The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-10-29

. i'-. E'tjft S'idlt I'D -
...G aud >ua. p.aulce receipts tor
" Eases ou saf1 ~. opcttV i"r 81 i two
wears .r.. ,AaI. ai the time Of lis ap-
I.r.ali.r NIKE aillaVit before the
officers Of .r.ist'a'lon that he IS, or
TIN. a. Is the husband of the person
....... is IT.. aIa E.ir owner OF the prop
ri. So III. ua5ed 10 hlm or to her, as
the .as. may be, and that be or she
has been s-Ch owner for two years
next preceding his application.
NJ person not qualified under some
cn- at The above clauses shall be en-
titled 10 be registered as a qualified
vct-r or he entitled to vote. Every
written application to be registered,
presented 10 the officers Of registration
by any person applying to be register
ed under the above fifth clause, shall
be carefully preserved by said officers
Of fecistratIon end shall be produced
ia any Court, II required, as herein
after provided.
The affidavit Of any applicant for
REGISTRATION, duty made 10 the CttlcerS
of registration or in Court, that he.
the applicant, is. a person who was en-
3iteQ TO vote on or before the hrSt day
Of January IN the year eighteen hum
dred and siXty-nine, as aforesaid, or
that he has become a naturalized Cltl-
zen of the United States between the
hlst dav o! January in the yeaf elgh-
seen huudred aud slXty-nine and the
tate OF the adoption of this section of
this Article, as aforesaid, or his att1das
WI upon information anG belief that
he is a descendant of person who
was entitled to vote on or before the
I NF in, the aIOh-
teen hundred and siXty-nlne, or that
he IS a descendant of a person who
mas become a naturalized citizen of
the United States between the first
day Of January in the year eighteen
hundred and sIXty-nlne and the date
Of the adoption Of this section OF this
Article, shall be PrlWa JaciS evidence
Of any of said facts SO sworn to.
A Ailfully false statement upon the
part of any applicant for registration
IN relation 10 any of the matters afore-
said shall be perjury, and punishable
as perjury IS pu,,shed by the laws of
this State.
Any person who feels aggrieved by
the action Of any board OF officers of
registration in refusing to register him
as qualified voter, or in registering
any disqualified voter, or in register
ing any disqualified person, may at
any time, either before or after the
last session of the board of officers OF
REGISTRATION, but not later than the
Tuesday next preceding the election.
file a petition, verified by affidavit, in
the Circuit Court for the county In
which the cause of complaint arises,
Or, If the cause of complaint arises in
Baltimore CITY, in any court of COM
mon law Jurisdiction in said city, set
ting forth the grounds of his applca-
lion and asking to have the action OF
the board of officers of registration
corrected. The court shall forthwith
set the petition fOT hearing and direct
summons to be issued requiring the
BOARD of officers of registration COM
planned against in said petition to at
tend at the hearing in person or by
counsel, aud where the object OF the
petition is to strike off the name of
any person, summons shall also be
issued for such person, which shalt be
served by the sheriff within the time
herein designated; and SAID several
courts shall have full jurjsdic-
ton and power to review the action OF
any board of officers of registration
and to grant or withhold, as it may
deem lawful and proper, the relief
prayed for in the premises.
In determining whether any person
who applied 10 be registered under
the above hfth clause Of. this section
was Or was not entitled 10 be register
ed under said bith clause, the court
shall require The board of officers Of
| registration complained against to
produce the written application pre-
pared and submitted by such person
at the time he presented himself for
| registration to said board of officers OF
registration, and upon said written
! application the court shall determine
| whether or not said person, when he
| presented himself for registration
| complied with the requirements OF
| said fifth clause; and if the court shall
| determine that said written applica-
| ton, so prepared and submitted by
said person, complied with the re-
| 1ulrementS OF said fifth clause, and
that SAID person was not disqualified
under any other provision of this Arti
Gle of the Constitution to be register
cd upon the books of registry in ques'
ton, then the Court shall order sale
person TO be registered as a qualified
voter, but if the court shall determine
that said written application of sale
| person failed to comply with the
requirements of said nth clause
or that sad person was In any
other respect under this Article 0
the Constitution disqualified to D'
registered upon the books of reglStrN
IN question, then the court shall orde
that said person shall not be register
ed upon said books OF registry.
The court may enforce any order B.
| attachment for contempt in said case
neither party shall have any right 0
removal; exception may be taken t.
any ruling Of the court at the hearing
of said cases aud an appeal shall b.
allowed to the Court of Appeals as ii
other cases all such appeals shall b.
taken within five days from the dat
Of the decision complained of, ant
shall be heard and decided by tn
Court of Appeals upon the origina
4 papers, or otherwise, as the Court c
Appeals may by lule prescribe, a
soon as may be practicable.
The General Assembly shall hav
power 10 provide more fully by legis
lati0n not inconsistent with this sec
ion of this Article. for the hearing an
! determination of all such cases.
sc. Aud be it further enacte
+ by the authority aforesaid. That tn
: atoreg0jng section hereby propose
IS an amendment to the Constltutio
Of his State shall be at the negt Ger
: | eraI Election for members of :he Gen
eral Assembly to be held IN this State
; submitted TO the legal and qualifie
: voters thereof for their adoption or re
: lection, in pursuance of the direction
r j contained IN Article XIV Of the Cor
+ 5titution Of th $ State, and a said get
, eral election the vote on the said prC
2 posed amendment shall be by ballo
! and upon each ballot there shall /
. printed the words ''For the Constit'
2 ticuaI Amendment" and Against tt
I constitutional Amendment as no
-i prescribed by law, and immediate
! after SAID election due returns sha
{ BE made 40 tne Governor OF the vo
, | for ani against said proposed amen
u ment, as G~e@led by the said Artic
= XIV Of The Constitution.