Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-09-08

An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution Of this Staio
by adding thereto new Section. 20 b.
known as Section s. to follow Section Z
aud 10 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment to the qualified voters OF
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. BE ID enacted BY the General
Assembly OF Maryland fthree-hfths Of
all members OF each Of the two houses
coneufrinel. that the following section be
and the some Is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article 4 Of the Constitg-
tlqn Of this State. lieh said section, II
adonted by the qualified voters Of this
State, shnll stand as an additional .seution
70 said Article l. to BE- known as Section
S. TO follow Section z Of said Artel
Section S. All state and municipal elec-
tiona shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Bal
lot System, and IL shall be the duty Of
the General Assembly 10 prOvid by
law for form q ballot uniform
throushout the State, for use at all STATE
elections in this State, and provide hat
on said ballot after the name OF each
candidate thereon who may have been
political party or organization, there
shall be printed the legal name o. stid
party or organization, equal rupraseltl-
tioH Of the minority party among tha
other officers performing similar fine
tlons shall not be abolished by the Cen
eral Assembly unless by a vote Of four
nfths of all the members OF each house
The right 10 be registered as quail
aed voter AVID the right 70 vote at any
State or municipal election I'm this 81 4te
shall be limited to the following parspns.
First.i Every male white citizen not
disqualified BY the Second or Third Sec
tiOns OF this Article, possessing the quail
ideations as to age and r.s deuca men
toned In Section / Of this Article.
Second. Every other male cit zen not
disqualified by the second or rnird Sec
tions Of this Article possessing the a. III
ficatiyns as 20 age and residence mem
TONED in Section / OF this Article. wno II
the time Of his application for reg sara
tion is the bona iide owner OF re Al or
personal property, or both, in an amount
Of not less than five hundred dolia s. IS
Assessed therefor on the tax books o the
City OF Baltimore or of one of the osn-
Ties OF this State, has been such owner
and so assessed for two years next pre-
cedirg his application for reglstratl9ni
shad have paid and shall ptpduc &C.
ceipts for the taxes on snd property r
said two years, AID shall IL the TIM n
hfe arnlidati0n make affidavit be ore the
officers 0f registration tnat ne Is ihe
bona dda owner Of the property 50 as
scssad to him and that ne mas been slcn s
owner for two years next preceding ms
application.
II anv person other than those herfln
mentioned shall be or become Legally en-
titled to be registered as voters at state
Elections in this STATE then this sec is1
shall be null and void and the Gene e
Assembly shall possess the same powgts
ana the laws 0f this State. inalrd ne the
local laws Applicable 10 certain cqu tses
thereofl relatins to the fora of brll3i 70
he used al elet tons, in force on the rst
dny OF July ~ the year nineteen bundted
and ten. shall revive or continue In force
urffl altered hy the General ASS arthly
nofwithsfanding any Acts 10 the CON
trarv which may have been passed while
the terms Of this section shan nave o. y
In force or while tire General Assembly
shall have believed or assumed the pfo-
Visions OF this section to be valid.
Section .. And be It further enacted, by
ire authority aforesaid, that the aIQre-
said section hereby propose as ny
Amendment to the Constitution shall he
81 tlle nasf General Election held II t1is
state submitted to the legal ana quar-
nod voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection In pursuance OF the dlr'e-
lions contained in Article a Of the Eon
stitiItion Of this State. and az said ten
eral Election the vote on the SAID pro
rrsed Amendment TO the Constitution
shaU be bv ballot and upon each bat
lot shall b printed the words& For
fonstititional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment as now pre,,
vidcd by law. ard Immediately after s!ld
election due return shall he made 70 fhe
Governor of the vote for and asains,
said proposed Amendment, as directed
by said Fourteenth Article Of the Sonsti-
tuition. -.
fgreat sesl) Governor.
'-'-s''' A. 4. p. GoRMAN, JR-,
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates