Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-15
PRO c Ia N At 10 \ !
PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENTS.

WHEREAS. At the January Session of the
General Assembly of Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ten three acts were passed, one proposing
an Amendment to Article of the Consti-
tuition, by adding thereto Section to be
known as Section 8; one proposing an
Amendment to Section 2 of Article 3 of
said Constitution, and one proposing an
Amendment to Section a of Article of
said Constitution, said Acts being respec-
lively Chapters 253, 800 and 318 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
of 1910, and which are in the words fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
CHAPTER 253.
An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article of the Constitution of this State
by adding thereto a new Section, to be
known as Section 8, to follow Section 7
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 General
Assembly of Maryland (three-fifths of all
members OF each Of the two houses con-
curring, that the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article of the Constitution of this
State, which said section, if adopted by the
qualified voters of this State, shall stand
as an additional section to said Article /.
to be known as Section 8, to follow Sec
ton 7, of said Article
SECTION 8. All State and municipal cleo
tons shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
system, and it shall be the duty of the
General Assembly to provide by law for a
form OF ballot. uniform throughout the
State, for use at all State elections in this
State, and provide that on said ballot after
the name of each candidate thereon who
may have been duly nominated as the
candidate OF any political party or organi-
cation. there shall be printed the legal
name OF said party or organization; equal
representation of the minority party among
the judges and clerks of elections, req
listers or other officers performing SINH
lar functions shall not be abolished
by the General Assembly unless by a vote
OF four-fifths of all the members of each
house.
The right to be registered as a qualified
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
tications as to age and residence mentioned
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
fcations as to age and residence men
toned in Section of this Article, who at
the time Of his application for registration
$1,000 ~ la i L., o"her Vi reai or personal
ih e. VI JUL III an amount OIL not less
e.. nv. .t huiiuIeu uohaIs, Is assessed there
49,, ~ On 'n me saA pooAs VI the City OF Baiti-
more or Oh one OF the Counties of this State,
. nao ueen SUCH owner ana SO assessed for
swo years next preceding his application
iol leslStratloh' snail nave paid and shall
Pouu r IocSipts lor the taxes on said prop
ey ior salu TWO years, and shall at the
s vi ms Application make affidavit be-
ivIe tIe onlcers OF registration that he is
.le ooiid iee owner Oh the property so as
sesseu 70 MN and that he has been such
owner Ior TWO years next preceding his ap-
pnEatloh'
any person other than those herein
I I:.1 snail Oe or become legally en-
S.leu u Oe registered as voters at State
LleT.iohs IN thls otate' then this section
shall Oe nun and void and the General
assembly shal possess the same powers
as II ms section mad never been adopted.
anu the laws OF TINS state. including the
local laws applicable to certain counties
lneleoi' relating TO the form Of ballot to be
IsGu a. Glectlons, IN force on the first day of
July In the year nineteen hundred and ten,
shan shall survive or continue in force until al
1890 .ie Venerai Assembly notwith-
S.a,,uIng any ACTS 10 the contrary which