Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-23

CHATTER 20.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Article
one. tide Effective Franchise, OF the
Constitution OF this State. and to provide
for tho submission OF said Amendment
to the qualified voters OF this State for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. BE 1t 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 the Consti-
tuition Of this state, and II adopted by tho
legal and qualified voters thereof. as here
in provided, 1t shall supersede aud stand In
the place and stead OF Section one Of said
Article one.
Sac. 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 qualified voter as
prcslded in this Article. shall be entitled
to vote, in the ward or election district In
which he resides. at all elections hereafter
10 be held in this state, and in case any
county or city shall DO so divided as 10
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election Of Representative In Con-
gress. Senator'S, Delegates or other officers,
then to entitle a person to vote for such
officer he must have been a resident OF
that part Of the county or city which shall
form part Of the electoral district In
which he offers to vote. for one year next
preceding the election; but person who
shall have acquired q residence In such
county or city, emitting him to vote at any
such election. shall be entitled to vote In
the election district from which no removed.
until he shall have acquired residence
In the part OF the county or city to which
ho has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United statea
having the above prescribed Quailhcations
Of age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered so as TO become qualified voter
II he be. FIRST: person %ho, ON the first
day Of January in the year eighteen hum
dred aud sixty-nlne, 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 male
descendant of such last mentioned person
or third: a foreign born citizen OF the
United States naturalized between tho nrst
day Of January in the year eighteen hum
dred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption of this section Of this Article; or
fourth a male descendant Of such last mem
toned person; or fifth; person who, In
the presence OF the officers OF registration,
shall, In his own handwriting. with pen and
ink, without any aid, suggestion or memo
rnndum whatsoever, and without any ques-
tion or direction addressed to him BY any
Of the officers OF registration, make appll-
cation to register correctly. stating In such
application his name. age, date and place OF
birth, residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding. tho
name or names Of his employer or en-
ployers, II any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted. and II So tho State, county
or city and district o. precinct IA which be
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
statea. OF tho Governor OF Maryland. OF one
Of tho Judges Of the Court Of Appeals OF
Maryland and Of tho Mayor Of Baltimore
City. II the applicant resides in Baltimore
City, or Of one OF the County Commissioners
Of the county in which the applicant resides I;
and any person who Is unable 10 comply
with the aforegolng requirements as 10 max
ing application for registration In his own
handwriting, solely because he IL physically
disabled from 80 doing or sixth; per-
son, or the husband OF person, who at the
time OF his application for registration. Ii a
bona fde owner OF real or personal property
in an amount Of not less than ave hundred
dollars, Is assessed therefor ON the tax
books Of the City Of baltimore or OF one Of
tho counties OF this State, has boon such
owner and 30 assessed for two years next
preceding bis application for registration /;
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for tho taxes on said property for said two
years and shall ut the time OF his appli-
cation make afadayit before the officers Of
registration that be Is, CT that no is the
husband OF the person who is the bona fde
owner OF tho properly SO assessed TO him or
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 70 be reg
istered as a qualified voter or bo entitled 10
vote. Every written application 20 be reg
istered, presented TO the officers OF registra-
tion By any person applying to be registered
under the above NTH clause, shall be- care
ft.If - a -
ton and shall be produced In any Court, II
required, MS hereinafter provided.
The afidavit Of any applicant for rogis-
tration, duly made 10 the officers Of regis
tration or in Court that he, tho applicant,
is 8 person who was entitled to vote On or
before the frst day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred aud sixty-nine, as afore-
said, Or that he has become naturairzsd
citizen OF the United States between the
nrst day OF January IN the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and tho date Of the
adoption OF this section Of this Article, a.
aforesaid. or his aiiidayit upon information
and belief that he ia q descendant OF per-
son who was entitled to vote on or before
the arst day OF January in the year eighteen
hundred and Bixty-pine, or that he ls q
descendant OF a person who has become
a naturallzed citizen Of the United States
between the first day Of January in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine and the
date Of the adoption OF this section Of this
Article. shall be primo 5acge evidence Of any
Of said facts 80 sworn to.
A wfifulIy false statement upon the pari
of any applicant for registration in relation
70 any Of the matters aforesaid shall bo
nArfurv and r,atnfatahfa a. ,.erf.trv q nam
lshed BY the laws Of this State.
ANY person who feels aggFieved By the
action Of any board Of officers Of registra-
tion in refusing 70 Register him a. q quail
Hed voter Or 10 registering any disquali-