The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-13
CHAPTER 2Bs.

CHAPTER 25s.
An Act 70 propose an Amendment I'd
Article Of the Constitution OF this stats
by adding thereto new Section, to be
known as Section 8, to follow Section I
and to provide for the submission Of said
Amendment 70 the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE it enacted By 6he Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland (tnree- nftha
Of all members Of each of the two houses
coneursang). that the following section Be
and tie same 10 hereby proposed a. an
amendment to Article / Of the Constitution
Of sz1B Ntate, which said section, Il adopted
b. the qualiAed voters Of this stats. shaiI
stand ~ an additional section 10 said Ar
ticie I. to be known as Section 8, to foliow'
Bsction Z. Of said Article.
Geeeion 8. AL State and municipal eleo4
tlons shall be conducted by the SYSTEM
commonly known as the Austraiian Bales
system. and II shall be the duty Of tha
General Assembly to provide By law foA
fern Of ballot, uniform throughout thd
Ntate for use ct all State elections In
this State, and provide that on said bel.
lot aftor the name Of each candidata
thereon who may have been duly nominated
organization, there shall be printed the
legal name Of said party or organizatfOns
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 BIZ the
General Assembly unless by a vote Of four.
Afths Of al the members Of each house.
The right to be registered a. a quail.
M he rfeY.% -
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 Quali-
hcaticns as to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen noe
disqualified By the Second or Third Sec.
tions Of this Article possessing the quali-
hcatlons as to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article, who at the time
Of his application for registration 10 the
bona nde owner Of real or personal prop-
erty, or both, in an amount of not less
than ave hundred dollars. Is assessed thers-
for on the tax books Of the city OF Ball
timore OF Of one Of the Counties OF this
State. has been such owner and so>assessed
for two years next preceding bis applica-
ton for registration, shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years, and shall ct
the time Of his application make afidavie
before the oAicers Of registration that he ia
The bona 6de owner Of the property SO as
Dasssd 20 him and that he has been SUCH
owner tor two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those herein
mentioned shall DO or become legally enc
takied 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 If 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 first day
Of July in the year nineteen hundred and
x1sn, shall revive or continue An 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 g. And be 1t further enacted,
by che authority aforesaid. that the afore-
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 II Of the Constitution of this State.
and at said General Election the vote ON
the said proposed Amendment to the Con.
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words. For
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" a. now pro.
vided by law. and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed Amendment. az directed By said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. II, 1910.
AUSTIN L. CRoIHERs,
A0reat geaD Governor.
A. p. GoRMAN, Jr.,
President Of the senate
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates