The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22
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CHAPTER 25S
An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article / Of the Constitution of this State
by adding thereto a new Section, to be
known as Section 8, to follow Section
and to provide for the submission of said
Amendment to the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three-hfths
Of all members of each of the two houses
eoncurrdng), 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 Qualifed voters Of this State, shall
stand as an additional section to said Arr
ticle l. to be known as Section 8, to follow
Section Z, Of said Article.
Section 8. All State and municipal elec-
tions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System, and It shall be the duty Of the
General Assembly to provide by law for
form Of ballot, uniform throughout the
State, for use at all State elections in
this State, and provide that on said ball
lot after the name of each candidates.
thereon who may have been duly nominated
organization, there shall be printed the
legal name Of eaid PARTY or organization.
equal representation Of the minority party
among the Judges and clerks Of eIectASn
registers or other officers performing sim.
liar functions shall not be abolished nv the
General Assembly unless by a vote of four-
fifths Of all the members Of each houae.
The right to be registered e onal,.
fed voter and the right "a vote At any
State or municipal election in this Stats
shall be limited to the following nersons,
First: Every male white citizen non
disqualified by the SECOND or Third Sec.
tons Of this Article possessing the 0uali.
fications as to age and residence mentioned
in Section i Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen NOT
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
tionS Of this Article possessing the Quail.
ications as to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article. who at the time
Of his application for registration in the
bona Ode owner OF real or personal prop.
erty, or both. in an amount of not less
than I'VE hundred dollars. IL assessed there
for on the tax books of the 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 applfca-
ton for registration, shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes ON said
property for said two years. and shall ut
the time Of his application make afldavit
before the officers Of registration that he in
the bona fide owner Of the property SO as
sessed 20 him and that he has been such
owner for two years nexr preceding his
application.
II any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
titled to be registered as voters at State
Elections in this State. then this section
shall be- null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as If this section had never been adopted.
and the laws of this State including the
local laws applicable to certain conntiea
thereof. relating to the form Of ballot to be
used at elections, in force ON the FIRST day
of July in the year nineteen hundred and
Sen' snail revive OF continue IN force until
altered Dy the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts to the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms Of
this section shall have been In force or