The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-10-21

being as follows:
CHAPTER -.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Article
one. title, Effective Franchise" of the
Constitution Of tits state, and to provide
for the submission OF said amendment to
the qualified voters OF this state for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION !. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. three dftns OF all the
members OF each Of the two HuuS concur
ring, tnat the following section be and same
is hereby proposed a AN Amendment to Sec
tIOG one of Article one. title " ElertiVe Fran
chjSe,' of the constitution of this state, ana
II adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, it shall super
sede and stand in place and stead OF Section
one of said Article one.
SECTION l. All elections shall be 10y ballot.
ana every male citizen of the United 81 re.
of the age of twenty one years or Upward.
who has been a resi- tent of the State for two
years ana OF the legislative District of Bal
timOre City or of the county in which he may
Oler 20 vote, Tor one year next preceding
the election, and who. moreover. is duly req
iStercd as a qualified voter as provided in
this Article, shall be entitled to vote. in the
ward or election district in Whichhc resides
at all elections hereafter to be held in this
state, ana in case any county on CITY shall
be so divided rs TO form portions OF differ
enU electoral districts for the election OF Rep
resemtativeS in Congress. Senators, Dele
gates or other officers, then to entitie person
to vote for such officer, lie must have been a
resident Of that part of the county or city
which shall form part of the electoral dis
trict in which he offers to vote tor one year
next preceding tile election; but person
who shall have acquired a residence in such
county or CITY, emitting him to vote at any
such election, snail be entitled to vote in
the election district from which he removed,
until he shall have a. CURED residence in
the part OF the county OF city To which lie
has removed.
Every male citizen OF the United states
having the above prescribed qualifications
Of age and residence shall be entitled to he
registered so as to become a qualified voter
if he he first person who, on the first day
OF January in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty nine. or prior thereto, was entitled to
vote under the laws of this State. or OF any
other state in the Cnited States, wherein he
then resided; or second a male descendant
of such last mentioned person; or third:
foreign born citizen of the United states
naturaliZed between the first day of lanu.
airy i'll the Year eighteen hundred and sixty
Eine and the date of The adoption OF this
section Of this Article; or fourth: male de
Scendant of such last mentioned person; or
NTH: a person who. i'll the presence Of the
officers of registration, shall in his own
handwriting, with pen and ink, without any
aid, suggestion or memorandum Wh;tuSO-
CT. and without any question or dii ectiOn
dressed to him by AIRY of the officers of
registration. make application to register
correctly. stating in such application his
name, az. date and place of birth. residence
and occupation a t the time and for the two
years next preceding, the name or names of
his empl yer or employers. if any. at the
time and for the next two years preceding
and whether he has previously voted. and il
so, the state, county or CITY district 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
| nited states. of the Governor of MARYLAND,
Of one of the Judges of the Court OF Appeals
of Maryland and of the MaVUr of Baltimore
City, If the applicant resides in Baltimore
City. or OF one of the County Commissioners
Of the county in which the appli ant resides;
and any person who is unable to comply
with the afOregoing requirements as to max
ing application for registration in his own
handwriting, solely because he is physically
disabled from so doing; or sixth: person.
or the husband OF a person, who at the time
OF his application for registration, is bOid
Hde owner OF real or personal property in an
amount of not less than five hundred dollars,
is assessed therefor on the taNhOOkS of Bal
timOrc City or of one of the counties of this
State. has been such owner and so assessed
for two years next preceding his application
for registration; shall have paid and shall
produce receipts for the taxes on said prop
erty for said two years and shall at the time
OF his application make affidavit before the
officers OF registration that he Is. or that he
is the husband OF tine person who is the bond
Hde owner of the property so assessed to him
or 10 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
registered as qualified voter or be entitled
to vote. Every written application to be
registered, presented to the officer of regis
tration by any person applying to be regis
tered under the above fifth clause shall be
carefully preserved by said Officers of regis
tration and shall be produced in any court,
II required, as hereinafter provided.
The af1davit of any applicant for registra-
ton, duly made to the officer Of registration
or In court, that he, the applicant. is a per
son who was entitled to vote on or before