Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-16

An Act to propose an Amendment TO
Article Of the Constitution of this state
by adding thereto IA new Section. TO D
known rs Section 5 10 follow Section
and 10 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment 10 the Qualined voters OF
this State Tor adoption or rejection.
Section !. BE Ii enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland (three-hfthS OF
all members OF each of the two houses
concurring). that the following seStlon oe
and the same Is hereby proposes as an
amendment to Article ! OF the Constitu-
ton OF this State. which said section. II
adopted by the qualified voters or TINS
State shall stand as an additional section
to said Article ]. to be known as Section
s. to follow Section Z. of said Article
Section s. All State and municipal cleo
lions shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Bai-
lot system and it shall be the duty OF
the General ASSEMBLY to PROVIDE py
law for a form Of ballot uniform
throughout the State. for use at all state
elections in this State, and provide that
on said ballot after the name of each
candidate thereon who may have been
duly nominated as the candidate OF any
political party or organization, there
shall be printed the legal name of said
party or organization; equal representa-
ton of the minority party among the
judges and clerks of election, registers or
other officers performing similar func-
lions shall not be abolished by the Gen
eral Assembly unless by a vote of four
ffths of all the members of each house.
The right TO be registered as quahi
fled voter and the right to vote at any
|
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 quar-
iffcations as to age and residence men.
toned in Section l of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disoualified Nv The second or Third Sec
tions of this Article possessing the quail
fications as To age and residence men
toned in Section ] of this Article, who AZ
the time of his application for registra-
ton is the bona fide owner OF real OF
personal property. or both, IN an amount
of not less than FIVE hundred dollars, is
assessed therefor on the tax books OF the
City of Baltimore or of one of the toun-
ties of this State. has been such owner
and so assessed for two years next pre-
ceding his application Tor registration
shall have paid and snail produce re
ceipts for the taxes on said property tJI
said two years, and shall at the tiine Oh
his application make affidavit before the
officers of registration that he IS th'
bona fde owner OF lne properly SO ~,
owner for two years next preceding ms
application.
| mentioned shall be or become legally en-
titled TO be registered as voters at state
Elections in this State. then this sector
shall be null and void and the Genera
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as If this section had never been adopted
| and the laws of this state lncludmg "
| local laws applicable to certain counties
| thereof relating 10 the form OF ballot q
| be used at elections. in force on the IRIS
/ daV of July in the year nineteen hHtuitt
| and ten shall revive or continue ia force
| until altered by the General Assembly
| notwithstanding any Acts to the con
frarv which may have been passed whil'
1 the terms of this section shall have beer
1 in force or while the General Assembly
| shall have believed or assumed the pro
1 visions of this section to be valid.
| Section 3 And be it further enacted, by
1 the authority aforesaid. that the afore
1 said secti0n hereby proposed as an
1 Amendment to the Constitution shall be-
| at the next General Election held in this
| State submitted to the legal and quail
| fled voters thereof for their adoption OF
| rejection I'm pursuance of the direc
| tions contained in Article u of the Con
| stitution of this state, and at said Gen
1 eral Election the vote on the said pro
1 posed Amendment 10 the Constitution
| shall be by ballot. and upon each bal
| lot shall be printed the words For
| Constitutional Amendment and Against
| Constitutional Amendment" as now pro-
1 yided by law and Immediately after saiC
| election due return shall be made to the
/ Governor of the vote for and agains
| said proposed Amendment, as directed
| by said Fourteenth Article of the Const
4 tuition.
| Approved Apr II, 1910.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
| Great Seal) Governor.
President of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES.
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.