Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-07


SECTION /. Be II enacted 81 the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three nfths Of all
concTrring. that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed a. 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 here
In provided. 1t shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead OF Section one Of said
Article one.
SEC. /. 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 q resident OF the State for
two years and Of the Legislative District
Of Baltimore City or Of the county In which
be 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 be resides. at all elections hereafter
20 be held IN this State. and In cass any
county or city shall be 30 divided as to
form portions Of different electoral districts
for the election Of Representatives In Con-
gress. Senators. Delegates or other onlesr.,
then TO entitle u person to vote for such
oficer. he must have been q 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 nsxt
preceding the election; but q person who
shall have acquired q residence In such
county or city. emitting him to vote ut any
such election. shall be entitled to vote In
the election district from which he removed
until be shall have acquired q residence
In the part Of the county or city 10 which
be has removed.
Every male citizen of the United States
having the above prescribed QuaIIncations
Of age and residence shall BE- entitled to be
registered SO as to become q qualified voter
II he be. hrst: q person who. on the hrst
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 nAturalized between the nrst
day OF January in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty nine and the date OF the
adoption OF this section OF this Article; or
fourth: male descendant Of such last mem
TONED person: or NTH: q 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
ton or direction addressed to him By any
Of the officers OF registration. make appII-
cation TO register correctly. stating In such
Application his nd MI Of
birth. residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding, the
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. 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 In Baltimore
City. or OF one Of the County Commissioners
OF the county In which the applicant resides
and any person who Is unable To comply
with the afOreg0ing requirements a. TO max
ing application for registration In his own
handwriting. solely because he Il physically
disabled from SO doing: or sixth: q per-
son. or the husband Of u person, who at the
time OF his application for registration, is q
bono fde owner OF real or personal property
In an amount Of not less than Eve hundred
dollars. Is assessed therefor on the tag
books Of the City OF Baltimore or OF one Of
the counties OF this State. has been such
owner and 50 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on said property for said two
years and shall at the time of his appli.
cation make AFFIDAVIT before the oflcers Of
,, registration that he Il. or that no II the
husband OF the person who Is the bono I'D.
owner Of the property 80 assessed to him Of
her. as the case may be. and that he Of
she has been such owner for two years mex
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall be entitled to be reg
istered as q qualified voter or be entitled Il
| vote. Every written application to be reg
istered. presented to the oGncers Of rsgistra
ton by any person applying to be registered
under the above fifth clause. shall be care
| fully preserved by said officers OF registra
required, As hereinafter provided.
The afhdavit Of any applicant for regis
tratiOn. duly made to the Omcers Of regis
tration or in Court that he. the applicant
Is q person who was entitled to vote on o.
before the nrst day OF January In the yea
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, as afore
said. or that be has become q naturaIize.
citizen OF the United States between tn
L HFEN IA nf t. -
hundred and sixty nine and the date OF tn
adoption Of this section Of this Article. a
aforesaid. or his afldavit upon information
and belief that he 10 q descendant Of q per
son who was entitled TO vote on or befor
the arst day Of January in the year eightee
hundred and sixty -nine. or that he Is
descendant OF q person who has becons
9 naturalized citizen OF the United State
between the nrst day OF January In the yea
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and tn
date CT the adoption OF this section Of thI
Article. shall be prim0 fdcie evidence Of an
OF said facts so sworn 70.
A wilfully false statement upon the par
OF any applicant for registration In relatio
to any OF the matters aforesaid shall b
perjury. and punishable as I.erjury Is pun
ished By the laws OF this State
Any person who feels Aggrieved By tn
action OF any board OF ofacers Of registrs
ton in refusing TO register him as Q quail
ned voter. or in registering any dIsquaIl
ned person. may at any time. either befor
or after the last session OF the board O
officers OF registration. but not later tina
the Tuesday next preceding the election, al
petition. verified By afadavis, In the Cir
cult Court for the county In which III
cause OF complaint arises, or. IL the caus
OF complaint arises In Baltimore City, 1
any court Of common Law Jurisdiction 4
said city. setting forth the grounds Of hi
application and asking 70 have the actio