the time OF his application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis
tration that he III. or that ne r. the
husband Of the person who Is the
bona fide owner OF the property so
assessed 10 him or 10 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 TO be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application 10 be registered,
presented to the officers OF reRistra-
tion 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 applicant for
registration, duly made 10 the officers
OF registration or In Court, that he,
the applicant, Is a person who was en-
titled to vote on or before the first
day OF January In the year eighteen