Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-23
CHAPTER 2ss.

An Act 20 propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution Of this state
By adding thereto a new Section. to he
known As Section g. to follow Section 7
and TO provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland three lfihs
OF all member OF each OF the two houses
concurringl. that the following section be
and the same Ia hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article OF the Constitution
OF this State. which said section. II adopted
BY the qualified voters Of this State. shall
stand a. an additional section to said Ar
ticle l. 10 he known ~ Section 5. to follow
Section 7. OF said Article.
Section 9. All State and municipal elec-
tions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System. and It shall bs the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide by law for
form OF ballot, uniform throughout the
State. for use at all State elections Ia
this State. and provide that on said bal
lot after the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
as the candidate OF any political party or
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
nfths OF all the members OF each house.
The right TO be registered as a quail
ned voter and the right to vote at any
a..
shall be limited to the following persons:
First: Every male white 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 l Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tions Of this Article possessing the quail
ncations as TO age and residence mentioned
IN Section of this Article. who nj the time
Of his application for registration Is the
bona fide owner OF real or personal prop
erty. or both. In an amount OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars. Is assessed there
for on the tax books Of the City OF Bal
tmore or Of one Of the Counties OF this
State. has been such owner and SO assessed
for two years next preceding his applicu-
ton for registration. shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two yefrs. and shall at
the time OF his application make affidavit
before the officers OF registration that he Ia
the bona fide 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 TO be registered as voters At state
Elections in this State. then this section
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
o. 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 he
used az elections. In force on the FIRST 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 he valid.
Section 2 And he Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. that the afore.
snid section hereby proposed as an Amend
ment TO the Constitution shall he al 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 " this State
aud at said General Election the vote on
eha saih nronoxeh Amendment 10 the con.