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

AN ACT to amend Section ono of Article
one. title. Elective Franchise, OF the
Constitution Of this State. and to provide
for the submission OF said Amendment
to the qualified voters OF this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION I. Be Il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. three nfths OF all
the members Of each Of the two Houses
concurring. that the following section be
and the same Is hereby proposed rs 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, rs here
In provided. 1t shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead of Section one of said
Article one.
SIC. 1. 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 the 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
10 be hsld 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 Con-
gress. Senator'S. Delegates or other oincers,
then to entitle . person to 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 In
which he offers to vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but q person Who
shall have acquired Q residence In such
county or city. emitting him to vote 1t any
such election. shall be entitled to vote In
the election district from which he removed,
until he shall have acquired q 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 qualifications
Of age and residence shall b entitled 10 BE-
registered SO as to become o qualified voter
IL no be. nrst: Q person who. on the frst
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: q foreign born citizen OF the
United States naturalizsd between the arst
day Of January In the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nin and the date Of the
adoption Of this section Of this Article; or
fourth: male descendant Of such last men
TONED person: or afth: q person who, In
the presence OF the officers Of registration.
shall. In his own handwriting. with pen and
al
randum Whatsoever. and without amy Ques-
ton or direction addressed TO him BY any
OF the oficers Of registration. make appli-
cation to register correctly, stating In such
application his name. age. date and place OF
birth. residence and occupation nj tina TINA
and Tor the two years next preceding, the
name or names Of his employer or en-
pioyers. IL any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted. and n %. 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 I'm Baltimore
City. or Of one Of the County Commissioner
Oh me county In which ths applicant resides:
ana any person who b unable % comply
win the aforegoing requirsments % % maxi
ing application for rsgistraticn In his own
handwriting solely because he is physically
disabled from 20 doing: or sixth: q Per
son. or The husband Of . psrson. Who At the
ums OF his application for registration. a q
eoss ne owner Of real 90 personal property
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