Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-10-07
CHAPTER 2cs.

An Act 70 propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution Of this State
b. adding thereto a new Section. 10 be
known as Section g. TO follow Section
and TO provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE It enacted By the Gem
eral Assembly OF Maryland ttnree- nfths
OF all members OF each OF the two houses
concurringl. that the following section be
and the same Is 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 as an additional section to said Ar
ticie 1. to be known as Section 5. 70 follow
Section Z. OF said Article.
Section s. 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
q form OF ballot, uniform throughout the
State. for use al 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
Is the candidate OF any political party or
organization. there shall be printed the
legal name OF said party or organisation;
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 vote Of four
Gfths OF all the members Of each house.
The right to be registered as 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
tions OF this Article. possessing the quail
ncations as 10 age and residence mentioned
IA 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.
acations as TO age and residence mentioned
IN Section OF this Article. who at 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 ave 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 appliea-
ton for pegistration. shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two yetrrs, and shall at
the time Of his application make AFFIDAVIT
before the officers OF registration that he Is
the bona nde 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 10 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 n 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 10 be
used at elections In force on the nrsi day
OF July 10 the year nineteen hundred and
ten, shall revive or continue in force uatil
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 10 be valid.
Section q And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed as an Amend.
ment TO the Constitution shall be 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 In
Article II Of the Constitution OF this State.
and at said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment 10 the Con
stitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words For
Constr utionai Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
yided By law, aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor OF the vote for and against said
proposed Amendment, as directed By said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. II. 1910.
AUSTIN l.. CRo1HERS.
fGreat Seal Governor
A. T.. GORMAN, Jr.
President Of the Secrte
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House " Delegates.