Democratic messenger., 1911-11-04
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Article Of the Constitution OF This State
known as Section Q. 10 foRow Section 7
aud 70 provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section l. BE Il enacted By the Cen
sral Assembly OF Maryland three. nrths
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 Constitution
OF this State. which said section. II adopted
By the qualified voters Of this State. shall
stand as an additional section TO said Ar
tce 70 be known as Section s. to follow
Section Z Of said Article.
Section g All State and municipal eisc.
tions shall be conducted By the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System and It shalt be the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide b. law for
o form OF ballot uniform throughout the
State. for use al all State elections IN
this State. fnd provide that on said bal
lot after the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
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 aud clerks ok election
registers or other officers performing sim
liar functions shall not be abolished by the
General Assembly unless by vote OF four
hf,hs Of all the members Of each house
rhs right TO bs registered az q quail
ned 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.
tious OF this Article. possessing the quail.
ncarous as 10 age and residence mentioned
IN Section l OF this Article.
second Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Tsird Sec
tioms Of :als Article possessing the quali-
ncations as to age aud residence mentioned
~ Section ! OF this Article Who At the time
Of his application for registration 10 the
bona nde owner Of real or personal prop.
eriy, or both. in an amount OF not less
than nve hundred dollars. Is assessed there
for on the tax books OF the City of Bal
tlmOre or Of one Of the Counties Of this
state has been such owner and So assessed
for two years next preceding his applca.
ton 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 officers OF registration that he 10
the bona fdc owner Of the property so as.
sessed to him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding hls
application.
aeN NaF han 10
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
ti;led TO be registered as voters at State
Elections IN this State then this section
shall be null aud void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as II this section had never bean adopted.
aud the laws OF this state. Including the
local laws applicable 70 certain counties
thereof. relating 10 the form OF ballot 10 lie
used al elections. 10 foFce on the hrst day
OF July ia the year nineteen hundred and
ten. shall revive or continue ia force uliil
altered BY the General Assembly notwltA.
standing any Acts 10 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 VI this
section 10 he valid
Section ? Aud be II further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that the Afors-
said section hereby proposed as an Amend.
nient 10 the Constitution shall be at the
next General Election held 10 this State.
submitted TO the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for thelr adoption or rejection. In
pursuance OF the directions contained 10
Article Il Of the Constitution of this State.
and AZ said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment 10 the Con
-tltuglon shall be By ballot aud upon eaes
ballot shall be printed the words. For
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendments" as now pro-
vlded by law. and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to The
Governor Of the vote Tor and against said
proposed Amendment. as directed by said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
Approved Apr II, 1910
AUSTIN L. CRO1HERs.
(Grsat Seal Governor
A L. GORMAN. Jr.
President Of the senate.
ADAM PEOPLES
Speaker OF the House of Delegates