Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-19
CHAPTER 2pa.

An Act 70 propose an Amendment 70
Article Of the Constitution Of this State
By adding thereto a new Section. TO be
known as Section Q. to follow Section
and 10 provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. Be II enacted By the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland three ffths
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 l OF the Constitution
OF this State. which said section. II adopted
by the qualified voters Of this State. shall
stand ss an additional section to said Ar
tice /. 10 be known as Section s. to follow
Section 7. OF said Article.
Section g. All State and municipal elec.
tions shall be conducted BY the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System. and 1t shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide by law Tor
q 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
as 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
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 VI four
hfths OF all the members Of each house.
The right to be registered as a quail
fed voter and the right to vote at any
State or municipal election ia this State
shall be limited 20 the following persons:
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
lions Of this Article. possessing the quail
ncations as 10 age aud residence mentioned
In Section 1 Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
lions OF this Article possessing the quail.
fcatIons as to age aud residence mentioned
IN Section | Of this Article. who al the time
OF his application for registration Is the
bona hde owner OF real or personal prop
erty. or both. 10 mn amount OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars. In assessed there
for on the tax books Of the City Of Bal.
timore or Of one OF tho Counties OF this
State. has been such owner and 50 assessed
for two years next preceding his applica-
ton for registration. shall have paid ane
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years. and shall at
the time OF his application make affidavit
before the officers OF registration that he 10
the bona fde owner OF the property so as.
scssed to him aud 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 voters Mt state
Elections IN this state. then this section
shall be null aud void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
a. II this section had never been adopted.
aud the laws OF this state. including the
local laws applicable TO certain counties
thereof. relating 10 the form OF ballot 10 he
used at elections. IN force on the hrs, day
Of July In the year nineteen hundred aud
ton. 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 to be valid
section 2 And be II further enacted.
BY the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed as an Amend.
mcnt TO the Constitution shall be At 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 OF this State
and AZ said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment TO the Con.
siitutlon shalt hc by ballot aud upon each
ballot shall he printed the words, For
Constk utional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" rs now pro-
vlded by Law. aud Immediately after said
election due return shall he made to the
1;oyernor of the vote FOR aud against said
proposed Amendment. as directed by said
fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved Apr. II. 1910
AUSTIN l.. CRO1HERS.
(Great Seal Governor
\. T., GpRMAN. Jr,
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEBBLES.