The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-08

hearing in person or by counsel, and where the
object of the petition is to strike off the name of
any person. summons shall also be issued for snch
person, which shall be served by the sheriff within
the time therein designated; aud said several
courts shall have full Jurisdiction and power to
review the action Of any board Of registration and
to grant or withhold as it may deem lawful and
proper, the relief prayed for in the premises
In determining whether any person who ap-
piled to be registered under the above fifth clause
of this section was or was not entitled to be
require the board of officers of registration COM
planned against to produce the written appli
cation prepared and submitted by such person at
the time he presented himself for registration to
said board of officers OF registration, and upon
said written application the court shall determine
whether or not said person, when he presented
himself for registration, complied with the re-
quirements of said fifth clause; and if the court
shall determine that'said written application, so
prepared and submitted by said person, complied
with the requirements of said fifth clause and
that said person was not disqualified under any
other provision of this Article of the Constitution
to be registered upon the books of registry in
question, then the Court shall order said person
to be registered as qualified voter, but if the
court shall determine that said written applica
ton of said person failed 10 comply with the re-
quirements ofsaid filth clause, or that said person
was in any otherrespect under this Article of the
Constitution disqualified to be registered upon
the books of registry in question, then the courts
shall order that said person shall not be registered
upon said books of registry.
The court may enforce any order by attach
ment for contempt in said cases; neither party
shall have any right OF removal; exception may
be taken to any ruling OF the court at the hear
ing OF said cases and an appeal shall be allowed
to the Court Of Appeals as In other cases. all such
appeals shall be taken within five days from the
date of the decision complained of, and shall be
heard and decided by the Court of Appeals upon
the original papers, or otherwise, as the Court of
Appeals may by rule prescribe, as soon as may be
practicable
The General Assembly shall have power to pro-
vide more fully by legislation not inconsistent
with this section of this Article. for the hearing
and determination of all such cases.
SEC. Q. And be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
sttution of this State shall be at the next General
Election for members of the General Assembly
to be held in this. State, submitted to the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their adoption
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article XIV of the Constitution of this
State, and at said general election the vote on
the said proposed amendment shall be by ballot,
and upon each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amendment" and
Against the Constitutional Amendment" as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor of the vote Tor and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said Article XIV
of the Constitution.
Approved February 25, 1905
NOW, THEREFORE,. /, AUSTIN L..
CROTHERs. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, in pursuance of the provisions of
Section /, of Article IA OF the CONSTITUTING of the
State of Maryland. do hereby order and direct
that a copy of said Act proposing an amendment
to Section l of Article of the Constitution of
said State, be published in at least two news
papers in each of the counties Of the State and in
three newspapers in the City of Baltimore, one OF
which shall be published in the German Language,
once week for at least three months preceding
the next General Election, which election will be
neiu Oh NoVenuer Znu, 1917, at which elecuOn
the said proposed amendment shall be submitted
in the form and manner prescribed by the General
Assembly, to the legal and qualified voters OF the
State, for their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of
lSeal.) Maryland. Done at the City
of Annapolis, this lst day of
July, one thousand nine hun.
dred and nine.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
BY TEE GOVERNOR:
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of State.