Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-28

Chesterfield; James A. Walton of Annapo-
Pettibone OF Annapolis: David Sheperd OF
Bristol; and William II Brown of Annap-
oils Junction.
Candidates OF the Prohibition Party-Ed-
ward Colinson of South River; Theodore II.
Corner OF Annapolis; Frank II. Ridout of
Saint Margaret's; Richard w. Hawkins on
Harmon's: William II. Downs of Glen Bur-
ME; William f. Childs of Annapolis; and
John W. Armiger of Bristol.
For COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Candidate of the Democratic Party-J.
Carson Boush of Annapolis.
Also the following Proposed Constitu-
tional Amendment.
CHAPTER 2os
An Act to propose an Amendment to
Article 1 of the Constitution of this State
by adding thereto a new Section, to be
known as Section g. to follow Section
and to provide for the submission OF said
Amendment to the qualified voters OF this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section /. Be It enacted by the Gen
erai Assembly Of Maryland (three-nfths
OF all members of each OF the two houses
concurring), that the following section be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Article l OF the Constitution
OF this State, which said section II adopted
by the qualified voters Of this State, shall
stand as an additional section to said Ar
ticle 1, to be known as Section s. to follow
Section 7. of said Article
Section g. All State and municipal cleo
tons shall be conducted by the system
commonly known as the Australian Ballot
System, and It shall be the duty of the
General Assembly to provide by law for
form Of ballot, uniform throughout the
EAAAA g.
this State. and provide that on said bal
lot 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 representation Of the minority party
among the Judges and clerks OF election
registers or other officers performing SIM
liar functions shall not be abolished By the
General Assembly unless by a vote Of four
nfths Of all the members Of each house.
The right to be registered as q quail.
lied voter and the 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
tons Of this Article, possessing the quail.
ncations as to age and residence mentioned
in Section Of this Article.
Second: Every other male citizen not
disqualified by the Second or Third Sec.
lions Of this Article possessing the quail
ncations as to age and residence mentioned
In Section OF this Article, who at the time
OF his application for registration Is the
bona fde owner of real or personal prop
erty, or both. In an amount Of not less
than i've hundred dollars is assessed there
for on the tax books of the City Of Bal
ttmors or OF one OF the Counties OF this
State, has been such owner and 50 assessed
for two years next preceding his 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 afddavit
before the of1cers OF registration that he Il
the bona nde owner OF the property so as
sessed to him and that he has been such
owner for two years next preceding his
application.
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 section
shall be null and void and the General
Assembly shall possess the same powers
as 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 elecdorA IN force on the nrst day
Of July II the year nineteen hundred and
ten, shall revive or continue IN force until
altered By the General Assembly notwith-
standing any Acts to the contrary which
may have been passed while the terms OF