Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-28

8sSES kA&18 CxxMG8 q E9a pntt&4 states
having ths above PRESCRIBED quaasAcattons
OF ags and residence shAli DO sntitlsd % %
Registered 60 ss 30 become q qaalieed voter
hs %. arst: q person Who. On ths arst
dag Of January In tn gear eighteen kun-
aFsd and SIXTY nins. or prior thereto. was
entitled % vots under tho laws % this stass.
or any ether State ef the Unitsd States,
whsrsin hs then resided: or second: Q nzss
descendant Of sach last msntionsd person !:
or third: q foreign born citizen Of ths
Unitsd States naturalizsd between the ARA
day Of January In the year elEhtssn hum
drsd and stxfy-nine and the Gate of slss
adoption Of this section of this Article: or
fourth: male descendant Of such last man.
toned person: or afth: Q person VIVA. In
TIA presence Of the ofaeers Of registration.
shall. In his own handwriting. with psn and
ink. without any aid. suggestion or msmo-
randum Whatsoever. and without any Quss-
ton OF direction addressed TO him b. any
Of the Ofacsrs Of registration. make appIi-
cation TO register correctly. stating In such
application his mama. aga. date and place Of
birth. residence and occupation at the time
and for the tive years next preceding. the
name or names Of his employer or en-
pIoyers. Il any. at the time and for the two
04n
previously voted. and 70 20. the State. county
or city and district or precinct In which he
voted last. and also the name In full Of the
President of the United States. Of enc Of the
Justices of the suprsms Court % the Unitsa
States. OF the Governor Of Maryland Of ons
Of the Judges OF the Court % Appeals Of
City. IL the applicant resides In Baltimore
- A.
OF the county In which the applicant resides :
and any person who IN unable TO comply
with the aforegoing requirements o. 10 max
Ing application for registration In his own
handwriting solely because he IN physieally
disabled from % doing: or sixth: . per-
son. or the husband Of Q person. who as the
time Of his application for registration. 10 Q
beaa fds owner Of real or personal property
tn an amount of not Isss than ave hnadrea
dollars. h assessed therefor On the tax
books Of the City Of Baltimore or Of one Of
the counties Of this State. has been such
owner and % assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration /:
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
| for the taxes On said property for said two
years and shall at the time Of his appII-
cation make afadavit befsre the onacers Of
registration that he Ia. or that no is the
husband Of the person who In the bona ede
owner Of the property 20 assessed to him or
her. m tho case may b. and that hs or
abe has been such owner for two years nsxt
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the ahaYe clauses shall be entitled 10 be reg
istered a. . qualified voter or Be entitled %
vots. Every written application 70 be reg
istered. presented 10 the of,cers Of resistra-
ton By any person applying TO be registered
under the above nfth clause. shall be care
fully preserved By said ofacsrs Of registra-
ton and shall be produced In any Court II
required. a hereinafter provided.
The acidavit OF any applicant Tor regis
tration. duly made 70 the oeacers Of regis
tration or In Court that he. the applicant.
u o person who was entitled 10 vote on or
before the FIRST day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty -nine. m afore-
said. or that he has become q naturaiized
citizen OF the United States between the
arst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date Of the
adoption Of this section OF this Article a.
aforesaid. or his afhdavit upon Information
and belief that he b O descendant OF Q per-
son Who was entitled TO vote on or before
the arst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine. or that he is Q
descendant Of . person who has become
Q naturaltzsd citizen OF the United States
between the 1rst day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and the
date Of tho adoption Of this section Of this
Article. shall b prina facse evidences of any
Of said facts 10 sworn %.
A uilfuliy false statement upon the part
Of any applicant for registration I'm relation
TO any Of thu matters aforesaid shall be
perjury. and punishable a. Ierjury Is pun
ished By the laws OF this State.
ANY person who feels aggrieved By the
action Of any board OF officers OF registra-
tion In refusing 70 register him a. a quail
ned voter. or In registering any disquali-
ned person. may at any time. either before
or after the last session Of the board Of
ofacers Of registration. but not later than
the Tuesday next preceding the election. aie
. petition. verified By afadavit. On the Cir
cult Court for the county In which the
cause OF complaint arises, or. II the cause
OF complaint arises I'm Baltimore City. I'm
any court OF common law Jurisdiction In
said city. setting forth the grounds OF his
application and asking 70 have the action
OF the board OF ofncers OF registration cor
reeted. The court shall forthwith set the
petition for bearing and direct summons %
bs issued requiring the board Of ofBcers Of
registration complained against In said petit
ton % attend at the hearing In person or
b. counsel. ana Whsre ths object Of the
pstitian IN 10 strife En- ths name Of any
perssn. summoes shau else 10 issasd for
such person. which shar b served By shs
sheriff within the time therein designated
and said several courts shall have full iuris-
diction and power to review the action Of
any board Of ofheers OF registration and 70
grant withhold. as u may deem lawful
| and proper. the relief prayed for In the
premises
In determining whether any person who
applied % DO registered under the above
| nfth clause Of this section was or was
not entitled to be registered under said
| nth clause. the court shall require the
board Of ofneers Of registration complained
| against 70 produce the written application
prepared and submitted By such person al
| ths time 10 presented himself for registra-
| ton 10 said board Of oficers Of registration.
and upon said written application the eour;
/ shall Determine whether or not said person
when he presented himself for registration
complied with the requirements Of said nfth
CLAUSE: and q the court shali determins
that said written application. 20 prepared
and submitted by said person. complied
1 with the requirements Of said nth clause
and that said person was not disqualified
under ang ether provision Of this Artieis
Of the Constitution 10 be registered ppoz
the books Of registry In question. then "a.
| court Ahall order said person 20 hs regis
tered as o qualified voter. but II the cour
shall determins that said written appiica
ton Of said person failed O. comply viii
the Requirements Of said Attn clause. Of
| that said narson waa In any ofher rasnae