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

AN All 70 amend section one OF Article
one. titIs. Elective Franchise. OF the
Constitution OF this State. ana 70 provide
for The submission OF said Amendment
To the qualified voters OF rnis State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three nfths OF all
the members Of each Of the two Houses
eoneTrring. that the following section be
and the same L. hereby proposed as an
amendment 70 Section one Of Article ona.
title. Elective Franchise. Of the ConstI-
tuition Of this State. and IL adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof. rs here
In provided. it 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 Baltimore City or Of the county In which
he may offer TO vote. for one year next
preceding tbs election, and who, moreover,
Is duly registered as q qualified voter as
provided In this Article, shall be entitled
TO vote. In the ward or election district In
which he resides. at all elections hereafter
20 be held in this state. and In case any
county or city shall be 30 divided as TO
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election Of Representatives In Con-
sress. Senators. Delegates or other ofncer.,
then to eRtitle q person 70 vote for such
officer. he must have been Q resident of
that part OF the county or city which shall
form q part Of the electoral district An
which he offers TO vote. for one year next
preceding the election but q person who
shall have acquired n residence In such
county or city, emitting him to vote ut any
such election. shall be entitled to vote In
the election district from which he removed,
until he 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 quaIIncations
OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered SO as to become q qualified voter
IL he be, FIRST: q person who, on the nrst
day OF January In the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine. or prior thereto, was
entitled to vote under the laws Of this State
or any other State Of the United States,
wherein he then resided: or second q male
descendant OF such last mentioned person
or third: . foreign born citizen OF the
United States naturallzed between the nrst
day Of January In the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption OF this section OF this Article: or
fourth: male descendant Of such last men
TONED person; or NTH: q person who, In
the presence OF the officers Of registration
shall. In his own handwriting with pen and
Ink, without any aid, suggestion or memo
mndum whatsoever. and without any ques-
ton or direction addressed to him By any
OF the officers of registration, make appIi-
cation to register correctly. stating In such
application bis name. age. date and place Of
birth. residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding the
name or names Of bis employer or en-
ployers. II any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted. and II 50. the State, county
or city and district or precinct In which he
voted last, and also the name In full Of the
President 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 OF
Maryland and Of the Mayor Of Baltimore
City. IL the applicant resides in Baltimore
City. or Of one OF the County Commissioners
OF the county In which the applicant resides;
and any person who Is unable to comply
with the aforegoing requirements a. 10 max
Ing application for registration In his own
handwriting. solely because he In physically
disabled from so doing; OF sixth: q per-
son. or the husband OF q person. who at the
time OF his application for registration, In a
bona fde owner Of real or personal property
In an amount OF not lsss than ave hundred
dollars. Is assessed therefor on the tax-
books OF the City OF Baltimore or OF one Of
the counties Of this State. has been such
owner and 80 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration;
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on said property for said two
years and shall at the time Of his appli-
caticn make af1davit before the officers Of
registration that he Ia. or that no In the
husband OF the person who Is the bono ade
owner Of the property 30 assessed to him or
her. as the case may be. and that he or
she has been such owner for two years next
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall be entitled TO be reg
istered as qualified voter or be entitled to
vote. Every written application TO be reg
istered. presented to the officers OF registra-
ton By any person applying to be registered
under the above fifth clause, shall be care
fully preserved by said officers Of regIstra-
ton and shall be produced In any Court, II
required. as hereinafter provided.
The afndavit Of any applicant for regis
tration. duly made 70 the oficars OF regis
tration or In Court that he. the applicant
Is person who was entitled 10 vote on or
before the nrst day OF January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. as afore-
said. or that he has become a naturalized
citizen Of the United States between the
nrsS day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption Of this section Of this Article. as
aforesaid. or his anidavit upon Information
and belief that he Ii o descendant of q per-
son who was entitled 10 vote on or before
the arst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine. or that he In q
descendant Of q person who has become
Q naturalized scitisen Of the United States
between the FIRST day Of January in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nIne and the
date OF the adoption OF this section Of this
Article. shall be prtna f0cie evidence Of any
OF said facts 50 sworn 70.
vilfully false statement upon the part
OF any applicant for registration In relation
to any Of the matters aforesaid shall be
perjury. and punishable as pesjury Is pun
ishsd By the laws of this State.
ANY person Who feels aggrieved By the
action Of any board OF officers Of regfstra-
ton In refusing 70 register him as q quail
lied voter. or In registering any disquali-
ned person. may at any time, either before
or sitter the last session Of the board Of
"a
the Tuesday next preceding the election, Ole
q petition. verified By sfadavit, In the Cir
cult Court for the county In which the
cause OF complaint arises or N thu eausa