The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-01

! NAA<ANA1&AA2f at NnE JANUARY f0EHblOli
| 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
I to Section 1 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
chiee," of the Constitution of this
State, and to provide for the sub
mission of said Amendment to the
qualiiied voters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be It 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. titIe.
Elective Franchise OF the Consti-
tuition OF this State, and Il adopted
by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, II shall
supersede and stand in the place and
stead OF Section one of said Article
one
Sec. /. 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
ne may ofier 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 10 vote In the ward or ell
ection district In which he resides. at
All elections hereafter to be held In
this State, and In case any county or
/ city snail be 50 divided as to form
portions OF different electoral districts
Tor tha election OF Representatives In
Congress, Senators, Delegates or 9TH
er officers, then 10 entitle a person to
vote for such officer, he must have
beon n resident Of that part OF the
county or city which shall form A
part Of the electoral district IN which
ne offers to vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but person
who shall have acquired n residence
Ia such county or city, emitting him
10 vote at any such election. shall ba
entitled to vote IN the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence In
the part OF the county or city to which
he has removed
Every male citizen uf the United
states having the above preacribei
I qualifications Of age and residence
( shall be entitled 20 be registered 80
I - 70 become q qualified voter II DO
Z be, first. person who. on the frat
/ day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-ninc. or prior
F thereto. was entitled 20 vote under the
laws OF ihia State. or OF any other
I State OF the United States. wherein
Z he then resided: or second, male
descendant % such last mentioned
( person or thiTd foreign born cifi.
I zen af the United States naturalized
between chs arst day Of January IN
I the ye@T eighteen hundred and sixty
( nine aud tbs date OF the adoption nl
/ this section Of this Article: or fourth
Z a male aehceGGsA7 81 such last men
tiouci perR0r3 OF NTH; . person who
I In the praaspcs ~ the officers of reg.
+ istrRil0n. stDi. N his own hapdwrlt,
I lng. WITH pen sSd tHk without any
/ aid, Suggestion or memorandum what.
npeyUr. aud without any question OF
direction addressed 70 him by any ol
the UiiicefH ~ reEibi-AtIon. make np.
{ plication 20 register correctly, atatins
( IN Bueh application his name. age
( date and place Of BIRTH. residence and
occupation at tbe time and for the
two years next preceding. the narnes
/ OF names of his employer or employ
crH, II any. az the time and for thf
twu years next preceding. and wheth-
er he has previously voted. and n so
the state, county or city and diBtric,
. or precinct Ia which be voted last
and also The name in foil ~ the preal.
dent nf the United States. of one ol
the Justices ~ the Supreme Couri
ot the United States. % the Governor
81 Maryland ~ one ~ the Judges oi
the Court ~ Appeals ~ Maryland and
ot fbc Mayor Gf Baltimore City, n me
applicant resides ln Baltimore City
nr ~ une Of she County Commlsginn-
err ~ the county ~ which The appil-
cant resides 1ud any person who g.
unable 70 comply with the agoregolul
Z requirements az ~ mnking apDlicH.
fiou fnf registration IN hia own hand.
writing. solely because be Is uhyRi.
caily disabled from 10 doing. OF
sixth; q person. or the husband OF i
person, who az the time of his appli.
cation for registration, f. q bona iide
owner Of real estate or personal prop.
erty IA an amount Of not less thar
i've hundred dollars. II assessed there.
for on the tax books Of the City oi
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 rogistra.
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.
tration that he Is. or that he Is the
husband OF the person who IL the
bona iide owner Of the property SO
assessed to 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 10 be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled 10 vote. Every
written application to be registered
presented 20 the officers OF registra-
tion by any person applying 10 be
registered under the above fifth
i 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 fol
registration, duly made to the officers
Of registration or In Court, that he
the applicant, is a person who was en-
titled 10 vote on or before the frs