Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-28
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An Act to prepcse an Anendment 70
Article CT the Constitution % this State
By adding thereto 4 rev Section, 70 es
known as Section 8, 70 follow Section 7
and to provide for the Submission Of said
Amendments 60 the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption o. rejection.
Section L Be Il enacted by the Cen
sral Assembly Of Maryland tthreesnfths
OF ali members Of each Of the TIVE houses
eoneurring). that the following section be
and the same In hereby proposed a. an
amendment 10 Article sf the Constitution
Of this State, which said section. II Gdoptsd
By the qualified voters Of this stAts. shall
stand as an additional section 10 said Az
ticle 1, to be known as Section g. to follow
Section 7, Of said Article.
Section s. All state and municipal cleo
items shall be conducted By the system
commonly known a. the Australian Ballot
System. and It shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly 20 provide By law for
form of ballot uniform throughout the
State, for use az all State elections IN
this State, and provide that on said BAL
lot altar the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nomins tsd
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 psrty
among the judges and clerks Of election
registers or other onacers performing Sim
liar functions shan 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 - a quail
Hed voter and the right 10 vote at any
State or municipal election In this State
ahail be limited to the following persons
First Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the EecoRd or Third Sec
tons Of this Article, possessing the quail
neations as to age and residence mentioned
in Section i OF ths ArtiolA
Second; Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third SEQ
lions 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 nde owner OF real or personal prop
erty, or both, in an amount of not laGz
than i've hundred dollars. In assessed there
for on the tax books of thu 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 applica-
ton for registration, sha1l have paid and
shall produce receipts for che taxes on said
property for said two years. and shall a
the time of his application make AhidaVii
before the ofacers OF registration that he ID
the bona nde owner of the property 30 as
sessed 20 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding haI
application.
If any person other thar those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
titled to be registered as voters at Stat
Elections in this State, then this section
shall be null and void and the Genera
Assembly shall possess the same powers
az II this section had never been adopted
and the laws OF this State, including th'
local laws applicable to esEtaln counties
thereof, relating to the form o. ballot 70 b
used at elections. in force On the nrst dAJ
Of July in the year ninetsan hundred and
ten, shall revive or continue In force uni
altered By the General Assembly notv1th
standing any Acts to the contrary which
may have been passed while abe terms o.
this section shah have been in forcs o.
while the General Assembly shall haV,
believed or assumed the prov1SiOns Of TIL
section to be valid.
Section 2. And be II further enacted
by the authority Aforesaid. that kns a3ors
said section hereby proposed a. an Amend
ment to tina Constitutien slIsii be at tha
uc4N Gc1erA nleCL1oa ne1u In tnla Sb4po
submitted to the legal and qualified votsr,
thereof for their adoption or rejection, II
pursuance of tina directions contained II
Article Ia of the Constitution of this State
and at said Gensrui Election thu vote OF
the said proposed Amendment 20 thu Con
stitutiOn shall be By bslloe, and upon eaei
ballot shall be printed the words. "Foi
Constitutional Amsndmsnf" and "AgatnE
Constitutional Auandnnn@W al now Fx1n
Vtded By law, and immsdlAtely after sa1t
election due return shall b made TO thi
Governor Of The vote for and against sale
proposed Amendment, az directed By sait
Teurtee nth Article ef tbs Constitutes.
Approved Apr. II. 1910.
AUSTIN L cRo1HERA
(GrsAt seal) o0vernOg
A p. 0oRa6AeS. Jr-
- Presidents Of thu genata
ADAM PEHPZMS,
a. A. uMxwaA -