The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-22
PROCLAMAT

NlhhEAo, ut the 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 / 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 1t 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 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, It shall
snpersede and stand in the place and
stead OF Section one OF said Article
one
Sec. 1. ALI 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
umore City or Of the County In which
he may offer TO vote, for one year next
preceding the election, and who,more-
over, is duly registered az a qualified
voter as provided In this Article, shall
be entitled 10 vote In the ward or ei-
eetion 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.
er officers. then to entitle person 10
vote for such officer, he must have
been resident OF that part OF the
county or city which shall form
part OF the electoral district in which
ne offers TO vote. for on9 year next
preceding the election; but person
who shall have acquired residence
In such county or city, emitting him
TO vote at any such election, shall be
entitled 10 vote IN the election dls-
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired n residence IN
the part OF the county or city 10 which
he has removed.
Every male citizen OF the United
states having the above prescribed
qualifications Of age and residence
shall be entitled 20 be registered 40
as 70 become a qualified voter II he
be, hTst; a person who, on the first
day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine. or prior
thereto. was entitled 10 vote under the
laws OF this State. or OF any other
State OF the United States. wherein
he then resided; or second: a male
descendant of such last mentioned
person; or third; a foreign born cltl.
zen OF the United States naturaiized
between the FIRST day Of January ia
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the date OF the adoption OF
this section Of this Article: or fourth.
a male deacendant Of such last men.
TONED person; or NTH a person who.
In the presence OF the offlcere OF req
ihtration. shall. in his own handwrit-
ing. with pcn and ink. without any
aid. suggestion or memorandum what.
aoeSer. and without any question or
direction addressed 90 him by any Of
the officers OF registration. make an.
plicauon 10 register correctly, stating
IN such application hig name, age.
date and place Of birth. residence and
occupation az the tima and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names OF his employer or employ
ers, " any. az the time and for the
TWO years next preceding. and wheth.
or ne has previously voted. and n so,
the state. county or city and diatrIct
or precinct In which no voted last.
and also the name IN full OF the Presl-
dent OF the United States, of one OF
the Justices Of the Supreme Court
OF the United States. OF the Governor
OF Maryland, Of ono Of the judges OF
the Court OF Appeals OF Maryland and
OF the Mayor of Baltimore City. II the
applicant resides In Baltimore City.
or OF one OF the County CommiaAion.
erE Of the county In which the AppiI-
cant resides; and any person who n
unable 90 comply with the nforegolng
requirements as 20 making appilca-
NaHett ~ hREAAAt AtA9A AA AlH oHu nAUUH
writing, solely because he Is phyai-
cally disabled from so doing; or
sixth person, or the husband of
person, who at the time of bis appll-
cation for registration, IL a bona fide
owner OF real estate or personal prop
erty In an amount OF not less than
i've hundred dollars, ia assessed there
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
preceding his application for registra-
ton; shalt have paid and shall pro-
dnce receipts for the taxes ons said
property for said two years and shall
at the time OF hia application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis
tration that be Is. or that he Is the
husband OF the person who is the
bona fide owner OF the property 80
assessed 10 him or 10 her, as the case
may be, and that he or she has been
such owner for two years next preced-
ing his application.
No person not qualified under some
one Of the above clauses shall be enti-
tied to be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled 10 vote, Every
written application TO be registered,
presented to the officers OF registra-
tion by any person applying TO be
registered under the above fifth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
shall be produced in any Court, II re-
quired, as hereinafter provided.
The affidavit OF any applicant for
registration, duly made TO the officers
OF registration or In Court, that he,
the applicant is person who was en-
titled to vote on or before the first
day OF January In the year eighteen