Democratic messenger., 1911-10-28
CHATTER 2rs


Article of the Constitution Of this State
b. adding thereto a new Section. 10 be
known a. Section 8. to follow Section
aud to provide for the submission Of said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section / BE II enacted by the Gen
etal Assembly Of Maryland (three-Atfh
OF aH members or each OF the two houses
c0ucurrngl. that the following section be
ard the same Is hereby proposed as an
a,neudnent TO Article OF the Constitution
of this state which said section II adopted
by tie qualified voters Of this State, shall
stand as an additional section TO said Ar
t.ele 1. e. ~ known as section $ to follow
Section I or said Article.
Section 8 All state and municipal cleo
tions shall BE- conducted BY the system
commonly known as tho Australian Ballot
svsten aud Il shall be the duty Of tile
General Assembly to provide by law Tor
q form or ballot uniform throughout the
STATE. for use Al all State elections In
fhis state, and provide that on said bal
lot after the name Of each candidate
there0n who may have been duly nominated
Rs tho candidate OF any political party or
Organization, there shall be printed the
lesal aane ~ said party or organization; /;
e0H4i representation of the minority party
among the jadges aud clerks Of election
registers Or other officers performing sim
!iar functions shall NOT be abolished by the
nnurrN Assembly uuless ~ vote Of four.
ffths Of all the members Of each house
The right 70 be registered as a quail
had voter and the right 10 vote NJ any
State or municipal election 10 this state
shall be limited 10 the following persons.
First Every male white citizen not
disqualified hy the Second or Third See.
tlon- OF this Article possessing the quail
hcstlans as 70 age and residence mentioned
Ia section Of this Article
second Every other male citizen not
disqualified BY the Second or Third sec
lions " this Article possessing tie quail
acatiens as 10 age and residence mentioned
Ia section u this Article $40 at the t!ine
of his application for registration is the
bona nde owner Of real or personal prop.
erty. or both. 10 an amount OF not less
than hve hundred collars Is assessed there.
fsr on the tai books Of the city OF Bal
tlmore or Of one ~ the Counties Of this
STATE has been such owner aud So assessed
fog two yenrs next preceding bis apWlica.
tlon for registration shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said Two yelrs. and shall at
the time o. his application make affidavit
before the officers of registration that he is
the bona ude owner u the property so as
sessed TO him aad that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
n any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
t!'lcd 10 be registered as voters at State
Elections a. ihis State. then this section
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly snsll possess The same powers
a. X this section had never been adopted.
ana the laws Of this State. including the
,orai Jaws applicable % certain counties
thereof relating to the form OF ballot "a be
used NJ elections lu force on the first day
81 July .u the yeHf uIueteen hundred and
ten. shall revive er continue 10 force uatil
altered Is the General Assembly notwith
standing any Acts to the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms of
lhis section shall htye been 10 force or
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or ASSUMED tile provisions " this
sectiou 70 be valid
section 2 And be il further enacted.
Is the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed a. au Amend
ment 10 the Constitution shall be st lie
next Genera Election held 10 thls state.
submitted 10 the legal aad qualified voters
thereof Tor their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of tile directions contained Ia
Article IL of the Constitution of thls State
and at said General Election the vote On
tue said PROPOSED Amendment 70 the Con
sutuilon SHALL be by ballot. aud upon each
ball0, shall be printed ne words. For
Cousts ntional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" as now pro.
yided by law aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be made TO tbs
Gosernor II thf vote for aud against said
proposed Amendment as directed hy said
Fourteenth Article o. lie Constitution
Approved Apr H. 1910
AUSTIN l., CKO1HERs.
Great Seal Governor
A. T. GuRMAN. Jr
President OF the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker u the House q Delegates