Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-31


An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution of this State
by adding thereto a new Section, to be
known as Section 8. to follow Section Z
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
sral Assembly Of Maryland (three- htths
OF all members Of each OF the two houses
ccncurring), 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, IL adopted
By the qualified voters Of this State, shall
stand as an additional section to said Ar
ticle !. to be known as Section s, to follow
Section z, 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 It shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide By law for
form 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 been duly nominated
a. 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
emong 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 q quail.
ned 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
tons Of this Article. possessing the quail.
ncations 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 and 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
dmore or OF one OF the Counties OF this
State, has been such owner and so assessed
Tor 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 years, and shall At
the time Of his application make af1davit
before the officers OF registration that he Ia
the bona ade owner OF the property SO as
seSsed 20 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
If 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
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