Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-08-10
CHAPTER 2Hs

Article Of the Consultation OF this Stats
oy adding thereto Bsw Section. 20 bS
Known as Section s TO follow Section 7
aud to provide for the submission Of said
Amendment TO the qualified voters Of this
state for adoption or rejection
section l. BE II epscted By the GSn.
sral Assembly OF Maryland (thrse htLhs
OF all members OF each Of the two houses
eoncurrinEl. that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment 20 Article Of the Constitution
OF this State, which said section. II adopted
BY the qualified voters OF this State shall
stand az an additional section TO said Ar
ticIe J. 70 be known as Section b. TO follow
Section 7. OF said Article.
sSetion 9. All State and municipal cleo
lions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian BaIlos
System. and IL shall be the duty Of the
General Assembly TO provide by Law for
form OF ballot, uniform throughout the
state for use NJ all State elections in
this state. and provide that on said bal
lot after the name OF each oand4dats
thereon VINO may have neeu duly nominated
as the candidate Of any political party OF
orga niEation, there shall be printed the
legal name OF said party or oFKaniEation,
equal representation 81 the minority party
among the Judges aud clerks Of election
registers OF other officers performing stm.
liar functions shall not be abolished by the
General Assembly unless by Il vote OF four
nfths OF all the membeEs OF each house.
The right - tie registered as quail.
nsd voter aud tie 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
tions OF this Article. possessing the quail
-7c-GCns ~ad ra4i.s-a@- 4---tI--~-
In Sestion l OF this Article
Second Every other male citizen not
disqualified by ;he Second or 1hird Sec
tions ot tAis Article pOsses.lug the quail
h,-at!"ns as TO age ana residence mentioned
in - ti"u ~ r"i~ Ar.icIe. " uu az TIE. time
OF his application for registration IL the
b1nR nd owner or real or personal prop
srty. or both. Ia an amount OF not less
than nSe hundred dollars IS assessed there
for ca the tax books of the city Of Bal
tinlore or OF one oI the Counties of this
s.ute has been such uwner AID 50 assessed
for two years urA. pr,'edaux ITS applira-
ton for registration shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said tNp years. and shall at
the time 0f his application make affidavit
before the officers ot registration that he ls
the bona fde owner OF the property 80 as.
sessed tu him aud that lie mas been such
owner Tor two years next preceding hIs
application
II any p~rSon other than those herein
meutlOnsd shall be Or become legally en-
titled - be reg gls,"reI as sotsrs Al state
Elections in this State. then this section
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly sLsi. pn-s".s the same powers
ss II this section had never been adopted
and the laws OF this. State. including the
locs! laws applicable 10 certain counties
thereof. relating TO the form OF ballot to bs
used at elections, In force on the nrst day
OF July Ia the year nineteen hundred and
ten, -hr.i revive or continue IN force until
sIter.I ay the General Assembly notwith-
shading any Acts to the contrary which
msy hsye been passed while the terms of
tbs section shall have been Ia fore or
while the General Assembly shall have
believed Or assumed the PROVISIONS of thia
section 70 bs valid
Sr.ll5u Aud be 1; further enacted
b. Tie authority aforesaid. that the afors-
sG'i section hereby proposed as an Amend
mru' O. the Constitution shal. tc Al the
neat C.u-ral Election held Ia this state.
s4hiuittyd to the legal aud qualified voters
tAcr-o: ryr CLe!r a-ap Ion or rejection. In
pursuance Of jLs d.Iecl.Ous cOutalusd Ia
Article II Of the Constitution " this State.
and at 81 8 General Election the vote on
the said proposed Amendment to the Con
stitutlon shall he BY ballot aud upon each
ballot shall bc printed the words. For
Constitutional Amendment aud Against
CoHsIfutlaaGI Amendment" as aow pro
viced by law. and Immediately after ssiG
election due return shall he made 10 the
GOvv.a.r .E '-r Vote f.- Hrl aGa.Es' said
propo. - Amendment. - directed ~ said
Fouri,,-.4 Article Q; tie Constitution.
Approved Apr II. 1910.
AUSTIN l. CRO1HERs.
(CreEt Sszu Governor.
A + GpRMAN JT
President OF the Senate
ADAM FEEPLEs
Speaker ot the House u Delegates.