The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-09-03
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at 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
ehise," 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 II enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
fifths 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
supersede and stand In the place and
stead OF Section one Of said Article
one.
Sec. 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 q
resident OF the State for two years
and OF the Legislative District OF Bal
umore City or OF the County In, which
be may offer 10 vote, for one year next
preceding the election, and who. more
over, Is duly registered as a qualified
voter as provided In mis- Article, shall
De entitled 70 vote In. the ward or ell
ection district In which he resides, at
All elections hereafter to be held I'm
this State, and in case any county or
city shall be so divided as TO form
portions Of different electoral districts
Tor the election Of Representatives in
Congress-, Senators, Delegates or 9th
or officers. then 10 entitle person to
vote for such officer, he must have
been a resident OF that part OF the
county or city which shall form a
part OF the electoral district In which
he offers to vote, for one year next
preceding the election; but a person
who shall have acquired a residence
In such county or city. emitting him
TO vote at any such election, shall be
entitled to vote IN the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired residence In
the pags 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 90 be registered 40
ns Ia become qualified voter n he
Dc, hrHt; a person who. on the first
day OF January In tho year eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, or prlor
thereto, was entitled 70 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 foreign born clti-
zen OF The United States naturaiized
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. or fourth.
male descendant OF such last mon
toned person. or nth. person who.
IN the preaence Of the officers Of reg.
lstrauon. shall. IN his own handwrit-
Ing. vita pen and ink, without any
aid. suggestion or memorandum what
soayer and without any question or
direction addressed 20 him hy any OF
The officers Of registration, make an.
piieation tg register correctly, stntlng
10 such application hIa name. age.
date and place Of birth, residence and
occupation at the time and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names 81 his employer or enploy
erA. " any. at the time and for the
TWO years next preceding, and wheth-
CT nc has previously voted, and n so
the State, county or city and district
or precinct IN which be voted last
aud also The name In fun OF the Presi-
dent OF the uniled Statea, Of one OF
the Justices Of tho Supreme Court
81 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. In the
applicant resides IN Baltimore CITY.
or OF one OF tho County Commission.
crs Of the county In which the appn-
cant resides; Rnd any person who II
FA'ahNfN - H'RtNEtN WIN NAit At0FNHOlUK
requirements rs 90 making appIlca-
ton for registration In his own hand
Wlliue. solely because he ~ phyai-
cally disabled from so doing; or
sixth person, or the husband OF n
person, who at the time OF his appil-
cation for registration. IL a bona iide
owner Of real estate or personal prop.
erty In an amount Of not less than
I'VE hundred dollars, Is assessed there
Tor 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 reRistra-
ton; shall have paid and shall pro-
duce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
at the time OF his application make
affidRvit before the officers OF regis
tration that he IL. or that he ls the
husband OF the person who Is the
bona fide owner OF the property so
assessed to him or to her. as the case
may be, and that he or she has been
such owner for two years next preeed-
Ing his application.
No person not qualified under some
one OF the above clauses shall be enti-
tied 10 be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application to DO registered.
presented to the officers OF registra-
ton by any person applying 10 be
registered under the above fifth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
ahall be produced in any Court, II re-
quired, as hereinafter provided
The affidavit OF any applicant for
registration, duly made 10 the officers