The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-13
PROCLAMATION

NAAiAANH1<Aot at Iue january SESSION
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 l 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 l. 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 qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, II shall
supersede and stand In the place and
stead OF Section one OF said Article
one.
Sec. J. All elections shall be by
ballot, and every male citizen Of the
United States OF the age Of twenty zone
years or upwards, who has been q
resident Of the State for two years
| and Of the Legislative District OF Bal
/ umore City or OF the County in which
he may offer 10 vote, for one year next
preceding the election. and who. more
over, Is duly registered as qualified
voter as provided In this Article, shall
be entitled to vote In the ward OF ell
oction district In which be resides, az
all elections hereafter 10 be held In
this State. and In case any county or
city shall be so divided as 10 form
I portions OF different electoral districts
( FOR the election Of Representatives IN
Congress Senators. Delegates or 9TH
I er officers, then to eutitle person to
vote for such officer. he must have
( been g resident OF that part Of tho
/ county or city which shall form a
{ part uf the electoral district IN which
he offers 10 vote. for one year next
I preceding the election; but q person
I Who shall have acquired q residence
/ In such county or city. emitting him
70 vote % nny euch election shall be
I entitled TO vote in the election dis
trict from which be removed. until
he shall have acquired residence In
! the part Of the cnnnty or city To- which
/ DC haa removed
] Every male citizen OF the United
states having the above prescribed
qualifications Of age and residence
I shall be entitled to be registered 80
aa to become "a qualified voter II he
( bc, first. a person who. on the first
! day of January Ia the year eighteen
/ hundred and sixty nine. or prior
I thereto, vas entitled 10 vote under the
I laws of this State. or of ans other
State of the United States, wherein
I he then resided. or second male
| descendant Of such last mentioned
! person or third a foreign born citi-
| zen of the United States natuTalized
I between the FIRST day Of January In
/ the year eighteen hundred and sixty
! nine and the date OF the adoption Of
I this section Of this Article or fourth
( a male descendant or such last men
/ toned person. Or 9Th person who,
k IN the presence " the officers OF reg
/ ihtfation. shall IN hts own handwrit-
I ing. with pen and ink. without any
/ aid. suggestion or memorandum what
I aoeyer. and without any question or
direction addressed 10 him hy any OF
I the officers 81 registration make ap-
{ rlicatlou 10 register correctly. stating
T IN such application his name. axe.
I date aud place ~ birth. residence and
occupation gt ihe time and for the
two years next preceding the names
-
era, n any "a the time and fer The
two years next preceding and wissth-
90 be- haR 1rciiausly voted Bnd II 50.
'be state. roub,y ur city and iiatrict
+ ur precinct in which be voted last.
na dleo the name IN full OF tho Presi-
Z lci 9f The United States, ~ one Of
the Justices ot the Supreme Court
I of the United States. nr the Governor
I az Maryland. Of one Of the Judges OF
/ the Court Of Appeals OF Maryland and
of the Mayor % Baltimore City, n the
/ applicant resides In Baltimore City,
I or ~ one of the County Commission
ers ~ the county In which the appll-
/ cant resides. and any person who is
unable 10 comply with the af6regoing
/ requirements aB to making applica-
/ tion for registration IN bis own hand
I writing solely because he Va physi-
callY disabled from 40 doing. or
sixth. q person. or the husband Of a
I person, who AZ the time OF his appli-
I cation for registration, r. q bona fide
/ owner Of real estate or personal prop
/ erty In an amount OF not less than
I flYe hundred dollars, is assessed there
I for on the tax books Of the City OF
\ Baltimore or OF one OF the counties
/ Of this State. has been such owner
/ and so assessed for two years next
7 preceding bis application for registra-
I ton: 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 Is, or that he is the
| husband OF the person who is the
I bona fide owner OF the property so
I 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-
4 ing HIS application.
No person not qualified under some
/ one Of the above clauses shall be enti-
I tied TO be registered as a qualified
I voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application to be registered.
l presented 10 the officers OF registra-
I tion by any person applying 10 be
registered under the above fifth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
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