Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-19
CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT to amend Section ono Of Article
one, title. Effective Franchise, Of thu
Constitution Of this state. and to provide
for the Submission Of said Amendment
to the qualified voters Of tnis Stats for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, three-hfths 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. Effective franchise, OF tho Consti-
tuition OF this State, and II adopted by. the
legal and qualified voters thereof. as Here
in provided, II, shall supersede and stand in
the place and stead OF Section one Of said
Article one.
SEC /. All elections shall DO by ballot,
and every male citizen Of the United States
OF the ago OF twenty-one years or upwards
who has been q resident Of the State fol-
two years and OF the Legislative District
OF Baltimore City or Of tho county in which
he may offer to vote. for one year next
preceding the election, and who, moreover,
Is duly registered as q qualified voter al
provided In this Article, shall be entitled
to vote. In the ward or election district ia
which he resides At all elections hereafter
10 be held in this State. and IN case any
county or city shall be 80 divided as Il
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election Of Representative In Con-
gress, Senators. Delegates or other ofncefs
then TO entitle q person TO vote for such
ofncer, he must have been q resident Of
that part Of the county or city which shall
form q part Of the electoral district II
which no offers 70 vote. for ons year nexi
preceding the election but 4 person who
shall have acquired residence IN sucf
county or city. emitting him to vote at any
such election, shall be entitled 70 vote a
the election district from which he removed
until no shall have acquired . residence
in the part Of the county or city 70 which
he has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United States
having the above prescribed Qualification
Of age and residence shall be entitled 70 b.
registered 70 as to become qualified votei
II he be, nrst q person who, on the firn
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine, or prior thereto, wa
entitled to vote under the laws Of this State
or any other State Of the United States
wherein be then resided; or second q NAL.
descendant Of such last mentioned person
or third: . foreign born citizen Of II,
United States natuTaiizod bstweea the ars
day Of January I'm ths year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine and the date Of IN,
adoption Of this section Of this Article; o.
fourth male descendant Of such last men
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the presence Of the officers Of registration
shall. In his own handwriting. with pen an,
ink. without any AID, suggestion or memo
randun wh&ssosver and without any CUES
tion Or direction addressed to him By an,
Of the ofhcers OF registration. make appli
cation to register correctly. stating in sucl
application his name, age date and place o
birth, residence and occupation at the tim,
and for the two years NEXT preceding, tn
name or names Of his employer or en-
ployers, II any, 81 the time and for tho tw,
years next preceding, and whether he ha
previously voted. and II 70. the state. count,
or city and district or precinct IN which h
voted last and also the name In full Of thl
President Of the United States, Of one Of tn
Justices Of tho Supreme Court Of tho Unfte'
States OF the Governor or Maryland. Of on
OF the Judges Of the Court Of Appeals o
Maryland and Of tho Mayor Of BaItimor
City. II the applicant resides n BAltinior
City Or Of one Of the County commlssioner
Of the county IN which the applicant resides
and any person who d unable 70 conpl.
with The afoFegoing reanirsmsnta g. to mnk
ing application for registration IN his owl
handwriting. soieiy bsczuse he 3 physiealI,