Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-10-06

An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article Of the Constitution Of this state
by adding thereto a new Section. to b.
known as Section s. @ follow Section
and 70 provide for the submission OF
said Amendment to the qualified voters OF
thls state for adoption or rejection
Section I. Be It enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland three-ifths Of
al members Of each OF the two houses
cnncurrine). that the following ction be
ana the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article OF the Constitu-
tqa of this State. which said section. Il
adnptcd by the qualified voters OF this
siale, shall stand as an additional section
e said Article l. to be known as Section
s % follow Section :. OF said Article.
section $. All State and municipal eiec-
u9ns snail be conducted by the system
eonmopiy known as the Australian Bal
iqt - iesc. and Il shall be the duty Of
tae General Assembly to provide by
4H iQr form Of ballot, uniform
Wi9ushout the State. for use at all State
eeetons in this State, and provide that
oa said ballot after the name OF each
saqdldnte thereon who may have baen
paty aay nominated as the candidate Of any
R9Nleal party or organization, there
s17A be printed the legal name of said
pAy o. organization; equal representa-
~; tioA ot the minority party among the
fisi.si fii eileers performing similar func-
s,otis snail not be abolished by the Gem
Sssi a assembly unlrss by a vote of four
Tvs Tvs q al the members Of each house.
a.e ne right tc be registered as quail
wv wv voter and the right to vote at any
2tate or municipal election In this State
si1sil f,s De United 10 the following persons:
,1.lst Every male white citizen not
1,s4u iliied by the Seto ond or Third Sec
,dq1s ,fdsss oI this Article. possessing the quail
as,ret iaestols Is As 70 age and res dence mem
HtSiitu "a Section j Of this Article.
dtsgs,tondy Every other male citizen not
e,t,'44a eu,ts4haIt FED by the Second or Third Sec
fs,aeys<of this Article possessing the quail
- Ions as to age and residence men
N 4 ftff A Arf rita AZ
the time OF his application for registra-
ton Is the bona hde owner Of real or
personal property, or both, in an amount
Of not less than five hundred dsilars. is
assessed therefor on the tax hooks OF the
City of Baltimore or or one Of the toun-
ties OF this State. has been such owner
and so assessed for two years next pre-
ceding his application for registration,
shall have paid and shall produce re-
ceipts for the taxes on sad property for
said two years. AID shah at the time Of
his appiication make affidavit be ore the
officers OF registration that he is the
bona fide owner Of the property so as
sessed to him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
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 sectiel
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as If this section had never been adopted,
ana the laws Of this State. including the
local laws applicable to certain counties
thereof relating 10 the form OF ballot to
be used at elections, in force on the ilrst
day Of July in the year nineteen hundred
and ten shall revive or continue in force
unfu altered by the General Assembly
nofwithstanding any Acts to the con-
frarv which may have been passed while
he terms Of this section shall have been
n force or while the General Assembly
shall have believed or assumed the pro-
vfsions Of this section to be valid.
Section 2. And be II further enacted, by
the authority aforesaid. that the afore-
said section hereby proposed as an
Amendment to the Constitution shail be
ri the next General Election held IN tlis
state submitted to the legal and quali-
,isd yafers thereof for their adoption or
rejection. in pursuance of the dlrec-
tions contained in Article "a OF the Con
stifutiou Of this State. and at said Cen
oral Election the vote on the said pro-
nosed Amendment to the Constitution
shall he by ballot and upon each bal
lot shall be printed the words, For
Constitutional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment as now pro-
,Jided bv law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
CoverF.1r Of the vote for and against
said proposed Amendment as directed
III, said Enurtaen1h Article af the Ea.a5s=-
approved Apr. Il, 1910.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
6fsraaf Seal) Governor.
Nes 4. P. GoRMAN,. JH.,
President Of the Senate.
ADAM PEOPLES,
Speaker OF the House of Delegates