The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-03
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CHAPTER ass.
An Act 70 propose an Amendment to
Article 1 Of the Constitution Of this State
by adding thereto a new Section, to be
known as Section 8. to follow Section
and to provide for the submission Of said
Amendment TO the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three-nfths
Of all members Of each Of the two houses
concurringl, that the following section be
and me same ID hereby proposed a. an
amendment to Article Of the Constellation
Of this State, which said section, II adopted
b. the qualified voters Of this state. shall
Stand % On additional section TO said Ar.
ticle ], to be known as Section 8, to follow
Section I, Of said Article.
Section g All State and municipal else-
tons shall be conducted by the system
commonly known a. the Australian BallOe
System, and It shall DO the duty Of The
General Assembly to provide By law for
- form Of ballot uniform throughout the
State, for use ct all State elections In
this State, and provide that on said bal
lot afteT the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nomina&ed
as the candidate Of any political party OF
organisation, there shall be printed the
legal name Of said party or organisation:
equal representation Of the minority party
among the judges and clerks Of election
registers or other officers performing sim.
liar functions shall not be abolished By the
General Assembly unless by vote Of four
hfths Of al the members Of each house.
The right to be registered 40 a Quali.
fed voter and the right to vote at any
State or municipal election In this State
shall be limited to the following persons:
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified By the Second or Third Sec
lions Of this Article, possessing the quail
dcations as to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article
Second: Every other male citizen NOT
disqualified By the Second or Third Sec.
tions Of this Article possessing the quail
hcations as to age and residence mentioned
In Section Of this Article, who at the time
Of his application for registration 10 tie
bona hde owner Of real or personal prop.
erty, or both, in an amount of mot less
than i've hundred dollars, IL assessed there.
Tor on the tax books Of the City Of Bal.
edmore or Of one Of the Counties of this
State, has been such owner and 90 assessed
for two years next preceding his applica-
eion for registration, shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years, and shall at
the time Of his application make afidayit
before the officers Of registration that he 10
che bona 1de owner of the property 80 as
eessed TO him and that 10 has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
If any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally ON.
sttled to be registered as voters at State
Injections In this State, then this section
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as II this section had never been adopted,
and the laws Of this State, including the
local laws applicable to certain counties
thereof, relating to the form of ballot to be
used at elections. in force on the Arst day
Of July In the year nineteen hundred and
ten, shall revive or continue In force until
altered by the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts to the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms Of
this section shall have been in force or
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or assumed the provisions of this
section to be valid.
Section 2. And DO 1t further enacted,
by the authority aforesaid. that tha a9ore-
said section hereby proposed AZ an Amend
ment to the Constitution shall be at the
next General Election held In this State.
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of the directions contained in
Article IL Of the Constitution Of this State.
and at said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution shail be By ballot, and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words. For
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" ~ now pro-
vided By law, and Immediately after saad
election due return shall DO mads 70 the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed Amendment, as directed By said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. IL, 1910
AUSTIN L. CRo1HNRA
(Great seaD Governor.
A. P. GORMAN, Jr.,
President Of tho Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.