Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-21


II ho be. first: a person Who. on the first
day Of January in the rear eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine. or prior thereto. was
entitled to vote under the laws OF thls State.
or any other State Of the United States.
wherein he then resided: or second: male
descendant Of such last mentioned person;
or third; foreign born citizen Of the
United States naturalized between the hrst
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty mine and the date OF the
adoption Of this section of this Article; or
fourth male descendant OF such last mem
toned person; or ffth: a person who, In
the presence OF the oficers of registration.
shall, In his own handwriting. with pen aud
/ ink. without any aid, suggestion or memo
randum whatsoever. and without any guess
ton or direction addressed to him By any
OF the Officers Of registration. make appli-
cation TO register correctly. stating in such
application his name. age. date and place OF
birth, residence and occupation at the time
and for the two years next preceding. the
name or names OF his employer or en-
| ployers. II any at the time and for the two
years next preceding, and whether he has
previously voted. and II SO. 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 one Of the
! Justices of the Supreme Court Of the United
/ States. OF the Governor Of Maryland OF one
OF the Judges OF the Court OF Appeals OF
Maryland aud OF the Mayor Of Baltimore
! City, IL the applicant resides in Baltimore
i City, or OF one OF the County Commissioners
OF the county in which the applicant resides;
and any person who Ia unable to comply
with the sforegoing requirements AZ to max
! ing application for registration in his own
handwriting. solely because he Is physically
disabled from so doing: or sixth per-
son, or. the husband Of a person, who at the
time OF his application for registration. 10 a
bono fde owner OF real or personal property
In an amount OF moi less than Ave hundred
dollars. Is assessed therefor on the tax-
books Of tho City Of Baltimore or Of one Of
the counties Of this State, has been such
owner and so 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 appli-
cation make afidavlt before the officers Of
registration that he is, or that no Ii tho
husband Of the person who is the bona fde
owner OF the property so assessed to him or
her. as the case may be, and that he or
she has been such owner for two years next
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall be entitled to be reg
istered as a qualified voter or be entitled to
vote. Every written application to be reg
lstered. presented to the officers Of registra-
tion by any person applying to be registered
under the above fifth clause, shall be care
fully preserved by said officers Of registra-
ton and shall be produced In any Court, II
required. as hereinafter provided.
The afndayit of any applicant for regis
tration, duly made to the officers Of regis
tration or in Court, that he, the applicant,
is person who was entitled to vote Oh Oh
before the first day Of January 10 the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. as afore-
said, or that he has become q naturalized
citizen of the United States between the
first day Of January in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date Of the
adoption Of this section OF this Article. al
aforesaid. or his afHdaylt upon information
and belief that he is a descendant of q per.
son who was entitled to vote on or before
the nrst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, or that he is .
descendant OF person who has become
naturalized citizen of the United statei
between the first day Of January in the year
; eighteen hundred and sIxty-nlne and thu
date Of tho adoption OF this section OF THU
Article, shall be prtmG faoie evidence OF any
OF said facts 80 sworn to.
A wilfully false statement upon tho par
OF any applicant for registration In relation
to any OF the matters aforesaid shall b,
perjury, and punishable as perjury Is pun
lshed by the laws of this State
Any person who feels aggrieyed by thu
action OF any board OF officers OF registra
tlon In refusing TO register him as quail
fed voter, or In registering any disquali
fed person, may at any time, either befor
4 or after the last session OF the board o
officers Of registration, but not later thai
. the Tuesday next preceding tho election. al
petition, verified by affidavit, In the Cir
4 cult Court for the county In which tn
cause OF complaint arises, or, II the caus
{ Of complaint arises In Baltimore City, Il
any court OF common law jurisdiction Il
3 said city, setting forth the grounds Of hi
application and asking to have the actIo
Q OF the board OF officers Of registration cor
rected The court shall forthwith set tn
r petition for hearing and direct summons B
be issued requiring the board OF officers o
s registration complained against 10 said petl
tion 10 attend at the hearing 10 Lerson o
r by counsel. and where the object Of tn
petition Is TO strike On the name Of an
\ person, summons shall also be iasued 70
d nuch person, which shall be served By Oh
sheriff within the time therein designated
r and said several courts shall have full juris
diction and power TO review the action Q
any board OF officers OF registration and [
grant or withhold, as It may deem Iawft
Ie and proper, the relief prayed for In Ii
Y premises
J. In determining whether any person VIII
}, applied TO be registered under the sboy
" nfth clause Of this section was or wa
not entitled to be registered under sal
fifth clause, the court shall require II
board OF officers OF registration complaine
10 against to produce the written application
le prepared and submitted by such person I
10 the time he presented himself for registrs
At tion to said board OF officers OF registration
,r and upon said written application the couI
shall determine whether OF not said persoI
when he presented himself for registration
al complied with the requirements Of said fft
u clause; and IL the court shall determir
ss that said written application, so prepare
% and submitted by said person, compile
IN with tho requirements Of said ffth claus
O. and that said person was not disqualihs
4 under any other provision Of this Attic
10 Of the Constitution 10 be registered upc
9 the books OF registry in question, then Il
In court shall order said person to be regii
ID tered as a qualified voter, but IL the cou
shall determine that said written applies
/, ton OF said person failed to comply wit