The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-05-23

1Ortn IDAI nObllQg QeT6lQ contained Snall Ut
construed as authorizing any of said officers
O of registration to ask any question OF or con-
corning any applicant for registration as 9
qualified voter touching any cause of dis
qualification not expressly enumerated in the
constitution of this State; all persons who
prior to the passage of this act shall have
vacated or removed from or have gone with
their parents from the place of their actual
abode, domicile, dwelling place or habitation
within this State, and shall have taken q
domicile, dwelling place, abode or habitation
out of this State, shall be conclusively pre-
sumed to have thereby intended to abandon
their legal residence in this State, and to have
surrendered their right to registration as
legal voters in the State unless within thirty
days after the passage of this act they shall
go in person before the clerk of the circuit
court for the county from which they shall
have so removed or Before the clerk of the
superior court of Baltimore city, if their re-
moval shall have been from said city and
make and acknowledge before such clerk an
affidavit that when they so removed they did
not intend to change their legal residence
= within the State but that they had fixed
purpose 10 return at definite time, and that
they intend to return to this State and to take
up their actual domicile and habitation there
i'm, on or before six months next preceding
November, eighteen hundred and ninety; the
form of such affidavit shall be substantially
as follows: Estate of Maryland, - county
or city of Baltimore, set hereby certify
That on this-day Of, 1S9-, before the
subscriber, clerk of the circuit court for
county Tor of the superior court of Baltimore
tity,) personally appeared-and made oath
or affirmation) in due form of law. that to
he-day Of, IS, or Whereabouts he was an
ctual resident and inhabitant of the-elec-
sn district of he-precinct Of the-ward
fthe-legislative district of Baltimore city !;
bat on or about the-day Of, 1S-, he
iemoved from his said domicile or place of
esidence in said county Tor city, and took
Up his domicile, habitation, dwelling place or
Ibode out OF the State of Maryland, to wit !;
h there insert minute and definite description
7bf the place of abode) that when he so re-
moved out of the State he had fixed and
definite purpose thereto by certain time and
S>at- he did not intend by such removal to
be his residence within the State, or to
am, OF not to return to this State as circum-
Stances thereafter might make expedient;
acknowledged before me-(signature of clerk,
seal of court) and unless the persons Tespec-
lively making such af1davits shall actually
return to this State and shall actually take up
their abode, domicile or habitation therein
six months before the Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, eighteen hundred and
ninety, they shall be conclusively presumed
to have lost their legal residence therein and
shall not be entitled to registration therein as
legal voters, and the officers of registration
shall strike off their names from the registry,
if they be entered thereon; and after the
passage OF this act all persons who shall vacate
and remove from the place of their actual
domicile, abode, dwelling place or habitation
within this State and shall take up domicile,
abode, dwelling place or habitation out of this
State shall be concusively presumed to have
Alosttheir residence in this SNte, and shall in
konseeuence thereof become disqualified to
iyote, unless at or about the time of such re-
Aoval or within ten days thereafter they shall
10 in person before the clerk of the circuit
burt for the county from which they shall so
fmove, or before the clerk of the superior
burt of Baltimore city, if such removal be
- said city, and shall make and &C.
Wedge before him an affidavit declaring
Notwithstanding such removal from their
fcile, abode, dwelling place or habitation,
do not intend thereby to change their
Residence but that they have affixed and
te purpose to return to this State on or
six months preceding the next succeed
3ctiou in November; the form of such
tit shall be as follows Estate of Mary.
tity Tor county, of-sct: / hereby
that on this-day of-1S9-, before
bscriber, clerk of the circuit court for
ounty Tor superior court of Baltimore
Apersonally appeared, and made
afirmaiiop) in due form of law, that
hbout the-day of-169-, he
and removed from his habitation,
t-place, domicile or abode in the
of the-election district Or
Tor of the-ward in the-legisla-
fict of Baltimore city, and took up
re out of the State (here insert parti-
designation of such new abode, by cleo
iarict, precinct, ward, street and num-
knever practicable), that notwithstand-
1h removal he does not intend thereby
kge his residence, but that he has q
ID definite purpose to return to this
or before six months preceding the
teeding election in November; &C.
ged before me-(signature of clerk,
~ 9urt;' and if the persons making
avts shall fail 80 to return and take
actual abode, domicile, dwelling
habitation in this State on or before
his next preceding such November
N, they shall be conclusively presumed
h abandoned such declared intention
hall thereupon become disqualified to
b this State, and tue officers of registra-
IA refuse to register them as qualified
or shall strike of their names from
stry ftheir names be entered thereon
rk before whom such affidavit shall be
SHALL retain, index and record the same,
&atl be entitled to demand and receive
Acknowledgment the sum OF thirty
I'd for indexing and recording the
and Acknowledgements thereto, the
Enpensation as is allowed by law for
and recording deeds, such cost to
to said clerks by the county commits
Ind mayor and city council of Balti-
a5setively such affidavits shall not be
be in evidence as evidence of the
the persons making the same to
lion, unless they are recorded within
from the date of the acknowledge
lreto, and d. ly certified copy thereof
receivable in evidence in the same
$ certified copy of a deed; false
~ in any case of such afffdavits shall
led to be perjury, and shall be punish
5perjurY is by the Code of Public
Laws, article twenty-seven, title
and Punishmenis," subtitle "Per-
Ia officers ofregistration shall r, quire
auction of such affidavits DULY re-
duly certified copy thereof in all
hss7ahall have reason to suspect
Pplying to be registered as
6as lost his residence by reason
ot%d from the State as hereinbefore
and they may also In such cases
iestion which they may deem proper
Iplicant, concerning the place where
in the county or legislative district
b removal out of the State, his oc-
before such removal and since, the
he so removed, and when he re-
pd all other pertinent f-cts and
bees touching the right of such per-
registered, and they may REQUIRE
II the answers of all persons to such
TO be corroborated by independent
70 then discretion they shall think
Il If in answer to their questions or
hony produced before them it shall
heir satisfaction that the person
be registered had left the State
III intention Of returning, or with
In of returning at some Indefinite
future he shall not be entitled to
las legal voter.
1cers of registration appointed
inct of any ward OF the city of
III on the days succeeding the
October sitting in each year, de-
rk ofthe superior court of Bal
Ee duplicate registries Of voters