The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-09-03

the action OF any board of 0fficers OF
registration in refusing to register
him as a qualified voter, or in regis
tering any disqualified person, may
az any time, either before or after
the last session of the board of Of
1 hcers of registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
i 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 I'm Baltimore City. in any
court Of common law jurisdiction in
said city, setting forth the grounds
OF Ills application and asking to have
/ the action of the board of officers OF
registration corrected. The court
! she'll forwith set the petition for
hearing and direct summons to be ig-
sued requiring the board of officers
OF registration complained against In
said petition to attend at the hear
Ing In person OF 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 1t may deem lawful and proper,
the relief prayed for in the premises.
In determining whether any person
who applied to be registered under
the above hfth 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
10 said board OF officers OF registra-
ton. and upon said written applica-
ton the court shall determine wheth-
er or not said person, when he pre-
scented himself for registration, com
piled with the requirements OF said
fifth clause: and II the court shall de-
termine that said written application.
80 prepared and submitted by said
person. complied with the require
ments Of said hfth clause, and that
said person was not disqualified I'M
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 10 be registered as qualified
voter. but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
person failed 70 comply with the re-
quirementa Of said nth clause. or that
said person was IN any other respect
under this Article Of the Constitution
disqualified 20 be registered upon the
books Of registry In question. then the
court shall order that said person
shall not be registered upon said
hooks 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 nm APP
peal shall be allowed N the Court OF
Appeals az In other cAAea; all such
appeals shall be taken within five
days from the date Of the decision
complained Of. and shall be heard md
decided by the Court OF Appeals upon
tho original papers, or otherwise, as
the Court OF Appeals may by rule pre.
scribe. as soon as may be practls-
able
The General Assembly shall have
power 20 provide more fully by Iegia.
lation not inconsistent with this SEE
ton Of this Article, for the hearing
and determination or an such caHes
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That the
aiorsEoing section hereby proposed
az an amendment TO the Constitution
OF this state shall be at the next Cen
eral Election for members al the Cen
eral Assembly 20 be held In this State,
submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters for their adoption or reiec-
ton, In pursuance oi the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the Con-
siitution OF this State and Mt said
general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment shall be BY bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Congti.
inuOnal Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
nov prescribed by law. and lmmedl-
ately after said election due returns
shall be made TO the Governor OF the
vote for and against said proposed
amendment, as directed by the said
Article XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved February 25, 1908.
NOW, THEREFORE,. I, AUSTIN l..
cRoTHERS, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE or MARYLAND. in pursu-
nnce OF the provisions OF Section 1.
OF Article II OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland, do hereby ord
or and direct that a copy OF said Act
proposing an amendment TO Section
J OF Article / OF the Constitution of
said State. be published in at least
two newspapers In each Of the coun-
tiea OF the State and In three news
papers In the City OF Baltimore, one
OF which shall be published In the
German language, once a 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
amendment shall be submitted. In the
form and manner prescribed by tho
General Assembly. 10 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. Dsne at the
City OF Annapolis, this LIST
(Seal) day OF July. one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs.
BY the Governors
NJ WINSLoW WILLIAMS.
Secretary OF State.
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