Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-04-18
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Act all persons (other than those il the
service Of the United States) who shall
vacate aud remove from the place Of their
actual domicile, abode, dwelling place or
habitation within this State, aud sail
take up domicile, abode. dwell ing ulace
or habltatIoa out Of this State. shall be
eonelusiyely presumed to have lost their
residence in this State, and shall in con
sequence thereof become disqualified to
vote. unless within ten days from The
ate Of such removal, they shall 60 in
person before the Clerk of the Circuit
court for the county from which they
shall so remove, or before the C, rk Of
The Superior Court of Baltimore city, if
surh removal be from said city, and shah
mak. and acknowledge before him an af
hdavit declaring that Notwithstanding
: ,ch removal from their domicile, abode.
dwrlling-place or habitatioD, they do not
intend therebJ. to change their legal res
aence, but that they have n fixed and
definite purpose to return to this State on
Of before SIX III p
succeeding election in November. The
orm of such affidavit shall be as follows:
State of Maryland city Cor couuty) of
- Set: hereby certify tina; on this
- day of - lS9 before the sub
scriber, Clerk of the Circuit Court for
- county. Cor Superior Cour. of Bal
timore city personally appeared --,
and made oath Cor afirmution,) in due
form of law, that on or about the --
day of =, lS9 he vacated and re-
moved from his hsbitatjon, dwelling
place, domicile or abode in the = pre-
sinct of the = election district of =
soun,y. Cor of the = ward i'll the n
Legislative district Of Baltimore city, J
and took up his abode out of the State,
there insert particular designation of
such new abode, by election district,
ward. street and number whenever prac-
ficahle. that Notwithstanding such re-
noval, he does not intend thereby to
change his residence, but that be has
sxed and definite purpose to return 10
fhis State on or before six months pre-
eeding the next succeeding election IN
November. acknowledged before me. =
t>tgnature of Clerk --, and (sea of
eaurt) -; and it the per ons making
zach afhdavits shall fail SO to return and
take up their actual abode, dolnicile.
,iwelling-place aud habisation in this
St lie Oh or before six months nexi pre-
..silug such November ele.tinn, they
snail be canc'u>ively presumed e. have
ahondoned sucn declared intcntlon. ana
shall thereupon become disqualified 10
vote in this State aud the officers Of reg
iSration shall refuse to register them AZ
qualified voters, or shall strike of their
names from the registry, if sheir names
be entered thereon
The above is what is known as the
nonresident clause of the new Registra
tion Law. As the Ubiquitous measure is
iatcnded to disfranchise Republican no
tsrs in Southern Maryland, all Republi-
eaus should scan the secti0a of the
law careful ly and inform their neigh
bors and frienls of its harsh provisions
To our mind il is unconstitutional and
this belief is shared by many others.
but We do not propose at this tine -
discuss that question. Later on ids
case will be made and the courts giycn
IN opportunity to construe the objection
Ne clause. Our purpose at present. is.
Nv to call public attention TO the
of the law affecting the rights Of
Eating voter. so that he may keep
lie within the provision Of The law
ss'il the constitutionality Of the act Gin