Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-16
CHAPTER 2cs.

An Act TO propose an Amendment TO
Article OF the Constitution OF this State
By adding thereto y new Section. 20 be
known as Section 9. to follow Section 7
aud 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
srai Assembly Of Maryland (three -ffths
Of all members OF each OF the two houses
concurringl. that the following section be
and the same 10 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
'cle !. to be known AS Section s. to follow
Section T. OF said Article.
Section g. All State and municipal cleo
lions 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 By law for
O form Of ballot. uniform throughout the
State. for use at all State elections 10
this State. and provide that on said bal
lot hfter the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
as the candidate OF any political party or
organisation. there shall be printed the
legal name of said party or organization;
equal representation Of the minority party
among the judges aud 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
geaf oil Ia
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
ncations ms 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
locations as to age aud residence mentioned
IN Section / Of this Article who at the time
Of his application for registration is the
bona hde owner OF real or personal prop
erty. or both. In an amount OF not less
than I'VE hundred dollars. Is assessed there
for on the tax books OF the City Of Bal
timore or Of one OF the Counties OF this
state. has been such owner and SO assessed
for two years next preceding his applica-
ton for registration. shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two yetss. aud shall at
the time OF his application make affidavit
before the officers OF registration that he 10
the bona hde owner NJ 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 he 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
as II this section had never been adopted.
aud the laws OF this State. including the
local laws applicable 10 certain counties
thereof. relating to the form Of ballot TO he
used nj elections. In force on the frst day
OF July In the year nineteen hundred aud
ten. shall revive or continue IN force uatil
altered by the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts 10 the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms OF
this section shall have been ia force or
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or assumed the provisions OF this
section 10 he valid
Section 2 Aud he II further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed as an Amend
ment to the Constitution shall he at the
next General Election held IN this State.
submitted to the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. In
pursuance Of the directions contained ia
Article Ia OF the Constitution OF this state.
aud at said General Election the vote ON
the said proposed Amendment to the con
stItution shall he by ballot. aud upon each
ballot shall he printed The words For
ConstH utional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vided by law, aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made 10 the
Governor OF the vote Tor and against said
proposed Amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved Apr H. 1910
AUSTIN l.. CRO1HERS.
(Great Seal Governor.
A. T. GoRMAN. Jr..
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker OF the House u Delegates.