Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-21

An At 70 propose an AEn@ndm@Aa 70
Article ] ef the Consultation Of this ststa
b. Gdelng thereto q Eew Section, 70 b
knswn As Section & 20 follow sectisz
and 70 provide for the EubmiHs!oB q aata
Anendmeat to the qualified Eotsru q tAis
Btats FOR adoption Of rejection
Section / Be 81 saa-rsd By ths osn-
sral Assembly Of Maryland three nfths
q an members OF psrs og ths two houses
eoasuTTiagl, that the following section -
and the SANE is hereby proposed as IN
amendment to Article I Of ths Constellation
Of th4s State. Which sa!d section. II Edop-sd
By tia qualified voters OF thiE ststs, skeh
staad - an additional section 70 said A.
t1eIe /. 70 be know ~ Section s % foli0E
Section T. q SAID Article
sSetion q AL state aad municipal cleo
ttoaa shall Be conducted b. the systgm
eommealy known a. tho AUstraiiAa Ball0s
System, and Il shall be the duty Of the
General Assembly 20 provI5a By law f0y
. form Of ballot, Uniform throughout Gha
State, for use o. all State elections iA
this State. and provide that on said bal
lot sitter the name OF each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
GS the candidate Of any politirai party 81
organization, there shall be phated ths
legal name Of said party q organlzatiSni
equal representation 81 tie minority party
smeRE the judges aud clerks q election
registers OF otLer officers performing sim
liar functions shall not be abolished b. tbs
General Assembly % SIS by 9 vote % four.
Hfths Of all the naeal-eps Of each house.
The right u De registered az quail
sed voter and '.e right 20 vote a. any
State o. municipal election 10 this State
shGil be limited ~ lie following persons;
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified b. the Second or Third See
tons Of this Article poEsessI8g the gush-
heatlonB 20 age hnt residsncs mentioned
IN seSuou I OF tLis Article.
Second. Every other male citizen not
disqualified b. the Second or Third Sec
lions Of th!s Article possessing the quail
ncations ss TO age Eud residence mentioned
/ IN Section ! OF this Article. who al tie tine
Of his application for registration Is The
bona hde owner q real or personal prop
sTty. or both, IN M amount Of not less
than Eve hundred dollars, Is assessed there
1 for on the tax books Of the City OF Bel
! Gimors or OF one Of tEe Counties Of this
! State, has been sGg. owner Ead 90 assessed
! tor two years ueEt preceding Ills agDlica-
/ ton for registration. shall have paid and
shall produce rece! ptz for the taIes on said
I property for said two years, and shall ~
/ the time Of his application make alldaTii
before the officers OF registration that he L.
she bona ode owner OF the property 50 As-
sesssd 20 him and that hs has been such
! owner for two years next preceding h1a
! application.
! II any person other than thoso heFeis
mentioned shall be o. become legally en-
titled 10 be regis ere. h voters at state
| Elections IA this State, then this section
I shall be nall and void and the General
/ Assembly shGI possess tie same powers
| a. II this section hal never been adopted.
and the laws Of this State, including tha
/ local laws applicable 20 certain counties
thereof. relating 10 the form o. ballot 70 b
used az elections. 81 force On the frU tay
OF July IN the year uiaefeea hundred and
ten. shall revive or continue ia force anIil
/ altered By the Gea.-.t Assembly nu.wtlb-
standing any Acts 10 the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms Of
this section shall have been 10 force Or
while the General Assembly shall hare
believed or assumed tie provisions Il this
section 70 10 valid.
Section And be It further enacted.
By the authority aforesaid that the afore-
said section hereby proposed As al Amend
nent 20 the Constitution shall be at ths
next General Election held 70 this StatA
submitted to tie legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, In
pursuance % the directions contained IN
Article Il Of the Constitution OF this stata
and at Said Genera! Election tie vote ca
the said proposed Amendment TO the Con
Et1tutiOn shall be by ballot. aud upon each
ballot shRll be printed the words. "F0E
Constit ut!OaIl Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment as now pro
Vided By law. and Immediately afte. saia
election due return shall be made % tie
Governor @. She U.Js Tor AMI -a.~s. saIi
proposed Amendment a. directed b. sad
Fourteenth Article o. the Constitution.
Approved Apr II, 1919
AUSTIN L CROIuEHE.
(Great Seal) Governor
A 7. GORAIAN. Jr.
President OF the seaats
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker Of the HOUSE 81 Delegates