Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-26
CHAPTER 26s.

Article Of the Constitution Of this State
BY adding thereto a new Section. to be
known as Section g. 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 II enacted By the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland three tfths
OF all members Of each OF the two houses
coneurring). that the following section be
and the same ID hereby proposed ~ an
amendment to Article Of the Constitution
OF this State. which said section. II adopted
BY the qualified voters Of this State. shall
stand Is an additional section to said Ar
tlcle l. 70 he known Ms Section s. TO follow
Section 7. Of said Article.
Section 3 All State and municipal cleo
tions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as tho Australian Ballot
System. aud II shall he the duty OF the
General Assembly to provide By law for
form OF ballot. uniform throughout the
State. for use at all State elections 10
this State. and provide that on said bal
lot after the name OF each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
Is 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 and clerks OF election
registers or other officers performing sim
liar functions shall not be abolished by the
General Assembly unless by a vote Of four
hfths OF all the members OF each house.
The right to be registered a. a quail.
ned voter and the right to vote at any
Efafa 0r u1n al In Aeae
shall be limited TO the following persons:
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
lions Of this Article. possessing the quail.
fcations as to age and residence mentioned
Ia Section l Of this Article.
Second Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
tions OF this Article possessing the quail
locations ms TO age aud residence mentioned
IN Section Of this Article, who at the time
Of his application for registration Is the
bona hde owner OF real or personal prop.
eriy. or both. In an amount OF not less
than Ave hundred dollars. Is assessed there.
for on the tax books OF the City OF Bal.
timore OF OF one OF the Counties OF this
state. has been such owner and so assessed
for two years next preceding his appllca-
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 iona tde owner of the property SO as
sesSed to him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-
titled to be registered as voters al state
Elections In this state. then this section
shall be null aud void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
a. II this section had never been adopted.
and the laws OF this State. including the
local laws applicable 10 certain counties
thereof relating to the form OF ballot 10 he
used at elections. IN force on the first day
OF July Ia the year nineteen hundred aud
ten, shall revive or continue 10 force until
altered by the General Assembly notwith.
standing any Acts 70 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 OF this
section 10 he valid
Section 2 Aud be II further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed as an Amend
ment TO the Constitution shall be at the
next General Election held In this State.
submitted TO the legal aud qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection. In
pursuance Of the directions contained ia
Article II OF the Constitution Of this State,
aud at said General Election the vote ON
the said proposed Amendment 10 the con
siltution shall he by ballot. aud upon each
ballot shall be printed the words For
Constk utional Amendment" aud Against
Constitutional Amendment" a. now pro.
vided by law. aud Immediately after said
election due return shall be- made to the
t;oternor 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.
(Great Seal Governor.
A. T. GnRNiAN, Ir..
Prcsden, OF the Senate
ADAM PEBBLES.
Speaker ~ the House % Delegates.