The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-22

the action Of amy board OF officers OF
registration In refusing to register
him as a qualified voter, OF In regis
tering any disqualified person, may
at any time, either before or after
the last session Of the board Of Of
ncers OF registration, but not later
shan the Tuesday next preceding
the election, file a petition, verified
by affidavit, In the Circuit Court for
the county in which the cause of com
PLANT arises, or, II the cause of COM
plant arises in Baltimore City, in any
court OF common law jurisdiction in
said city. setting forth the grounds
OF his application and asking to have
the action of the board of officers Of
registration corrected. The court
shall forwith set the petition for
hearing and direct summons to be is-
sued requiring the board OF officers
OF registration complained against in
said petition TO attend at the hear
Ing in person or by counsel and where
the object of the petition is to strike
on the name OF any person, summons
shall also be issued for such person,
which shall be served by the sheriff
within the time therein designated
and said several courts shall have
full Jurisdiction and power to review
the action OF any board OF officers of
registration and TO grant or withhold.
as IL may deem lawful and proper,
the relief prayed for in the premises.
In determining whether any person
VINO applied to be registered under
the above fifth clause OF this section
was not entitled to be registered
under said hfth clause, the court shall
require the board OF officers OF regis
tration complained against to produce
the written application prepared and
submitted by such person at the time
he presented himself for registration
TO said board Of officers OF registra-
ton, and upon said written appllca-
ton the court shall determine wh6th-
er or not said person, when he pre-
aented himself for registration, com
piled with the requirements OF said
nth clause; and II the court shall de-
termine that said written application.
so prepared and submitted by said
person, complied with the require
ments Of said fifth clause, and that
said person was not disqualified un-
der any other provision Of this Article
OF the Constitution to be registered
upon the books Of registry In ques-
ton, then the Court shall order said
person to be registered as a qualified
voter, but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
person failed to comply with the re-
quiTementa OF said NTH clause, or that
said person was In any other respect
under this Article OF the Constitution
disqualified 10 be registered upon the
books OF registry In question, then the
court shall order that said person
shall not be registered upon said
books OF registry.
The court may enforce any order
by attachment for contempt In said
cases, neither party shall have any
right OF removal. exception may be
taken 10 any ruling OF the court nj
the hearing Of said cases and an ap-
peal shall be allowed TO the Court OF
Appeals aa In other cases; all such
appeals shall he taken within Eve
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 pre-
scribe, aa soon an may be prnctic-
able.
The General Assembly shall have
power To provide more fully by ieRis-
lation not inconsistent with this sec
ton Of this Article. for the hearing
and determination OF all such cases
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That tho
aforegoinR section hereby proposed
as an amendment 90 the Constitution
Of this State shall be az the next Cen
ernl Election for members Of the Cen
erai Assembly TO be held in this State.
submitted 10 the legal aud qualified
voters for their adoption or reiec-
tion. In pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the Con-
Htitniion OF this State. and at said
general election the vote on the aald
proposed amendment shall be By bal
lot. and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Conati-
tutlonal Amendment and "AgnInat
the Constitutional Amendment" an
now prescribed by law, and immedi.
asely after said election dna returns
shall be made TO the Governor OF the
vote for and against aaid proposed
amendment. as directed by the said
Article XIV of the Constitution.
Approved February rs. 1908.
NOW. THEREFORE,, /, AUSTIN l..
CR0THERS. GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND. IN purHu-
ance Of the provisions OF Section I,
Of Article IL Of the Constitution Of
the State OF Maryland. do hereby ord
or and direct that a copy OF said Act
proposing an amendment 10 Section
Of Article / Of the Constitution Of
said State. be published In at least
two newspapers in each OF the coun-
ties Of the State and in three news
papers In the City OF Baltimore, one
OF which shall be published IN the
German language. once n week for ht
least three months preceding the next
General Election. which election will
be held on November End, 1909. at
which election 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 Maryland. Done at the
City OF Annapolis, this ist
fSeal.l day OF July. one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERs,
BY the Governor:
N. wINsLow WILLIAMS.