Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-28

AN ACT 70 amend Section one Of Article
one. titiA Elective Franchise". OF the
Constitution Of this State. and % provide
tor The submission Of said Amendmans
10 the Qualined voters OF Inis state for
adoption or rsjection.
Section j. Be IL enacted by the QeneraI
Assembly OF Maryland. three-nfths ee ali
the members OF each OF the two Houses
conclrrinG that the following section be
and the same 10 hereby proposed as IN
amendment to Section one % Article one.
title. Elective franchise. Of the Consti-
tuition Of this State. and II adopted By the
legal and qualified voters thereof. as here
In provided. &c shall supersede and stand In
the place and stead OF secti0a one OF said
Article one.
sRc. /. All elections shail DO By ballot,
and every male citizen Of ths United States
OF the age Of twenty-one years or upwards,
who has besn resident OF tho State for
two years and Of the Legislative District
Of Baltimore City or OF the county In which
he may offer 10 vote. for ono year next
preceding the election. and vino. moreover.
In duly registered as q qualified voter q
provided in this Article. shall be entitled
TO 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 20 divided a 70
form portions Of different electoral districts
for the election Of Representatives IN Con-
gress. Senators. Delegates or other ofacsr..
then TO entitle q person to vote for such
oficer. he must have been q resident Of
that part Of the county or city which shall
form q part Of the electoral district In
which he offers 10 vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but q person who
shall have acquired Q residencs An such
county or city. emitting him to vote at any
such election. shall be entitled 10 vote In
the election district from which he removed,
until he shall have acquired q residences
In the part Of the county or city 70 which
he has removed.
Every male citizen of the United States
having the above prescribed qua.iacasions
Of age and residence shall Be entitled 20 be
registered 80 M TO become a qualified voter
II he be. FIRST: . person who. on the nrst
day Of January In tho year slghtsen hun
dred and sixty-nine. or prior thersto, was
entitled 70 vote under the laws Of this stata.
or any other State OF the United States.
wherein he then resided or second n male
descendant Of such last mentioned person
or third: q foreign born citizen Of the
United States naturallzed between ths nrst
day OF January In the year eightesn hun
dred and sixty mine and the date Of the
adoption OF this section OF this Article: or
fourth: q male descendant OF such last mem
TONED person; or afth: q person Who, IN
the presence Of ths oniesrs Of registration,
shall. In his own handwriting. with pen ana
ink. without any aid. suggestion or memo-S
randum Whatsoever, and without any Ques-
ton or directton addressed 70 him by any
OF the oflcsrs Of registration, make appli-
cation 20 register correctly. stating In such
Application his name. age. date and place Of
birth, residenes and oecupation at the time
and for the two years nexf preceding, the
name or names % his employer or en-
picyers, II any, at the time and for the two
years nsxt preceding. and vhethsr he has
prsvioasiy voted. and II 20. the State. county
or city and district or precinct in which IN
voted last. and also the name In fuil Of the
President of the United States, Of ens Of the
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United
States. Of ths Governor of Maryland. Of one
of the Judges ef the Court % Appeals Of
Maryland and ef the Mayer % Baltimore
City. u ths applicant resides In Baltimore
City. or Of one of ths County Commlssionsrs
of the county In which ths applicant resides !;
and any person who a unable 20 comply
with tas sfcresoing reQuireuents a. 70 mak-
Ing application for rsgistAtion In his own
handwriting solely because he is physlcsisy
disabisd from 20 doing; or aixfh: n per-
son. or the husband of q person, who a ths
time ef his application for rsgissration. fs q
eoss fds owner Of real or personal property
On an amount Of nos less than nys hundraa
collars. is assssssd therefor @ the tsx-
books OF the City Of Baltimore or OF one Of
the counties of this stsfs. has been such
owner and % assessed for two years next
presiding his appiieatioa for rsgfstrstion !:
shall have paid and shall pro1ues rscsipts
Tor ths taxss On said property for said txo
years ana shall nd the tins ef his appii-
cation make azndavfs bsfors ths oascsrs Of
regfs<zation that hs iss or that he m the
husband Of ths person who d ths bona a6e
owner Of The property 90 assessed 10 him or
hsf. @ ths esss nay b. ana shas hs sr
shs hAs bssn ss,ch owrer for tive years mart
prsesding his sppliestton-
No person net quAiiasd under some one Of
TIE above clauses shall 30 snksEisd q % rsx.
istsrsd % qaaii1sa vossr % bs sntsxssd %
vosA xsssy written aspiisa<iaz b - ssx-