The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-10

sitO oNtiOh VI any UOdfu Ot OHCefS OIL
registration In refusing Ito register
MIN as a qualified voter, or in regis
terlng any disqualified person, may
az any time, either before or after
the last session Of the board Of Of
ncers OF registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
.ne election. file a petition, verified
Dy aihdayit, In the Circuit Court for
tne county In which the cause of com
plant arises, or, If the cause of com
plant arises In Baltimore City, in any
court OF common law jurisdiction in
haid city, setting forth the grounds
OF lis application and asking to have
the action OF the board of officers of
registration corrected The court
snail forwith set the petition for
nearing and direct summons to be is
sued requiring the board OF officers
o. registration complained against in
SAID petition to attend at the hear
! ing IN person or by counsel and where
tne object OF the petition is to strike
on the name OF any person, summons
shaIi also be Issued for such person.
Whieh shall be served by the sherif
within the time therein designated
ana said several courts shall have
iull jurisdiction and power to review
the action OF any board OF officers of
registration and to grant or withhold.
as II may deem lawful and proper,
/ the relief prayed for In the premises.
| In determining whether any person
1 VINO applied to be registered under
the above fifth clause Of this section
was not entitled to be registered
under said fifth 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-
tion. and upon said written applica-
ton the court shall determine wheth-
er or not said person. when he pre-
sented himself for registration, com
piled with the requirements OF said
I nth clause; and n 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
I said person was not disqualified un-
/ der any other provision OF this Article
I OF the Constitution to be registered
upon the books OF registry In ques-
| tion, then the Court shall order said
/ person to be registered as qualified
/ voter. but II the court shall determine
/ that said written application OF said
7 person failed TO comply with the re-
l quirements Of said fifth clause, or that
I 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
I hooks Of regiBtry.
( The court may enforce any order
/ by attachment for contempt in said
cases, neither party shall have any
I right OF removal: exception may be
/ taken TO any ruling Of the court at
I the hearing Of said cases and an ap-
7 peal shall be allowed to the Court Of
/ Appeals az In other cases: all such
appeals shall be taken within Ave
days from the date Of the decision
I complained OF, and ahall be heard and
I decided BY the Court OF Appeals upon
I the original papers, or otherwise, an
( the Court OF Appeals may by rule pre-
scribe. as aoon as may be practie-
able.
/ The General Assembly shall have
/ power 10 provide more fully by logIs-
latlon not inconsistent with this sec
ton OF thia Article, for the hearing
eud determination os all such cases.
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted
I by the authority aforesaid. That the
aforegolng section hereby proposed
/ as an amendment to the Constitution
OF this State shall be- az tho next GEN
/ erni Election for members OF the Cen
I eral Assembly 10 be held In this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified
/ voters for their adoption or rejec-
ton, In pursuance Of the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the Con-
atituiion Of this state. aud at said
I general election the vote on the said
/ proposed amendment shall be by bal
/ lot, aud upon each ballot there shall
DO printed the words For the Consti-
tuuonal Amendment" and "Against
4 the Constitutional Amendment" as
nov prescribed by law. and immedi-
ately after said election due returns
shall be made 10 the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed
amendment, az directed by the said
j Article XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved February 25, 1908.
/ NOW, THEREFORE,. I. AUSTIN l..
! CRoTHERs. GOVERNOR OF THE
/ STATE OF MARYLAND. IN pursu-
Bnce of the provisions OF Section /,
OF Article IA OF the Constitution OF
the State OF Maryland, do hereby ord
/ er and direct that 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 eoun-
/ 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 week for at
least three months preceding the next
General Election, which election will
/ be held on November End, 1909, at
which election the said proposed
I 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 LIST
| (Seall day OF July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERS.
by the Governor:
N. wINsLow WILLIAMS,