Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-23

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one. tltla Effective Franehiss'', Of thu
Constitutioa Of this State, and % provide
for the submission Of said Amsndmsnt
20 the euAltfsd voters OF rnis State for
adoption or rejection
SECTION i. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly Of Maryland. three-afths Of all
the members OF each OF the two Houses
coneurrinE. that the following section bs
and the same IL hereby proposed as an
amsndment TO Section one Of Article one.
| title. Elective Franchise. OF the Consti-
tuition Of this State. and IL adopted By the
legal and qualified voters thereof rs here
| In provided. 10 shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead Of Section one OF said
Article one.
SIC. 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 Baltimore City or Of the county In which
| he may offer TO vote. for one year next
| preceding the election. and who. moreover.
| In duly registered q qualified voter ~
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 90 divided a. 10
form portions OF different electoral districts
for the election OF Representatives In Con-
gress, Senators. Delegates or other onicsru.
then TO entitle q person TO vote for such
ofiicer. he must have been O resident Of
that part Of the county or city which shall
form q part Of the electoral district In
which he offers to vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but Q 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 q residence
In the part Of the county or city 10 which
he has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United States
having the above prescribed quaIIncations
OF age and residence shall be entitled to be
registered rs to become q qualined voter
II he be. FIRST: q person who. on the nrst
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nlne. or prior thereto, was
entitled 70 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: a foreign born citizen Of the
United States naturalized between the arst
day OF January In the year eighteen hun
dred 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 nth: . 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. aud without any aues-
Hmm Naa-
OF the officers 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-
ployers. IL any. 1t 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 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 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. IL the applicant resides In Baltimore
City. or Of one Of the County Commissioners
OF the county In which the applicant resides
and any person who Is unable to comply
with the aforegOing requirements N 20 max
Ing application for registration In his own
handwriting solely because he Ia physically
disabled from 50 doing; or sixth: a per-
son. or the husband OF a person. who at the
time OF his application for registration, IN a
bona fde owner OF real or personal property
| In an amount Of not less than Eve hundred
| dollars. Is 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 30 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 appli-
| cation make afadavit before the officers Of
registration that he Ii. or that no In the
husband Of the person who Is the bona ade
owner OF the property 30 assessed TO him or
her. m the case may be. and that he or
she has been such owner for two years next
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall be entitled 20 be reg
| istered rs q qualified voter or be entitled TO
| vote. Every written application 70 be reg
istered. presented to the ofHcers OF registra-
ton BY any person applying 70 be registered
under the above nfth clause. shall be care
fully preserved by said ofncsrs Of registra-
| tion and shall be produced In any Court n
required. N hereinafter provided.
The afidavtt Of any applicant for regis
trAtion. duly made 10 the officers OF regis
tration or In Court that he. the applicant.
| Ii person who was entitled 70 vote on or
before the frst day OF January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine. as afore-
said. or that no has become q naturalized
| citizen Of the United States between thu
nrst day Of January I'm the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date Of tina
adoption Of this section Of this Article. as
aforesaid. or his afndavit upon information
and belief that he IL o descendant Of n per-
SON who was eEtitled 70 vote on or before
the arst day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nIne. or that he Il q
descendant OF q person who has become
naturalized citizen Of the United States
between the nrst day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and the
date Of the adoption Of this section Of this
Article. shall be prim0 f0cie evidence OF any
Of said facts so sworn TO-
wtifully false statement uron thu mart
Of any applicant for registration In relation
to any Of the matters aforesaid shall be
perjury. and punishable as perjury n pun
ished By the laws OF this stata
Any person who feels Aggrieved By the
action Of any board OF ofacsrs Of rsgfstra-
ton In refusing TO register him a. a auaii-
ned voter. or In registering any dIsquaii-
ned person. may AZ any time. either before
or after the last session Of the board OF
omeers Of registration. but not later than
the Tuesday next preceding the election, nls
petition. verified by afadavtt. In the Cir
cult Court for the county In which the
cause Of complaint arises. or. II the cause