Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15

~ al persons registered In any ward III
SAID ely Tor Ia any election precinct or
district OF said county,. for the sum OF
ntteen dollars per ward In said city and
Two dollars for single precinct, and Tor
,ls sum OF hat cent for cach potfr .
name or said registry in The counties
which SAID sum shall be applied towards
pay ing the expenses Of making said certi-
hed copies. It shall be the duty Of the sac
advance, SO that they Will be able to make
and furnish such copies when ordered
az hereinhefore required.
=. ANY person who feels aggrieved by
Inc action of any board Of registry in re-
4usins 20 register him as qualified voter,
~ m crasing or mlsspelung his name or
mat Of any other person on tho registry,
ot IN registering or falling 10 erase me
INme OF any fictitious. deceased or dis
quaniel person. may at any time either
peIore or after the last session of the
board OF registry (but not later than the
saturday next proceeding the election, II
~ the City Of Baltimore, and not later
tnan the Tuesday next preceding the
election, Il In the countiesl, file petition
verified by affidavit IL the Circuit cour
Ter the county. or Il the cause Of com
plant arises in Baltimore City. in any
court OF Baltimore City, setting forth
Inc ground Of his application, and asking
70 nave the registry corrected. The court
SnaH lorthHtth set the petition for hear
ing, and direct summons to be issued re-
curing the board OF registry 10 attend
At the hearing or by COUNSEL and wher
the object of the petition is to strike on
we name Of any person alleged TO be fic-
titions, deceased or disqualified, summons
shah also be issued to such person, which
shall be served BY the sheriff within the
time therein designated, al his place Of
Iesi,a.ehee given IN the registry, II the
peution shall allege that any person reg
istered IN any precinct does not reside In
SUCH precinct, 1t shall be sufficient for the
pstiuonef 70 show that the person to
whose registration he objects did no. al
the time when he was SO registered re-
SIDE at the particular house or place de-
Scrloeu as nis residence on the registry
nut the person 10 whose registration OBJ
lection Is SO made shall have the RICH,
70 show by affirmative proof that, al
though he may not have had legal resi-
dence az the place described by him as
MS residence at the time OF his registra-
ton, he had at such time a legal resi-
deHce in the said precinct. In determin-
ing whethez any person is or is not g
resident OF any voting precinct 1t shall
be presumed that II a person is shown to
have acquired a residence in one locality
ne retains the same until It Is Affirmative
y shown that he has acquired a resi-
dence In another locality, and it shall also
be presumed that If person IS shown
moi TO reside at the dwelling giver in the
entries relating to him on the registration
BOOKS, he IS not q resident Of the said
precinct unless It should be afiirmatively
shown that he is such resident, and the
entries made in such registration books
shall not be considered by the court as
levldenee Of any faet therein stated but
= "a ee5e shall he heard de noX0 At the
ibessring evidence, subject only 70 she
ordinary rules OF evidence las modified
by the provisions OF this secuon) may
De introduced for or against the appli-
cation, and the judge shall dispose of The
matter summarily by granting or re-
tusing the order prayed, and the clerk
OF the court shall make q minute of the
proceeding. The costs Of proceedings in
the passage OF this act be one-half Of those
provided for and usual under existing
Jaw. II me board of registry shall have
returned the registers to the supervisors
q elections, certified copy Of any such
order granted by the court shall be deliv-
cred 10 said supervisors. who shall
therenpon, make the required correction
upon the proper registers, and under the
head of remarks" note that the same
was made under such order Of court. The
court MAJ enforce any such order by at
1achment. as in proceedings for con-
tempt No person admitted 10 the reg
istry. by order of court shall be protected
by such order Il prosecuted for false
registration or false voting. In all such
cases the petitioner may be represented
by counsel, and IN dtsposing of the petit
tton the court shall have discretion to
impose the costs upon the petitioner. the
county commissioners. or the Mayor and
city Council Of Baltimore, or the board
OF registry, or any member or members
thereof, as justice and equity may re-
qulTsi but no attorneys appearance fee
shat be taxed as part Of such costs In
Baltimore city the Supreme Bench shall
from time. to time, assign a judge or
such petitions shall be heard. and neither
party shah have any right OF removal
Exceptions may be taken to any ruling
OF the court al the hearing OF any such
of Appeals aa In other cases all such
appeals shall be taken within five days
from the date Of the decision complained
81, ana shan he heard and decided by the
Court OF Appeals as soon after the trans
misSlon OF the record as may be prac-
ticable.
q, In the counties a new general regis
tration shall be made by each board Of
registry at intervals OF eight years after
that herein provided for BY Section To-
that Is to say. prior to every alternate
presidential election after that OF 1896, such
new general registration shall be made
in the same way and under the same rules
and provisions, In all respects as are
herein prescribed for the first general
%. In the city Of Baltimore there shall
be an annual registration, which shall he
conducted under the same rules and pro-
visions, in all respects, as are herein
prescribed for the first general reeistTs-
ton under this article except that when
ever In year In which there is not a
general registration in the counties, any
person applies for registration in Balti-
more City who was a registered voter
in any election district or precinct in any
county OF the state at the close Of the
last preceding registration In said cIfv
he shall be required. before he shall b.
entered as a qualified voter to produce
and hls removal certificate in the form
hereinafter set forth.
INTERMEDIATE REGISTRATION.
&c. Before every November election held
in the counties between the general regis
tration herelnDeiore provided for the last
general registration shall be revised by
The board Of registry Of each precinct
where such election IS 10 be held; and
FOR that purpose the board OF registry
shall meet on the Tuesdays, respeetiveiv
tiye and four weeks preceding the regular
fall election, ana shall hold a session fron
eight O'Clock A. NJ 70 seven o'clock z
NJ, ana hAfnes may be added on the regis
ters In the same WAY, upon sworn appli-
cation, as IN the case Of a general repis-
trationi and all the same forms and re
qulielnents shall be observed II II shall
appear that any applicant had been upop
the registry IT. any other precinct OF an,-
county at any tlms since the beginning
OF the last general registration far s,IeR
precinct. his name shall not be added 10
the registry where application Is made
until he produces certlficate Of removal
siyeh him BY the board oil supervisors
Of SAID county, or by the board OF REGISTRY
for such other precincts, which certffcate
shah be IN substance as follows:
~, precinct, ward, or
county. This IS 10 certify that the name
Of heretofore residing al
IN this precinct, has been
stricken from the registry OF the precinct
and the proper erasgre made. and that
upon The register Of this precinct the fol
lowing entries appear With reference to
him; Name Ase
Color Residence
Nativity Pine Of residence
dence in county Cor city,, '4s u T rs5l,
4 of residence in state, Nat
uralized, Date Of papers.
Court, Quallned voter.
Date OF application,
board q Supervisors OF
Elections
COR OF Registry
The foregoing certificate shall bs
5granted by the board Of registry when
.in session, or by the board OF supervisnrs
4ot elections, prior to said session Of the
4poard OF registry ander the following
$esulationa-that is to say, 10 at the time
duplication tor said removal certifieate IA
|inGde, the name OF the said voter Is AZ
fendy erased from the registry tbsn
<shall be tho duty OF the said boar5 ef
1AupervlsoTs or the said board Of reeist ~
a. grant the certificate TO the votes NM.
#elf or to any other person maltine annii-
ltauon therefor, but Ii at the tinie Sion
Implication is made, the name of tha Vote
DC sun upon the regiatry OF voters as a
kaualificd voter, the removal cerfiacate
snail be granted, and tho name stricken
oftcnly upon the personal application 81
81 eh voter 70 the board OF snpervlsors :, ,
10 fhe SAID board VI registry and alter
hlt taking and subscribing an oath SUD
diNQtiuily as foiloHs. 4, do
seNmniy swear Tor eiiirm) that I now
ff,3ae at ia county .
1hNf am tbe same person who Is entered
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