Democratic messenger., 1911-10-21


Article l " the Constitution OF eAis state
by adding thereto a new Section. 20 be
known as Section .. TO follow Section I
and to provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or nsJec,ian.
Section l. Be 1, enacted BY the Gen
sral Assembly Of Maryland three ntths
Of all members OF each OF the two houses
concurringl. that the following section be
aud the same Is hereby proposed as an
amendment TO Article OF the Constitution
or this State. which said section. II adopted
BY the qualified voters Of this state shall
stand as a. additional section to said Ar
'clc l. % pee known ~ Section s. to follow
Section Z OF said Article
Section 8 All state and municipal cleo
tions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System, and It shall be me duty OF the
General Assembly to provide by law for
form OF ballot. uniform throughout the
STATE for use a, all State elections In
tails State. and provide that oa said bal
lot after the name OF each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
e. the candidate OF any political party or
organization. there shall be printed the
legal name OF said party or organization:
eg1ii rcpres se.itatlon Of the minority party
AMONG the Judges and clerks OF election
registers or other ofilrers performing sim
lar functions shall not lie abolished by the
ts4"rll Assembly unless hy vote " four
hf;hs of all the members OF each house
he right to be registered as a quail
fed voter and the right to vote at any
State or municipal election In this state
shall be limited 10 The following persons:
First Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the secona or Third Sec
;lons OF this Article. possessing the qnali-
featious as ~ age and residence mentioned
"a section Of This Article
second Every other male citizen not
disqualified BY the Second or Third Sec
tious u this Article possessing the quail
hcsiions as TO age and residence mentioned
ia Section Of this Article who 40 th. time
OF his application for registration is the
bona ode owner Of real or personal prop
erty. or both. 10 an anouni OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars. IS assessed there.
for on the tax books OF the City OF Bal
tlmore or OF oue OF the Counties Of this
state. has been such owner and 50 assessed
for Two years neSt preceding his appliea-
ton for registration. shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two yssrs. and shall at
the time OF his spplicar.sn make affidavit
before the officers of registration tha, he is
the bona ide owner ~ the property so as-
sessed 10 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application
II any person other than those herein
aMuM ha
titled 10 be registered as voters at state
Elections In ihis state. then ths section
shall be sull and void and the General
Assembly, ball POSSESS the same powers
a. II this section had never been adopted.
and the LAWS OF this State Including the
local laws applicable 10 certain counties
thereof. relating 70 tho fern OF ballot 20 I've
used at elections. in force on the Hrs, day
OF July IN the year nineteen hundred and
tea shall revive or co~tiRue ia force uliil
altered by the General Assembly notwsth-
standing any Acts to the coisrary which
may have been passed while the terms of
this section shall have been 10 force or
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or assumed the provisions Of this
section 10 be Yahd.
Secfion ? And be Il further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed az sn Amend
ment 70 the Constitution shall be at The
next General Election held IN this State.
submitted 70 the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for tAe!r adoption or rejection. in
pursuance OF the directions contained IN
Article IL OF the Constitution OF ihis State.
and at .aid General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment to the Con
s,lgntion shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed he words For
Cons,sutisnal Amendment" aud Against
constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
vlded by law aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made 10 the
tiogernor ~ the vote Tor aud against said
proposed Amendment .s directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution
Approved Apr H. 1910
AUSTIN l.. CRO1HERs.
tGreat Seal Governor
A = GoRMAN. Jr
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
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