The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-15
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, at the January Session
/ OF the General Assembly of Maryland
held In the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and eight, an Act
was passed proposing an amendment
to Section of Article / of the Consti-
tuition of the State, which said Act is
in the following words. to-wit:
CHAPTER 26.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Ar
ticle one, title, Elective Fran
chise," OF the Constitution Of this
State, and to provide for the sub
mission Of said Amendment to the
qualified voters of this State for
adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, three
flfths OF all the members OF each OF
the two Houses eoncurring, 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 Consti-
tuition of this State, and II adopted
by the legal and qualified voters
thereof, as herein provided, 1t shall
supeEsede and stand In the place and
stead OF Section one OF said Article
one.
Sec. /. Ali 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 Bal
timore City or OF the County in which
he may offer to vote. for one year next
preceding the election, and who.mor
over. is duly registered as a qualified
voter as provided in this Article, shall
be entitled 10 vote In the ward or ell
ection district In which he resides. at
all elections hereafter 20 be held in
this State, and In case any county or
city shall be so divided aa TO form
portions Of different electoral districts
for the election OF Representatives In
Congress, Senators. Delegates or 9TH
er officers, then to entitle person to
yote for such officer. he must have
bsen a resident OF that part OF the
county or city which shall form n
-pArt Of the electoral district In which
he offers 10 vote, for one year next
preceding the election: but a person
who shall have acquired a residence
in such county or city. emitting him
20 vote az any such election, shall be
entitled 20 vote In the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence IN
the part ot the county or city 10 which
be has removed
Every male citizen OF the United
States having the ahOy1 prescribed
qualifications Of age and residence
shall be entitled To be registered 80
as to become . qualified voter n h0
be- fiFat: a person who, on the frat
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
be then resided or second. a male
descendant OF such last mentioned
person; or third foreign born citi-
rem of the United States nRturnliEed
between the frat day OF January In
tho year eighteen hundred and Hixty-
nine and the date OF the adoption OF
this section Of this Article: or fourth
male descendant OF gueh last men
toned person. or nth: n person who.
In the presence of the officers of reg
iatratlon. shall, in HIS own handwrit-
Ing. with pen and Ink. without any
aid. suggestion or memorandum what
qoever. and without any question or
direction addressed 10 him by any OF
the officers of registration, make ap-
plication 90 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 names
or names OF his employer or employ
ers, II any, at the time and for the
two years next preceding. and wheth-
er he haa previously voted. and II so.
the State. county. or city and district
or precinct In which he voted last.
and also the name In full ot the Presi-
dent Of the United States, of one of
the Justices OF tho 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 0f Baltimore city. II the
applicant resides IN Baltimore city,
OF ~ one Of the County Commiaaion-
era of the county ia which the appli-
cant resides. ard any person who Is
unable 10 comply WITH the aforegolng
requirements as 10 making appiiea-
tion for registration In bis own hand
writing. solely because he ia physi-
csliy disabled from 80 doing: or
sixth. a person, or the husband OF a
person, who az the time OF his applI-
cation for registration, is n bona fde
owner Of real estate or personal prop
erty In an amount Of not less than
ilye hundred dollars. Is assessed there
for on the tax books 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 registra-
ton; shall have paid and shall pro-
duce 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 regis
tration that he IN, or that he Is the
husband OF the person who Is the
bona tide owner OF the property so
assessed TO him or 10 her. az the case
may be, and that he or she has been
such owner for two years next preced-
ing his application.
No person not qualified under some
one OF the above clauses shall be entl-
tied to be registered as a qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application to be registered,
presented 10 the officers of Tegistra-
ton by any person applying 10 be
registered under the above fifth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
shall be produced In any Court. If re-
quired, aS hereinafter provided.
The affidavit of any aDplicant for
registration, duly made TO the officers
OF registration or in Court, that he,
the applicant, is person who was en-
titled to vote on or before the first
day OF January In the year eighteen