Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-12

AN ACT TO amend Section one Of Article
one. title, Effective Franchise.. OF the
Consultation OF this State, and to provide
for the submission OF said Amendment
to the qualified voters Of tuls state for
adoption or rejection.
SECTION 1. Be It enacted BIZ the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-hfths Of ali
the members Of each Of the two Houses
concurring, that the following section be
and the same IL hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section one OF Article one.
title. Elective Franchise, Of the constIs
tuition OF this State. and II adopted by the
legal and qualified voters thereof. as here
in provided, 1t shall superseds and stand In
the place and stead Of Section one OF said
Article one.
SEc. l. 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 stats Tor
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
70 be held In this State. and In case any
county or city shall be so divided as 10
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election Of Representative In Con-
gress. Senators, Delegates or other Officers,
then to entltle q person to vote for such
oficer. be must have been . resident Of
that part Of the county or city which shAll
form q part Of tho electoral district in
which he offers to vote, for one year next
preceding the election; but person who
shall have acquired residence in such
county or city, emitting him 70 vote at any
such election. shall be entitled TO vote Ia
the election district from which he removed,
until he 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 aualifcasions
Of age and residence shall be entitled 70 be
registered 30 as 10 become qualified voter
II he be. hrst person who. on the Arst
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 be then resided, or second male
descendant Of such last mentioned person !;
or third a foreign born citizen OF the
United States naturalizsd between ths arst
day OF January in tho year eighteen hum
dfed and sixty-nine and the date Of the
adoption Of this section Of this Article: or
fourth . male descendant OF such last men
toned person; or ffth :n person who. ia
the presence 81 the officers OF registration,
shall. in his own handwriting, with pen ana
ink, without any aid. suggestion or memo
randum Whatsoever, and without any quss-
ton or direction addressed 70 him BY any
OF the officers Of registration, make appil-
cation 70 regipter correctly. stating In such
Application hls name, age. date and place Of
birth, residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding, ths
name or names Of his employer or en-
ployers, IL any ct the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted, and II 70, 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 Unitsd
States. Of the Governor Of Maryland, OF enc
OF the Judges Of the Court OF Appeals or
Maryland and Of the Mayor Of Baltimore
City. IL the applicant resides tn Baltimore
City. or Of ono Of the County Commissioners
Of the county 10 which The applicant resides;
and any person who Is unable 70 comply
With the aforegoiug requirements a. 10 max
ing application for rssisssAtien IN Biz own
handwriting, solely because be IL physically
Disabled from 20 doing; or sixth; q psr-
son Or the husband Of person. who at the
sizns Of his application for registration. Il .
bona 6ds owner 81 rsal Or pessoaaI property