The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-10
PROCLAMATION

- 80 NOh0i al fASSSinDiy OF Maryland
held IN the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eight, an Act
was passed proposing an amendment
20 Section Of Article / OF the Consti,
tuition OF the State, which said Act IL
IN the Following words, to-wit:
CHAPTER 2e.
AN ACT to amend Section one At Ar
tiele 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 I. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, three
flfths OF all the members OF each of
the two Houses concurring, that the
Following section be and the same "a
hereby proposed as an amendment n
Section one Of Article one. title.
Elective Franchise" of the consti-
tuition OF this State. and IL adopted
by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided. Il 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 fer 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
precedi2g 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 ell
ection district In which he resides. at
All elections hereafter to be held in
this State, and Ia case any county or
city shall be so divided az TO form
portions Of different electoral distrIctg
Tor The election of Representatives In
congress, Senators. Delegates or 9TH
er officers. then 10 entitie q person 20
vote Tor 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 20 vote, for one year next
preceding the election: but 4 person
who shall have acquired residence
In such county or city, emitting him
70 vote nj any such election, shall be
entitled to vote In the election dis.
triet from which he removed. until
20 shall have acquired residence ia
the part OF the county or city to which
he has removed
Every male citizen Of the United
states having the above prescribed
qualifications Of age and residence
shall be entitled 10 be registered so
ns 10 become a qualified voter II he
be. nrHt, a person who. on the first
day OF January IN the year eighteen
hundred and sixty mine, or prior
thereto, was entitled 10 vote under the
laws Of this State. or OF any other
State nf the United States. Wherein
he then resided: or second; a male
descendant uf such laat mentioned
person. or third a foreign born citi.
zen Of the United States nAturaIized
between tho nrHt day Of January In
tue 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 fIfth. a person who
10 the presence Of the oflicera OF reg.
istgatioh, shall. In his own hanawrlt-
ing, with pen and Ink, without any
AID. suggestion or memorandum What.
aoever. and without any queatIon or
direction addressed 20 him by any of
ths officers OF registration. make np.
piieAtion 10 register correctly. stating
IN such application hia name, age
date and place Of birth. residence and
occupation at the tina and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names Of his employer OF employ
ers, " any, az the time and for the
Two years next preceding, aud whsth.
er he has previously voted, and N 90
the state. county or city and district
os precinct In which he voted last
aud aiHo the name ia full Of the presi-
dent of tho United States. nf one OF
the Justices Of ths Supreme Court
0f the United States. Of the Governor
Of Maryland. of ono 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 ~ one OF The County Commission
efa Ot the county In which the appli-
cant reeides. and any person who Il
unable 20 comply with the aforegoing
requirements aa 10 making appiicR-
ton for registration In hts own hand
writing, solely because hO Is pbyal.
cally disabled from so doing: or
sixth; a person or the husband OF a
person, who at the time of HIS appli-
cation for registration. is a bona ode
owner OF real estate or personal prop
eTty In an amount OF not seRs than
iive hundred dollars. n asseIssed there
for ON the tax books Of she 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-
ton; shall have paid aud shall pro-
duce recaipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
At thar Nme Of his application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis
tratlnn that he Ia, or that he Is the
husband OF the person who Is the
bona fide owner OF the property 40
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 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 aud
shall be produced In any Court, II re-
quired, as hereinafter provided.
The affidavit of any applicant for
registration. duly made TO 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
hundred and sixty-nine, as aforesaid.
or that he has become a natnraIlzed
citizen OF the United States between