Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-12
CHAPTER 2bS.


BY adding thereto a new Section. to he
known as Section 9. to follow Section I
and TO provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State sor adoption or rejection.
Section I. BE 1t enacted BY the GEN
erni Assembly OF Maryland tthree- nfths
OF all members OF each OF the two houses
concurring). that the following section be
and the same Is hereby proposed as an
amendment TO Article l OF the Constitution
OF this State. which said section. II adopted
by the qualified voters Of this State. shall
stand as an additional section to said Ar
ticie /. to be known ms Section s. TO follow
Section I. OF said Article.
Section s. All State and municipal cleo
tions shall be conducted By the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System. and II shall be the duty Of the
General Assembly to provide BIZ law for
q fern OF ballot, uniform throughout the
State. for use at all State elections In
this state. and provide that on said bal.
lot after the name OF each candidate
thereon who may have boon duly nominated
as the candidate Of any political party or
organization. there shall be printed the
legal name Of said party or organization;
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 a vote OF four
hfths OF all the members Of each house
The right to be registered as a quail.
ned voter aud the right to vote at any
State or municipal election In this State
shall NJ lntfaH Io
First Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
tions OF this Article. possessing the quail.
fications as TO age and residence mentioned
in Section / Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
lions OF this Article possessing the quail
ncations as TO age aud residence mentioned
~ Section OF this Article. VINO nj the time
OF his application for registration Is the
bona ode owner OF real or personal prop.
erty, or both. In an amount OF not less
than i've hundred dollars. IL assessed there
for ON the tax books OF the City OF Bal
tlmors or Of one OF the Counties OF this
State. has been such owner aud so assessed
for two years next preceding his applica-
ton for registration. shall have paid aud
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two yeirs. aud shall at
the time OF his application make affidavit
before the officers OF registration that he Is
the bona fde owner Of the property so as.
sessed to him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
titled Ia be registered a. voters at state
Elections In this State. then this section
shall be null aud void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
a. II this section had never been adopted
and the laws OF this State. including the
local laws applicable to certain counties
thereof. relating 10 the form OF ballot 10 be
used at elections In force on the first day
OF July IN the year nineteen hundred and
ten, shall revive or continue IN force uaiil
altered by the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts 70 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 Ice II further enacted.
said section hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to the Constitution shall be at the
next General Election held IN this State.
submitted 10 the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. in
pursuance OF the directions contained In
Article IA OF the Constitution OF this State.
aud at said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment 10 the Con
siitution shall be by ballot aud upon each
ballot shall be printed the words. For
Constn utional Amendment" aud Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vided by law. aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor 81 the vote FOR aud against said
proposed Amendment as directed by said
Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved Apr II. 1910
AUSTIN l.. CRO1HERS
(Great Seal Governor.
A. J.. GORMAN. Jr..
President OF the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker OF the House u Delegates.