The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-29

registration In refusing to register
him as a qualified voter, or In regis
tering any disqualified person, may
at any time, either before or after
the last session of the board of Of
f1cers of registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
the election, file petition, verified
by affidavit, In the Circuit Court for
the county In which the cause of COM
plant arises, or, IL 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 actioE 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 OF by counsel and where
the object OF the petition Is to strike
OF 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 II 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 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
20 said board OF officers OF registfa-
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
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 20 be registered
upon the books of registry in ques-
tion, then the Court shall order said
person TO be registered as qualified
voter. but n the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
pereun failed 70 comply with the re-
quIrements Of said NTH clause, or that
said person was IN any other respect
under this Article of the Constitution
disqualified to be registered upon the
books of registry in question. then the
afau1N b..N HNtA
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
riEht Of removal. exception may be
taken 60 any ruling of the court at
the hearing OF said cases and an APP
peal ahall be allowed 20 the Court Of
Appeals as IN other chaes; all such
appeals shall be taken within Eve
days from tho date OF the decision
complained Of. and shall be heard and
decided BY the Court OF Appeals upon
the original papers. or otherwise, AZ
the Court OF Appeals may by rule pre-
scribe, ~ soon al may be prnctic-
able.
The General Assembly shall have
power TO provide more fully by legis-
iatl0n not inconsistent with thia sec
ton Of this Article. for the hearing
aud determination OF all such cases
Sec. 2 And DO Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforcEoing section hereby proposed
az an amendment 20 the Constitution
Of this State shalt be nj the next Gen.
crnl Election for members of the Gen.
oral Assembly 20 be held In this State,
submitted to the legal and qualified
voters for their adoption or rejec-
tlon. In puraunHca of the directions
contained In Article XIV Of the Con-
atltution Of this State. and nt said
general electIon the vote on the anid
proposed amendment shall be by bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall
bo printed tho words For the Conau-
tutional Amendment" and "Agninst
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now 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 aa directed b. the said
Article XIV Of the Constitution.
Approved February 20. 1908.
NOW, THEREFORE,. I, AUSTIN l..
CRoTHERs. GOVERNOR or THE
STATE OF MARYLAND. in pursn-
8nce Of the provisions Of Section !,
OF Article IL Of the Constitution Of
the State Of Maryland. do hereby ord
or and direct that n 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 nawa-
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 tho next
General Election. which election will
be held on November End. 1909. AZ
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 LIST
(Seal) day OF July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs
BY the Governor:
N. wINsLoW WILLIAMS,