Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-14

AN ACT to amend Section one of Article
one, title, Elective Franchise. Of the
Constitution of this State and to provide
for the submission OF said Amendment
to tho qualified voters OF this state for
adoption Or rejection.
SECTION 1. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three-hfths of all
the members of each of the two Houses
concurrlng, 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 Constl-
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 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 a qualified voter as
provided in this Article, shall be entitled
10 vote, In the ward or election district In
which he resides. at all elections hereafter
20 be held In this State, and In case any
county or city shall be 30 divided as 10
form portions Of different electoral districts
for the election OF Representatives in Con-
gress, Senators, Delegates or other oiiicets,
then TO entitle a person TO vote for such
officer, he must have been q 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 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 district from which he removed,
until he shall have acquired residence
In the part Of the county or city to which
he has removed.
Every male citizen OF the United States
having the above prescribed qualifications
Of age and residence shall be entitled TO be
registered 80 as to become q qualified voter
II he be, first: a person who. on the nrst
day Of January in the year eighteen hum
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 a male
descendant OF such last mentioned person !;
or third: a foreign born citizen OF the
United States naturalized between the first
day Of January In the year eighteen hum
dred and slxty-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
randum Whatsoever, and without any ques-
ton or direction addressed to him by any
Of the officers of registration, make appli-
cation 10 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-
ployers, II any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding, and whether he has
previously voted, and IL so, the State, county
or city and district or precinct In 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
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, 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 TO comply
with the aforegoing requirements as to max
ing application for registration In his own
handwriting. solely because he Is physically
disabled from so doing; or sixth q per-
son, or the husband OF q person, who at the