Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-02
CHAPTER 2rs.

Article / OF the Constitution OF this State
By adding thereto a new Section. 20 be
known as Section D. 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 II enacted BY the Gen
sral Assembly OF Maryland three. nfihs
OF all members OF each Of the two houses
| concurring). that tho following section be
and the same Is hereby proposed rs an
| amendment TO Article OF the Constitution
| Of this State. which said section. II adopted
b. the qualified voters Of this State. shall
| stand ~ an additional section to said Ar
ticle l. TO be known as section s. to follow
Section 7. OF said Article.
Section 9. All state aud municipal cleo
tons shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
6ystem. and It shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly TO provide By law for
| form Of ballot. uniform throughout the
State. for uee At all State elections in
this State. and provide tina, 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
equal representation OF the minority party
among the Judges and clerks OF election
| registers or other officers performing sim
liar functions shalt 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 a quail.
| ned voter and the right 10 vote at any
State or municipal election In this State
shall be limited to tho following persons:
First; Every male whits citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tions OF this Article possessing the quail
ncations as TO age and residence mentioned
In Section 1 Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
| disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
,ions 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 10 the
| bona fde owner Of real or personal prop
erty. or both. In an amount OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars. IA 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 appiicn.
ton for registration shall have paid aud
| shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
| property for said two yeifs. ana shall at
the time Of his application make affidavit
before the officers OF registration tina, he IL
the bona fide 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 TO be registered as voters az state
| Elections IN this State. then this section
shall be null and void and the General
| Assembly shall possess the same powers
a. ~ 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 he
used nj elections In force on the first day
| OF July In the year nineteen hundred aud
| ten. shall revive or continue In force until
| altered by the General Assembly notwlth-
standing any Acts TO the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms Of
| this section shall have been la force or
| while the General Assembly shall have
| believed or assumed the provisions OF this
section TO be valid.
| Section z Aud 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 and qualified voters
| thereof for their adoption or rejection. In
| pursuance OF the directions contained In
| Article ID OF the Constitution OF this State.
aud at said General Election the vote on
| the said proposed Amendment, to the Con
stitution shall be by ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words. For
| Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
| vided by law. and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made TO the
| Governor Of the vote for nnJ against said
proposed Amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitutions.
Approved Apr II. 1910.
AUSTIN l.. CROIHERS.
| (Great Seal Governor.
| A. T. GoRMAN. Jr..
| President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEBBLES
| Speaker OF the House ~ Delegates.