Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-11-03
CHAPTER 80.

An Act 10 propose an Amendment TO
Article OF the Constitution OF this State
o sg drs iaS esrss9 rs neT fos% sS5Gn Section 70 O
and to provide for the submission OF
snid Amendment TO the qualified voters of
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE Il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland fthree-ffths Of
alt members OF each Of the two houses
concuEringl. that the following section be
amendment to Article Of the constitu-
tion OF this State. which said section. II
adopted by the qualified voters OF this
Stale, shall stand as an additional section
to sald Article 4 to be known as Section
g. to follow Section 7, Of said Article.
SECTION >. All State and municipal cleo
tons shall be conducted by the. system
commonly known as the Australian Bal
lot System. and Il shall be the duty OF
the General Assembly to provide by
law for form Of ballot uniform
throughout the State, for use at all State
elections in this State. and provide that
on said ballot after the name Of each
Candidate thereon who may have been
duly nominated as the candidate of any
political party or organization, there
shall be printed the legal name OF said
party or organization: equal representa-
lion Of the minority party among the
other officers performing similar func-
tions shall not be abolished by the Cen
eral Assembly unless by a vote OF four
ffths Of all the members of each house.
Aee voter and the right to vote at any
State or municipal election in this State
shall be limited to the following persons:
Fifst; Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
items Of this Article. possessing the quail
ifi1ations as TO age and residence men
toned in Section 1 of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tons OF this Article possessing the quail
flea tons as to age and residence mem
tioaed in Section / Of this Article. who at
the time Of his application for reglstra-
ton IS the bona hde owner OF real or
personal property. or both, In an amount
Of not less than five hundred dollars. is
asspss4d therefor on the tax books OF the
City Of Baltimore or Of one Of the toun-
It's Of this State. has been such owner
af,f So assessed for two years next pre-
r4ding his application for registration.
stAss have paid and shall produce re-
ctints for the taxes on sad property for
said two years. and snail az the time OF
MS application make affidavit be ore the
officers OF registration that he is the
bona fde owner OF the property so as
sessed 10 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding mis-
If any person other than those herein
mentioned shan be or become iegaiig en-
Titled to be registered as voters at state
Elections in this state then this seciiel
shali be null and void and the Gene g
A=enably shall possess the SANG powers
~ If this. section had never been adopted,
and ne laws OF this State. including the
ior..i laws applicable to certain counties
thereof relating to the form OF ballot to
~ ussd at elections, in force on the nrst
dax Of July In the year nineteen hundred
ana ran shall revive or continue IN force
min altered by the General Assembly
xv3thstnnding any Acts to the con-
lrary which may have been passed wnlle
the terms Of this section shall have been
IN force or while the General Assembly
snail have believed or assumed the pro
visions Of this section to be valid.
Section Q And be It further enaeted. oy
me authority aforesaid, that the afore-
Amendment to the Constitution snall ne
af die next General Election held In this
state submitted to the legal and quali-
fed voters thereof for their adoption Or
eaiSelian. IN pursuance of the dlrec-
tl46s contained in Article IA of the Con-
~tiiution Of this State, and at said Cen
arai Election the vote on the SAID pro-
n5ssd Amendment to the Constitution
siau he by ballot. and upon each bal
lof shall Be printed the words. For
constftutional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment as now pre-.
vfaed By law and Immediately after sald
election due return shall be made 10 the
Governor Of the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment, as directed
by aid Fourteenth Article OF the Consti-
tuition. :. .o.n
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs,
o;raat seai.l Governor.
Nis'As "a a. p. GoRMAN. JR..
President OF the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.