Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-09-21
CHAPTER "a

An Act 20 propose an Amsndmsas -
Artfcls ] Of the Constitution Of this ststa
By adding thereto new Section, 20 -
kaOEn IS Section & 70 follow s@criSn 7
aad to provide for tie submission q said
Amendasai 70 the qualified voters 81 mia
State for adoption or reis-ti0a-
Section l. Be It enacted By ths Gen-
eral Assembly of Maryland tthres-ffths
a an members OF each of tie tive houses
eoEeuFringl, that the following sectioA Be
and the same Is hereby proposed as Gn
amendment % Article z o. tEs Constitution
Of this stata, which said section, x AtaUted
By the qualified voters % tia State, shar
stand Is ar additioaaI ssetioH - said A.
tiels l, 20 be kaowa Section 8. % t0Ilsu
Section !. 81 said Article
Section All state and municipal slse-
t4ons ahal be conducted b. the system
commonly known az he AugtraliAa BaIlss
System, and Il shall be the duty % the
General Assembly 70 provide b. law toF
Q form Of ballot, Uniform Throughout tas
State, for use Al ali State elections IA
Rhis State. and provide that or said bal
lot after the name OF each Canckiass
theraoR who may have been duly nominated
as the candidate OF any political party o.
organization, there shall bs Driated tie
legal name OF said party or organ izEtloal
equal representation d: tie minority Dsrty
among the judges ala clerks Of siscIoa
registers or other officers performing rfm-
Mar functions shall % be abolished By ths
General Assem- his Nee, hy a vote gf four.
Afths OF all the naa. - % each house
The right 70 he res. stored as 4 qzau-
led voter and tire rl-hJ 20 vote AZ any
Stats or municipal e,ertion IN this State
wwsN -.
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified By the Second or Third Sec
lions OF this Article. possessing the qush-
Ecations as to age and residence mentioned
IN Session 1 Of this Article.
Second Every other male citizen zot
disqualified by he Second or Il.rd Sec
lions Of this Article possessing TIE quail
6catiOns as 10 age and residence mentioned
in Section I nf this AE.l..a. Who m tic time
OF his application for registration IS las
bona foe owner 70 real III personal prop
erty, or both, 10 aa amount Of aot Issa
than I've hundred dollars. IS assessed -hare.
for on the tax book, of the City Of Bal
imOre OF Of ore OF .ae Counties OF this
State, has been such owner and 50 assessed
for two years nest .....r#Eu- MS arullea-
tiou fer registration shall have paid and
shall produce receipts for the taxes on said
property for said two years, ard shall At
the time Of his application make st3davi1
before the officers OF registration that he ia
the bona hde owner o. the property 20 a.
sessed 70 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those harela
mentioned shall lie or become legally en-
titled to be regis ersI A. voters a, state
Elections In M. ststs. then this section
shall be null and void and the Generd
Assembly shall possess tae same powers
a. II this section Lat never been adopted
and the laws OF this state including the
local laws applicable 10 certain counties
thereof. relating 70 the form OF bs4.uL 90 &c
used at elections, IN force on the crst day
Of July In the year nineteen hundred and
tan. shall revive or continue I'D force uu.n
altered b. the General Assembly g0.7z.-h
standing any Acts 70 the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms q
this section shall have been in force or
while the General Assembly shall havs
believed or assumed the provisions 5f thtB
section 70 be valid
Section z And be Il further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid. that che afora-
said section hereby proposed as ar Amend
ElG0I 10 tAa A"H1Ha. .s'A @.... NC GE t44
next General Elersf.a re'3 70 ghtE state.
submitted TO the ..-a a.8 qualified voters
thereof for their Adoption or rejection. n
Pursuance OF the directions contained In
Article Is OF the Constitution o. tLIs STATE,
and ct said General Election the vote ca
The said proposed Amendment 20 me COP
stitution shall be ~ ballot. and upon each
ballot shall be printed The wOr-A For
Constit utional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment" a. Gov pro
vided By law, and Immediately after SAID
election due return shall be made 90 :bs
Gove-nor o.. 'he re Tor 49,. rraz. sHsa
PROPOSE Amendment as G.re.s.s by sald
Fourteenth Article OF the Constitution.
Approved Apr IL 1919
AUSTIN l. CHBIHuRs
t0Teat Seal Governor
A T.. GoRMAN. Jr.
Pres. .out O! the seaa:a
ADAM rEEPLES,
Speaker OF the House o. Delegates