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rescind the order passed July 21, by which the Convention
determined to hold evening sessions.

The resolution submitted by Mr. Belt, on Saturday, in re-
lation to the disqualification of certain members of the Con-
vention,

Was taken up.

On motion of Mr. Miller.

Said resolution was postponed until the consideration of the
report of the Committee on Elections.

Mr. Sands, from the Committee on the Elective Franchise,
submitted the following

REPORT:

The Committee on the Elective Franchise and Qualification
of Voters, beg leave respectfully to report the following sec-
tions, to be inserted in Article I of the Constitution, entitled
"Elective Franchise: "

ARTICLE I.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.

SECTION 1. Every white male person of twenty-one years of
age, or upwards, who shall have been one year next preced-
ing the election a resident of the State, and for six months a
resident of the city of Baltimore, or of any county in which
he may offer to vote, and being at the time of the election a
loyal citizen of the United States, shall be entitled to vote in
the ward or election district in which be resides, in all elec-
tions hereafter to be held, and every free white male person
of twenty one years of age, and upwards, who shall have
been one year next preceding the election a resident of the
State, and for six mouths a resident of the city of Baltimore,
or of any county in the State, and being at the time of the
election in the naval or military service of the United States,
shall, when the United States are actually engaged in war,
be entitled to vote wherever they may be, for any and all
officers to be elected under the Constitution of this State or of
the United States, and the Legislature is hereby required to
provide the means necessary to carry this provision into full
and complete operation and effect; and at all such elections
the vote shall be by ballot. And in case any county or city
shall be so divided as to form portions of different electoral
districts for the election of Congressmen, Senator, Delegate,
or other officer or officers, then to entitle a person to vote for
such officer, he must have been a resident of that part of the