Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03

''''' -N'h 'bil INi Sbllo VIM Slldll va
cate and remove from the place of
their actual domicile, abode, dwelling
place or habitation within this State
aud shall take up domicile. abode,
dwelling place or hahitatiOn out of
this State. shall he concmsiVely pre-
sumed to have lost their residence in
this State. and shall, in consequence
thereof, become disqualified to vote
unless at or about the time of such
removal, or within ten days thereafter
they shall go in person before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for the
county from which they shall SO re-
move. or before the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court for Baltimore City. IL such
removal be from said CITY, and shall
make and acknowledge before him an
affidavit declaring that notwthstand-
ing such removal from their domicile.
abode, dwelling place or habitation
they do not intend thereby to change
their legal residence. but that they
have fixed and definite purpose to
return to this State on or before six
months preceding the next succeed
ing election in November. The form
of such affidavit shall be as follows:
State of Maryland, city Cor county, of
............... set: | hereby certify
that on this ...... day of mammal.
before the subscriber. Clerk of the
Circuit Court for ........... county.
Tor Superior Court of Baltimore city,
personally appeared .............
and made oath Tor aflirmation) in due
form of law. that on or about the ,...
day of ........ he vacated and re-
moved from his habitatiOn dwelling
place, domicile or abode in the
......... precinct Of the. ..,..... Elcc-
tion District of .......... county tor
of the ....... ward in the ..........
Legislative district Of Baltimore citv)
and took up his abode out of the
state. Here insert particular desig-
nation of such new abode by election
| district, precinct. ward street and
number whenever practicablel that
Notwithstanding such removal he does
not intend thereby to change his resi-.
denCe, but that he has a fixed and def
| mite purpose to return to this state
on or before six months preceding the
next succeeding election in NOycm-
Der: sworn before me signature of
clerk. seal of courto and If the per
sons making such afildavits, shall fail
so to return and take up their actual
abode domicile, dwelling place and
habitation in TINS State on or before
six months next preceding such Nov
omber election, they shall be Conclu
siVely presumed to have abandoned
such declared intention, and shall
thereupOn become disqualified to vote
in this state. and the officers of regis
tratiOn shall refuse to register them as
qualified voters, or shall strike off
their names from the registry if their
names be entered thereon The
clerk before whom such affidavit shall
he made. shall retain. index and re-
cord the same, and shad be entitled
10 demand and recoiycfo each affidavit
sworn the sum of thirty cents. and for
.ndeying anirecording tho AFFIDAVIT and
acknowledgment thereto the same
compensation as allowed by law
for indcXing and recording deeds;
such costs to be paid to said clerks
by the County Commissioners and
mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
respectively. Such afIidavits shall
not he admissible in evidence as cvi-
dence of the right of the persons maxi
ing the same to registration unless
they are recorded within five DAYS
from the date Of the acknowledges
thereto and duly certified copy
thereof shall be receivable in evidence
in the same manner as a certified
copy of a decd False swearing in
any OF such ahidavits shall be deemed
to be perjury, and shall be punish
able as perjury is punishable by the
Code of Public General Laws, Article
twcnty-seven, title Grimes and Pan
ishments," subtitle Perjury" Said
officers of registration shall require
the production of such afiidavts. duly
recorded or duly certified copy
thereof in all cases where they shall
have reason to suspect that the per
son applying 20 be registered as a
qualified voter has lost his residence
by reason of his removal from the
state as hercinbcfore mentioned; and
they may also in such cases put any
question which they may deem prop
or to such applicant concerning the
place where he dwclt in the county or
legislative district before such rcmoy-
al out of the State. his occupation
before such removal, and since the
time when he so removed, and when he
returned, and all other pertinent facts
and circumstances touching the right
of such person tC be registered and
they may require the truth of the
answers of all persons to such ques-
tions to he corrOboratcd by !ndcpend-
ent evidence If in their discretion they
shall think proper, and If in answer
TO their question, or upon testimony
produced before them, 1t shall appear
TO their satisfaction that the person
applying to be registered had left the
state without my intention of return
ing, or with the intention of return
ing at some indefinite time in the flI-
turc, he shall not be entitled to be reg
istcrcd as n lcga! voter; provided.
however, that this section shall not
2pply to United States Senators and
Representatives in Congress from
Maryland. ANY officer of registration
who shall fail or refuge TO perform the
duty imposed upon him by this soc
ton shall be subject to the penalties
imposed by Section 8S, of this Arti-
Gle
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted,
That Section 81 Of saiu Article 80.
title ELECTIONS" subtitle "Nomina-
tons" be and the same Is hereby re-
Dcalcd and re-enactcd with amend
mcnts. 50 az TO read as follows:
g. All nominations made by such
convention or primary meetings shall
be certified as follows: The certifi-
nata og nomination ubaII ba in uritiuo