The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-08
PROCLAMATI

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
to Section ] OF Article OF the Consti-
tuition OF the State, which said Act is
in the following words. to-wit:
CHAPTER &c.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Ar
ticie one, lille, 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 1. Be 1t 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 II 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
/ tlpaore City or Of the County In which
he may offer TO vote. for one year next
4 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 OF ell
ectlon district In which he resides, at
| all 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
I er officers. then 10 entitle person 10
/ vote for such officer. he must have
| been q resident OF that part Of the
7 county or city which shall form n
I part Of the electoral district in which
4 he offers 20 vote, for one year next
I preceding the election: but a person
I who shall have acquired n residence
in such county or city. emitting him
/ 20 vote ut any such election, shall bc
I entitled 20 vote In the election dis.
( trict from which he removed. until
be ahnll have acquired o residence IN
the part of the county or city TO which
be has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United
States having the above prescribed
qualifications of age and residence
shall be entitled 10 be registered 81
as 10 become n qualified voter II ht
be. first; person who. on the first
day Of January IN the year eiRhtear
hundred and sixty-uine, or priol
thereto. was entitled to vote under N,
laws OF this State. or of any othei
State Of the United States, wherein
be then resided. or second. n mai'
descendant, OF such last msntiones
! person. or third a foreign born citi
rem of the United States naturaiizet
between the FIRST day OF January II
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the date OF the adoption o
this section OF This Article; or fourth
q male descendant OF such last men
toned person; or nth: n person who
In the presence of the officers OF reg
, iatration. shall. In his own handwrit
ing, with pen and ink. without an.
aid. suggestion or memorandum what
aoever. and without any question o
direction addressed 90 him by any O
the officers of registration. make mp
piieation 20 register correctly. statin
In such application bis name. ags
date and place Of birth. residence nm
occupation NJ the time and for III
two years next preceding, the name
or names OF his employer or employ
ers. " any. az the time and for N
two years next preceding. and whcth
eF he has previously voted. and " st
the State. county or city and distric
or precinct In which he voted las
ard also the name In full OF the PresI
dat of the United Statea. Of one @
the Justices OF the Supreme Cour
OF the United States, OF the Ooyerno
Of Maryland. OF one of the Judges q
the Court of Appeals OF Maryland an
Of the Mayor Of Baltimore City. II IN
, applicant resides IN Baltimore Cit!
= or OF one OF the County Commission
: ers of the county In which the appi
. cant resides: and any person who
: unable To comply with the aforegoln
requirements M 10 making applIca
ton for registration In his own hand
: writing, solely because he Is phys
2 caliy disabled from so doing; @
sixth a person, or the husband OF
person, who at the time OF his appl
! cation for registration, Is n bona Nd
owner OF real estate or personal prot
arty IN an amount of not less tina
FIVE hundred dollars, IS assessed ther,
for on the tax books of the City {
Baltimore or OF one OF the countiC
OF this State. has been such ownt
and so assessed for two years nei
: preceding his application for registrt
tion. shall have paid and shall prG
duce receipts for the taxes on sal
property for said two years and sha
: at the time OF his application max
2 affidavit before the officers OF regii
tration that he is. or that he Is n
husband Of the person who is II
: bona Ode owner Of the property {
assessed 10 him or TO her. ns the cas-
n may be. and that he or she has bee
= such owner for two years next preceC
/ Ing his application.
u No person not qualified under son
one of the above clauses shall be ent
q tied 10 be registered as qualifie
h voter or be entitled to vote. Ever
e written application TO be registere
. presented to the officers OK registri
= tion by any person applying to
4 registered under the above flft
clause, shall be carefully preserve
by said officers OF registration an
4 shall be produced in any Court, II r.
quired, as hereinafter provided.
= The affidavit OF any applicant Il
y registration, duly made to the Officer
+ OF registration or In Court, that h
4 the applicant, ls person who was 81
\ titled to vote on or before the fir
= dav of Iannarv In the wear niChtee