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

4 ftiip preserved BY said cnicsru Of registra-
tion,hnd shali be produced IN any Court. II
required, ~ hereinafter provided.
The afiidavit Of any applicant for rosis-
\ tration, duly made 70 the efacsrs Of regis
tration or In Court that he. the applicant,
Is person who was entitled 70 vote en- 90
before the nfst day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nino, a. afsre-
said. or that he has become q nAtuFniine0
citizen Of the United etAtss between thu
Arnt day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption OF thia section Of this Artioia. a.
aforesaid. or his afidayit upon information
and belief that he is descendant OF per-
son who was entitled to vote on or before
the hrst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine. or that he 70
descendant Of . person who has become
Q naturalised citizsn Of the United States
between the first day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and nixty-nine and the
date Of the adoption Of this section Of this
Article. shall be prime ieois evidence Of any
Of said facts 80 sworn to.
A wilfully false statement upon the part
Of any applicant for registration In relation
10 any Of tho matters aforesaid shall be
ished BY the laws Of this state.
ANY person who fssls aggrieved By the
action Of any board Of ofacers Of reeistra-
ton In refusing to register him a. q quail
ned voter. or In registering any dlaQunii-
ned person, may 1t any time. either before
or after the last session Of the board q
officers Of registration. but not later than
the Tuesday next preceding the election. ale
petition, verified By afadavit in the Cir
Quit Court for the county In which the
cause Of complaint arisea or. u tho cause
OF complaint ariaea IN Baltimore City. In
any court Of common law Jurisdiction In
said city. setting forth tho grounds Of his
application and asking to have the action
Of the board Of oficers Of registration cor
rooted. The court shall forthwith got ths
petition for hearing and direct summons 10
be Issued requiring the board Of ofieers Of
registration complained against In said pssi-
ton TO attend at the hearing In pesnon %
By counsel and where the object Of the
petition 10 10 strike sR the name Of any
peFson. Summons ahaiI alec be insuaa ess
such person. whioh shall BE- served By tle
sheriff within the time therein designated,
and said several courts shall have full juria-
diction and powor 70 review the action OF
any board Of officers Of registration and 10
grant or withhold. &c IL may deem lawful
and proper tho relief prayed for IN tbs
preminss.
In determining whether any person who
applied TO DO registered under tho above
fifth clause OF this section was or was
not entitled 10 be registered under said
nth clause. the court shall require the
board Of oficers OF registration complained
against 10 produce the written application
prepared and Submitted BY such person az
the time ne preaenisd himself to- rAgiatra-
ton 70 said board u officers Of rsgIrsratipn.
and upon said written application the court
shall determine whether or not said pornon,
whom no presented himself for registration,
complied with the requirements Of said nfth
clause and II the court shall dstsrmine
that said written application, 10 prepared
and submitted By said person, complied
with tho requirements Of said Attn clause,
and that said person was not disqualified
under any other provision Of this Article
Of the Constitution to DO registered upon
the books OF registry In question, then the
court shall order said person TO be regis
tered az q qualified voter, but II tho court
shall determine that said written appIica-
tion OF said person failed 10 comply with
the requirements Of said NTH clause, or
that said person was in any other respect
under this Article Of the Constitution dis
qualified to be registered upon the books Of
registry In question. then tho court shall
order that said person shall not be regis
tered upon said books Of registry.
The court may enforce amy order By at
tachment for contempt IN said cases
neither party shall have any right Of ~
movaI; exception may DO taken 10 any Fui-
Ing OF the court at the hearing Of said
cases and an appeaI shall be allowed 10 tho
Court OF Appeals AZ In other cases; all
such appeals shall be taken within ave days
from the date Of the decision complained Of.
and shall be heard and. decided by tho
Court Of Appeals upon the original papers
or otherwise as the Court OF Appeals may
By rule proscribe. as soon as lnay be pfao-
ticabie.
This General Assembly shall HAYS power
to provide more fully BY legislation not
Inconsistent with this section Of this Article,
for the hearing and determination OF al
such cases. M
SEC. 2. And DO n further enacted By
the authority aforesaid, That tho aforego-
ing section hereby proposed a. an amend
be at the noxt General Election for nom
beers Of the General Assembly 70 DO held In
this state. submitted 70 tho ,agai and quali-
ned voters thereof for thei ldeption or re-
lection, tn pursuance OF a. directions con-
talnsd 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 thsre
shall DO printed the words "Yor tho consti-
tutionai Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Ameudments a. now pro-
acriEsd BY law. and immediately after said
elSctioa due returns shall bs s;sde 70 tbs
Governor Of the vote for 6pd sainst said
proposed amendment, Is directed BY the
said Article XIV Of the Consultation.
Approved February 20. 1908.
Now THEREFORE,. 1, AUSTIN l.
ChoTk s.Iis, GOVERNOR or THE STATE
or MARYLAND, IN pursuance Of the pro-
visions OF Section 1, OF Article ~ Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Maryland. %
hereby order and direct that q copy Of eaiA
Act proposing an amendment 10 Section
Of Article Of tbs Constitution OF said
State. bo pnbiished IN At least two news
papers In zach OF the counties Of tho stete
and I'm three newspapers In the City o.
Baltimore. ono Of which shall DO published
in the German language, once week foe
At least three months preceding the nszt
General Election, which election viii b
hold on November End. 1909. a. which cleo
tion the said proposed amendment shall ~
submitted, IN the form and manner pre-
scribed By the General Assembly. 70 ths
legal ara qualified yotsrs Of the stats. for
their adoption o. rejection.