Democratic messenger., 1909-08-07
Proclamation

WHEREAS, at the January Session
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland,
held in the year Of our Lord one thous-
and nine hundred and eight. an Act
was passed proposing an amendment to
Section Of Article of the Constitution
of the State. which said Act is in the
following words, to wit
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT TO amend Section one of Ar.
ticle one, title. Elective Franchise, !"
of the Constitution of this State, and
to provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Geu-
eral 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 pro-
posed as an amendment to Section one
OF Article one, title, Effective Fran
chise," Of the Constitution of this State.
and il adopted by the legal and quail
fled voters thereof, az herein provided.
IL shall supersede and stand in the place
and stead OF Section one of said Article
one.
SEC. /. All elections shall be by bal.
lot. aud every male citizen OF the United
States OF the age of twenty-one years or
upwards, who has been resident OF
the State for two years and OF the Legis-
lative 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 pro-
vided In this Article, shall be entitled
to vote, in the ward or election district
in which he resides. at all elections
hereafter to be held in this State. and in
case any county or city shall be so di-
yided as TO form portions of different
electoral districts for the election of
Representatives in Congress. Senators.
Delegates or other officers, then to en-
title u person to vote for such officer,
he mnst have been . resident OF that
part of the county or city which shall
form part of the electoral district in
in which he offers to vote. for one year
next preceding the election but per-
son who shall have acquired residence
in such county or city, emitting him TO
vote at any such election. shall be en-
titled 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 so as to be-
come a qualified voter II he be. first !: u
person who, ON the first day of January,
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine. or prior thereto, was entitled to
vote under the laws Of this State, or
of any other State of the United States.
wherein he then resided or second: a
male descendent Of such last mentioned
person or third: foreign born citizen
of the United States naturaiized be-
tween 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 q
male descendent of such last mentioned
person or fifth a person who, in the
presence of the officers of registration,
shall, in his own handwriting, with pen
and ink. without any aid. suggestion or
memorandum whatsoever, and without
any question or direction addressed to
him by any of the officers OF registra.
ton, make application to register cor
rectly, 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
employers, If any ut the time and for
the two years next preceding. and
whether he has previously voted. and
if so, the State, county or city and dis
trict or precinct i'm which he voted last,
and also the name in full of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, OF one Of the
Justices of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, OF the Governor of Mary
land, of one of the Judges Of the Court
of Appeals of Maryland and Of the
Mayor of Baltimore City, IL the appli-
cant resides in Baltimore City, or one
of the County Commissioners OF the
county in which the applicant resides {;
and any person who is unable to COM
ply with the aforegoing requirements
as to making application for registra.
ton in his own handwriting, solely be-
cause he is physically disabled from so
doing or sixth q person. or the hus-
band of a person, who at the time OF his
application for registration. Is bona
fde owner of real or personal property
In an amount of not less than five hun
dred dollars. is assessed therefor on the
taxbooks 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 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 application make
affidavit before the officers of registra.
ton that he Is. or that he is the hus-
band of the person who Is the bona fde
owner Of the property so assessed to
him or 10 her. as the case may be. and
that he or she has been such owner for
two years next preceding his applica-
tion.
No person not qualified under some
one of the above clauses shall be en-
titled TO be registered as qualified
voter or be entitled to vote. Every
written application 10 be registered.
presented to the officers Of registration
by any person applying to be registered
under the above fifth clause, shall be
-