Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-02
CHAPTER 20.

AN AIT 70 aInond Section one of Article
one. ntIe Elective Pranchiss', OF ths
Constitutes Of shls State. and % provide
for the submIsSi0n Of said Amendment
10 the qualified yoters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
sScTIos /. Be &c enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three afths Of all
the members Of each OF the two Houses
concerning. that the following section be
and the same In hereby proposed m an
amendment 70 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. rs here
IN provided. it shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead Of Section one Of said
Article one.
Sac. 1. All elections shall be by ballot,
aud every male citizen Of the United states
Of the age Of twenty -ons years or upwards.
Who has been . resident Of the State Tor
TWO years and Of the Legislative District
OF Baltimore City or Of the county In which
ne may offer 70 vote. for one year next
preceding the election. and who. moreover,
10 duly registered as q qualified voter a.
provided In this Article, shall be entitled
70 vote. In the ward or election district In
which he resides st all elections hereafter
70 be held In this State. and In case any
county or city shall be 20 divided a. TO
form portions Of different electoral districts
Tor the election Of Representative In Con-
gress. Senators. Delegates or other onacsrn,
then TO entitle . person 70 vote for such
omcer. he must have been q resident Of
that part OF the county or city which shall
form . part OF the electoral district In
Whicn ne oners To vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but q person who
shall have acquired 4 residence In such
county or city. emitting him TO vote at any
such election. shall be entitled 70 vote In
the election district from which he removed
until he shall have acquired q residence
In the part Of the county or city 70 which
he has removed.
Every male citizeE Of the United States
having the above prescribed quanncations
OF age and residence shall DO entitled TO be
registered 10 as TO become . qualified voter
u be be. FIRST: . person who. on the nrst
day OF January In the year eighteen hun
dred and slxty-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: foreign born citizen of the
United States naturalIzed between the nrnt
day Of January In the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty mine and the date OF the
adoption OF this section Of this Article: or
fourth: q male descendant Of such last men
tioned person: or afth: . 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
randum whatsoever. and without any ques-
ton or direction addressed to him By any
OF the oficeEs Of registration. make appIi-
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, the
name or names Of hIs employer or en-
pioyers. IL any. &C the time and Tor the two
years next preceding. and whsthsr he has
previously voted. and IL 10. the State. county
or city and district or precinct I'm which he
voted last. and also the name In fun 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 % Appeals Of
Maryland and Of the Mayor OF Baltimore
City. II the applicant resides I'm Baltimore
City, or OF one Of the County Commissioners
Of the county in which the applicant resides !:
with the AfOregoing requirements a. 70 maxi
Ing application for registration In his Own
handwriting solely because he In physically
disabled from 50 doing; or sixth: q per-
son. or the husband Of q person. Who at the
time Of his application for regtstrafioa. is o
bOao fde owner Of real or personal property
In IN amount Of not lsss than Eve hundred
dollars. II 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 % 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 a. the time Of his appIi-
| cation make aeadavit before the omcers Of
, regtstration that he ID. Or that hs IL the
husband Of the person who Il the hoAa Gde
owner Of the property % assessed 70 him or
her. a. the case may be. and that hs o.
she has been sueh owner for two years next
preceding his application
No persoa not qualtnsd under some one Of
the above clauses shall be sntftIed Go be reg
isssred as q qualtned voter or Be sntitIed %
vote. Every written application 70 be reg
tsterSd. presented 70 the oaesrs % rsgistra-
ton by any person applying 70 Be registered
gn6sr the above Attn clause, shall Be care
fully preserved By said esnesrs Of rsxHstrA-
ton and shall BE produced In any Court. Il
required. N hereinafter provtde1
The a@dAvit % any applicant for regis
tratAOa. duly made % The o4eegs Of regis
| trst3on or a Court that h, TIE applicant.
In . person who was entitled % vote On or
before tie erst cay % January IN The year
| e4ghtsen hundred and stxty-nans, ne sfore-
said. Or thai N Aas become q naszralfssd
| citizen q TIE Cnltea statss between rhs
Hrst dAy % January In TIE year slgh.ssa
/ huc6re6 a12 stxty-nt1e and t. CATS a ia
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| Aforesaid. Or his a@1&yft gpoa fnsorraxaon
2ce BELIEF that h h eesesn1knf q Q per-
son who vas e1titls1 % vots On or before
TIE ARA cay q January n tAs year sagh.sea
szneree and stxty-atne. % that he 10 q
| ossce2z21t % . persoa who has kscszs
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between tAs erst cay % Jannary In sAs year
| sAghtesa hzn1rs6 an6 Gsx1y-nins ana fhs
Gaia q ths a602ttoa q this section q tAss
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| GO sd fae.s 90 sworn o.
A wlfzaly false Etats@szf Epoa TIA par1
Ct any aDSiscAsf fer regzstrast0a In ruaaraon
. any g tAs matters aforsSai6 aA&r Be
| perjury. ane punlzAsbss as y@rsurx a. pun-
ikhs6 - ths laws e thas EsAaA
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sctA1s q azy eoAr6 @ e@esrz q rsxansra-
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