ART 1.] CONSTITUTION. 23
tion district or ward in which he does not reside (except in
the case provided for in this Article), or shall, at the same
election, vote in more than one election district, or precinct,
or shall vote, or offer to vote, in any name not his own, or in
place of any other person of the same name, or shall vote in
any county in which he does not reside. |
|
SEC. 5. The General Assembly shall provide by law for a
uniform Registration of the names of all the voters in this
State who possess the qualifications prescribed in this Article,
which Registration shall be conclusive evidence to the Judges
of election of the right of every person thus registered to vote
at any election thereafter held in this State; but no person
shall vote at any election, Federal or State, hereafter to be
held in this State, or at any municipal election in the city of
Baltimore, unless his name appears in the list of registered
voters; and until the General Assembly shall hereafter pass
an Act for the Registration of the names of voters, the law in
force on the first day of June, in the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven, in reference thereto, shall be continued in
force, except so far as it may be inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Constitution; and the registry of voters, made
in pursuance thereof, may be corrected, as provided in said
law; but the names of all persons shall be added to the list of
qualified voters by the officers of Registration, who have the
qualifications prescribed in the first section of this Article,
and who are not disqualified under the provisions of the sec-
ond and third sections thereof.
Miles vs. Bradford, 22 Md., 176. Smith vs. Stephan, 66 Md., 381.
SEC. 6. Every person elected or appointed to any office of |
Registration. |
profit or trust, under this Constitution, or under the laws,
made pursuant thereto, shall, before he enters upon the duties
of such office, take and subscribe the following oath or affirm-
ation: I, —, do swear, (or affirm, as the case may be),
that I will support the Constitution of the United States; and
that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of
Maryland, and support the Constitution and Laws thereof;
and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, dili-
gently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice (ex-
ecute the office of —, according to the Constitution and
Laws of this State, (and, if a Governor, Senator, Member of
the House of Delegates, or Judge), that I will not, directly
or indirectly, receive the profits or any part of the profits of
any other office during the term of my acting as —.
Thomas vs. Owens, 4 Md., 189. Archer vs. State, 74 Md., 410 and 443.
Keyser vs. Upshur, 92 Md., 728. Davidson vs. Brice, 91 Md., 685. |
Oath of office. |
|
 |
