The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
CHAPTER 2Ds.

CHAPTER 2BS.
An Act 70. 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 I. Be it enacted By che Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland (three-A fths
Of all members Of each Of the two houses
concurrdng). that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed Is an
amendment to Article Of the Constitution
Of this State, which said section, II adopted
by the qualified voters Of this State. ehall
stand q an additional section 10 said AT.
ticie !. to be known as Section 8, to follow
Section Z. Of said Article.
Section 8 AL State and municipal elee-
tlons shall be conducted By the system
commonly known a. the Australian BalloA
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 ct all State elections In
this State, and provide that ON said ball
lot sitter the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
90 the candidate of-any political party Or
organization, there shall be printed the
legal name Of said party or organisation;
equal representation of the minority party
among the judges and clerks Of election
registers or other ohicers performing sim.
liar functions shall not DO 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. q quail.
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 citissn not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec
lions Of this Article, possessing the quail.
hcations AZ to age and residence mentioned
In Section Of this Article
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
tons Of this Article possessing the quail
hcataons as to age and residence mentioned
In Section l of this Article, who at the time
OF his application for registration is tie
bona 6de owner OF real or personal prop.
erty, or both, in an amount of not lesa
than hve hundred dollars, is assessed there
for ON the tax books Of the City OF Bal.
eamore OF Of one Of the Counties Of this
State, has been such owner and 80 assessed
Tor two years next preceding his applica-
sion Tor 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 afidavit
before the officers Of registration that he IL
che bona nde owner of the property so as
sassed 70 him and that he has been such
ewneR for two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those herein
mentioned shall be or become legally en-.
satled to be registered as voters at State
Biectiong In this State, then this section
shall BE- null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
- II this section had never been adopted,
and the laws Of this State, including the
local laws applicable to certain counties
thereof. relating to the form Of ballet to be
used at elections. in force on the FIRST day
Of July I'm the year nineteen hundred and
Ton, shall revive or continue in force until
altered BY 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
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or assumed the provisi6ns Of this
section to be valid.
Section & And DO 1t further enacted,
BY the authority aforesaid. that the afors-
said section hereby proposed a. an Amend
ment to the Constitution shall be at the
next General Election held in this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection, In
pursuance Of the directions contained in
Article II Of the Constitution Of this state.
and at said General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot shall be printed the words, ''Tor
Constitutional Amendment" and Against
Constitutional Amendment" a. now pro-
vided BY. law. and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed Amendment. an directed By said
Fourteenth Article Of the Constitution.
Approved Apr. II. 1910.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHHRA
(0reat BsaD oovernoE.
A. P. GoRMAN, Jr..
Prehdent Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.