The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17


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
70 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
ehise' 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 l. Be 1t enacted bv The
General Assembly OF Maryland. three
htths Of all the members OF eneh Of
the two Houses concurrine. that tlie
Following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment tp
Section one OF Article one. title.
Effective Franchise OF the ConstI
-sution of this state, and IL adopted
~ me legal and qualified voters
thereoi as herein provided. II shall
siipefsede and stand Ia the place and
stead OF Section one Of said Article
one.
Sec. |. All elections shall bo by
ballot. and every male citizen Of tne
United States Of the age OF twenty-one
years or upwards. who has been 4
resident Of the State for two wears
aud Of the Legislative District of gni-
umore City or OF the County in which
he may offer TO vote. for one year NEXT
preceding the election. aud who more
over, Is duly registered as a qualified
voter as provided in this Article. shaII
De entitled To vote IN the ward ar al
ectloH district in which he resides AZ
all elections hereafter 70 be held IN
this state, and In case any county or
city shall be so divided as 10 form
portions Of different electoral districts
Tor the election Of Representatives IN
G0nEress, Senators. Delegates or 9TH
or officers, then To eniitla a person to
vote for such officer, he must have
been q resident Of that part of tho
county OF city which shall form 4
part o. The electoral district in which
ne oilers 70 vote, for one year next
preceding the election; but q person
Who shall have acquired residence
In such county Or city, emitting him
20 vote at any such election. shall be
entitled to vote IN the election dis
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence IN
The part of the county oF city to which
he has removed
Every male citizen og the United
States having The above prescribed
qualifications OF ago and residence
shall BE- entitled 20 he registered SO
MS TO become O qualified voter II be
be, Drat: o. person who, on the first
day Of January Ia the year eighteen
hundred and sIxty.nfue. or prior
thereto was entitled 10 vote under the
laws Of this State. or Of any other
State Of the United States. wherein
be then resided or second; male
descendant Of such last mentioned
person; or third foreign born citi-
gen OF the United States naturaiized
between the first day OF January Ia
the year eighteen hundred ard aisty.
nine and the date Of the adoption OF
this section oi this Article. or fourth
male descendant OF such last men.
toned person. or flfth D person who.
in the presence OF the officers uf reg.
istration, shall. IN his own handwrit-
Ina, with pen and ink, without any
aid. augEeAtion or memorandum what
aosfpr. and without any question or
direction addressed 10 him by amy of
the officers Of registration. mako ap-
plication 20 register correctly. stating
In such application his name, age,
date and place Of birth. residence and
occupation az the time and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names OF his employer or employ.
cra. II any. at tho time and for the
two years next preceding. and wheth-
sr he has previously voted, and n go
the State, county or city and district
or precinct In which he voted last,
and alao the name IN fun Of the Preai.
dent Of the United States, OF ono oi
the Justices OF tho Supreme Court
Of the United States, Of the Governor
Of Maryland. OF one OF the Judges ol
thu Court OF Appeals Of Maryland and
OF the Mayor of baltimore city, II the
applicant resides in Baltimore City
or ~ one of the County EummiaAipn.
nrs Of the county IN which The applI-
cant resides. and any peraon who Il
unable 70 comply with the Aforegolnr
requirements as 10 making appiica.
tion for repatriation IN his own hand.
writing. solely because hn Is phyAi.
cnlly disabled from 40 doing: oi
sixth; person. or the husband Of !
peraon, who NJ the tiIne Of his appil.
cation for registration, IL bona iids
owner OF real estate or personal prop.
erty In an amount OF not less thar
fiye hundred dollars, is assessed there.
for on the TAX books Of the City Of
Baltimore or OF one OF tho countie,
of this State, has been such owner
and 80 assessed for two years nexi
preceding his application for registra.
tion; shall have paid and shall pro.
duce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years and shall
at the time Of hls application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis
tration that he Is, or that he is the
husband OF the person who Is tho
bona 1de owner OF the property 80
asseHsed 20 him or to her. as the case
may be, and that he or she has been
auch owner for two years next preced-
ing his application.
No person not qualified under some
ono OF the above clauses shall be enti-
tied 10 be registered al qualified
voter or be entitled TO vote. Every
written application TO be registered,
presented to tho officers OF registra-
uon by any person applying to be
registered under the above nth
clause, shall be carefully preserved
by said officers OF registration and
shall be produced IN any Court, n re-
qulred, as hereinafter provided.
The affidavit OF any applicant for
registration, duly made 70 the officers
OF registration or In Court, that he,
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