The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-13
CHAPTER 2Ss.

CHAPTER 258
An Act 70 propose an Amendment I'd
Article 1 Of the Constitution Of this Stats
by adding thereto a new Section, to ba
known as Section 8. to follow Section Z
and to provide for the submission Of said
Amendments 20 the qualiAed voters Of this
State Tor adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be 1t enacted By the Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland (tlree-nftha
Of AZ members Of each Of the two houses
eonaurEang), that the following section be
and The same il hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article / Of the Constitution
q ehAB Gtats, which said section, Il adopted
W ths qualified voters q this stats. sAaiI
stand g an additional section TO said Ar
ticie 4, to be known as Section 8, to follow
eeceaon z. Of said Article.
seet1on & AL State and municipal oleo4
items shall b. conducted By the SYSTEM
commonly known a. the Australian Ball03
System, and It shall be the duty Of It'd
General Assembly to provide By law FOL
o form Of ballot, uniform throughout the
state, for use at all State elections In
this State. and provide that on said bal.
lot sitter the name Of each candidate
thereon who may have been duly nominated
- s@A~ ~A@AAGANntG Va any pUAAk4Ghk p&Eky W.
organization, there shall be printed the
legal name Of said party or organizatfons
equal representation of the minority paxty
among the judges and clerks Of election
registers or other of1cers performing sine
Mar functions shall not be abolished by the
General Assembly unless by vote Of four.
hfths Of al the members Of each house.
The right to be registered a. a quail.
MaH WNt ca aRA kne a.
State or municipal election In this State
Shail be limited to the following personss
First: Every male white citizen not
disqualified BY the Second or Third Sec
tions Of this Article, possessing the Quali-
ncations a. to age and residence mentioned
IN Section / Of thas Article.
Second: Every other male citizen noe
disqualified By the Second or Third Sec.
tions Of this Article possessing the quail.
hcatio1s IS to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article, who at the time
Of his application for registration 10 the
bona Ade owner Of real or personal props
erty, or both. in an amount of not less
than Avs hundred dollars. Is assessed there's
for On the tax books Of the City of Ball
timore OF Of one Of the Counties OF this
State. has been such owner and s0Nassessed
for two years next preceding bis applica-
ton for 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 oflcsrs Of registration that he 10
che bona 1lde owner Of the property SO as
Dessed 20 him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
II any person other than those heredn
mentioned shall be or become legally en-.
eatied 60 be registered as voters at State
Nlsotions IN this State. then this section
shall be nuIl and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
az 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 ballot to be
used at elections. In force on the first day
Of July In the year nineteen hundred and
y4sn, shall revive or continue In force until
'Saltered By the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts 10 the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms Of
this section shall have been In force OF
while the General Assembly shall have
believed or assumed the provisions Of this
section to be valid
Section 4 And be 1t further enacted,
by the authority aforesaid. that the afore-
said section hereby proposed a. an Amend
ment 70 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 IL o. 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. For
Constitutional Amendment and Against
Constitutional Amendment" a. now pro-
vidsd by law, and Immediately after said
election due return shall be made to the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed Amendment. as directed By said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution
Approved Apr. ii. 1910
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs,
A0reat eeai) Governor.
A. P. GoRMAN, Jr..
President Of the Senate
ADAM PEOPLES
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.