The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-08
CHAPTER 2bS.

An Act to propose an Amendment TO
Article l Of the Constitution of this Stats
By adding thereto a new Section, to be
known o. Section 8. to follow Section
and to provide for the submission Of said
Amendments to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be It enacted BY the Cen
eEal Assembly Of Maryland (thrse- nfths
Of al members of each of the two houses
concurring), that the following section be
and the sams 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
ticle l. to be known as Section s, to follow
Section Z, Of said Article.
Section O. All State and municipal elec-
lions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System, and II shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide by laws for
form Of ballot, uniform throughout the
State, for use at all State elections In
this State, and provide that on said bal
lot after the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
a. the candidate Of any 3olitical party Or
organisation, 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
registers or other officers performing sim-
liar functions shall not be abolished by the
General Assembly unless by vote Of four
ffths Of all the members Of each house
The right to be registered as a quali-
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
tons Of this Article. possessing the quail
hcations as to age and residence mentioned
IN Section / of this Article.
Second Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tions Of this Article possessing the quail
ncations as to age and residence mentioned
In Section l of this Article, who at the time
of his application for registration is the
bona fde owner of real or personal prop
erty, or both, gin an amount Of not less
than five hundred dollars, is assessed there
for on the tax books Of the City Of Bal
timore or Of one Of the Counties of this
"'e' A"' oe' 'u~A O""sA "AN '
Aof two years neat pieceuns Hls 'pPiic"
LOU ior resiseiation' snail nave p"iu anu
Snaii prouuce receipts ior Tue taxes on salu
properly lor said TWO years' anu snaii a.
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the Doha nue. owner ol 'ne property so as
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owner lor Two years neA' preceuins us
sppiication.
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titieu u pe resis'eieu as voters al ''a'e
Eiectlons IN enis state. then inns section
snail De nun ana Noiu ana inc IenerA
Assembly shaii possess Tue same powers
as II TINS section nau never oeen aoopteu'
ana tne laws OF TINS STATE iheiuuins Inc
local laws appicaole " Certain eounIies
tnereor reiating 10 the lorln oi pailot 10 os
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