Democratic messenger., 1909-08-20
Proclamation

WHEREAS, ut the January Session
of the General Assembly Of Maryland,
held in the year of our Lord one thons-
aud nine hundred and eight. an Act
was passed proposing an amendment to
Section Of Article 1 Of the Constitution
of the State, which said Act Is IN the
following words. TO wit
CHAPTER go.
AN ACT to amend Section one Of Ar.
ticle one, title. Elective Franchise"
Of the Constitution uf this State. and
10 provide for the subiui. .sion Of said
Amendment 10 the qualified voters Of
this State for adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. BE IL enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Mary land, three ifths
OF all the members of each of the two
Houses concurring, that the following
section be aud the same IL 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, ~ herein provided.
IL shall supersede and stand in the place
aud stead Of Section one Of said Article
one.
SEC. /. All elections shall be by bal.
lot, 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 aud 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 M pro.
vided in tins Article. shall be entitled
10 vote, in the ward or election district
in which he resides. at nll elections
hereafter TO be held in this State, and in
case any county or city shall be 40 di-
vided as TO form portions Of different
electoral districts for the election OF
representatives. in Congress. Senators.
Delegates or other officers. then 10 en-
title u person to vote for such officer.
he mnst have been . resident OF that
part Of the county ur city which shall
form part Of the electoral district in
in which he offers 10 vote. for one year
next preceding the election but u per-
son who shall have acquired residence
l
vote ut any such election. shall be en-
titled 10 vote in the election district
frun which he removed, until he shall
have acquired IA residence in the part
~ the county or city to which he has
removed.
Every male citizen of the United
States having the above prescribed
ualiiications Of age and residences shall
be entitled To be- registered so AZ to be.
come o qual.fi voter ii he be- first: a
person " hO, oIi th, 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
If 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 naturalized be-
tween the first day Of January. III the
year eighteen hundred aud sixty nine
aud the date Of the adoption OF this
section Of this Article or fourth u
male descendent of such last mentioned
person or fifth +: u person who, in the
presence Of the officers of registration,
shall, in his own handwriting, with pen
aud ink. without any aid. suggestion OF
memorandum whatsoever, and without
any question or direction addressed ia
him by any Of the officers OF registra'
tion. make application TO register cor
rectly. stating in such application his
name, age. date aud place OF birth,
residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding
the name or names of his employer Oh
employers. II any at the time and fol
the two years next preceding. and
| whether he has previously voted. and
II 40, the State, county or city and dis
| trict or precinct in which he voted last
and also the name in full of the Presi
dent If the United States. Of one Of the
Justices Of the Supreme Court OF tht
| 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
aud 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 II physically disabled from 81
doing or sixth o person, or the hus
band of a person, who at the time Of hi
application. for registration. is bono
fds owner of real or personal property
In an amount Of not less than five hun
dred dollars. is assessed therefor on thu
taxbooks Of the City Of Baltimore or o.
one OF the counties Of this State. ha
been such owner aud so assessed fo
two years next preceding his application
for registration shall have paid ant
shall produce receipts for the taxes 0i
SAID property for said two years ans
shall ut the time Of his application maxi
affidavit before the officers Of registra
tion that he Is. or that he is the hus
band Of the person who is the bona fd
owner Of the property so assessed 4
him or to her. as the case may be. ant
that he or she has been such owner 70
two years next preceding his applica
ton.
No person not qualified under som
one Of the above clauses shall be en-
titled TO be registered as qualities
voter or be entitled to vote. Ever.
written application to be registered