The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-29
MI. CHAPTER 253.

An Act 20 propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution q this state
by adding thereto q new Section, 10 De
known as Section 8, to follow Section
and to provide for the submission OF said
Amendment TO Tile qualified voters Of TINS
State for adoption or rejection
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly Of Maryland (three-fft Of
all members Of each of the two houses
concurring) that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article ! OF the Constitu-
ton OF this State. which said section, II
adopted by the qualified voters Of this
ton to said Article n. to be known a.
Section 8, to follow Section :. OF said
Section s. All State and municipal cleo
lions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
General Assembly to provide By law fol
form or ballot, uniform throughout the
State, for use at all State elections In
lot after the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominal
ed 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
liar function shall not be abolished BY the
General Assembly unless by vote OF
four ffths Of all the members Of each
house
fed voter and the right to vote at any
State or municipal election In this State
shall be limited to the following persons
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
tions Of this Article. possessing the quail.
fcationg as to age and residence mention
ed In Section / of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tons Of this Article possessing the quail
heations as to age ana residence Ss mention t .,
the time OF his application for registra-
ton Is the bona fde owner OF real OF
personal property, or both. IN an amount
or not less than five hundred dollars. u
assessed therefor on the tax books OF the
City Of Baltimore or of one of the
Counties of this State, has been such
preceding his application for registration,
shall have paid and 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 Of
hcers Of registration that he ID the bona
ide owner OF the property SO assessed to
for two years next preceding his applica-
ton.
III any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
Elections in this State, then this section
shall be null and void and the General
as If 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
be used mt elections. in force on the first
day Of July in the year nineteen hundred
and ten, shall revive or continue in force
until altered by the General Assembly not
WithStanding 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 it further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that the afore-
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 vet
ers thereof for their adoption or rejection,
In pursuance of the directions contained
fin Article IL or the Constitution OF this
State and at said General Election the
vote on the said proposed Amendmnt to
the Constitution shall be by ballot, and
upon each ballot shall be printed the
words, For Constitutional Amendment"
and Against Constitutional Amendment"
MD now provided by law. and immediate
ly after said election due return shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed Amendment, as d.
rected by said Fourteenth Article OF the
Constitution.
Approved Apr IL, 1910
AUSTIN t. CROTHERS-
Great SeaD Governor.
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.