The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-23
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The affidavit of any applicant for registration,
duly made to the officers of registration or in
Court that he, the applicant, is person who
was entitled to vote on or before the first day of
January in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty nine, as aforesaid, or that he has become
a naturalized citizen of the United States be-
tween the first day of January, IN the year eigh-
teen hundred and sixty nine, and the date of the
adoption of this Article, as aforesaid or his atfi
davit upon information and Dellef tnat ne IS
descendant of person who was entitled to vote
on or before the first day of January, in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, or that he is a
allied citizen of the United States between the
first day of January, in the year eighteen hum
dred and sixty-nine. and the date of the adop-
tion of this section of this article, shall be pTtDG
facie evidence of any of said facts so sworn to-
A Wilfully false statement upon the part OIL
any applicant for registration 10 relation 70 any
of the matters aforesaid shall be perjury and
punishable as perjury is punished by the laws OF
this State. .,
of any board of officers of registration in refus-
ing to register him as quallned voter, or IN
registering 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 petition. verified by affidavit, in the Circuit
Court for the county in which the cause OF COM
plant arises, Or If the cause of complaint arises
in Baltimore City, in any court of common laws
Jurisdiction In said city, setting forth the
the action of the board of officers of registration
corrected. The court shall forthwith set the
issued recurring the board of officers of registra-
tion complained against in said petition to at
tend at the hearing in person or 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 j1risdic-
tion and power to review the action of any board
of officers of registration and to grant or with
hold, as IL may deem lawful and proper, the re-
lief prayed for in the premises.
In determining whether any person who ap-
piled to be registered under the above fifth
clause of this section was or was not entitled to
be registered under said fifth clause, the court
shall require the board of officers of registration
complained against to produce the written ap-
plication prepared and submitted by such per-
son at the time he presented himself for regis
tration 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 ap-
plication, so prepared and submitted by said per-
son, complied with the requirements of said fifth
under any other provision of this Article of the
Constitution to be registered upon the books of
registry in question, then the Court shall order
said person TO be registered qualified voter,
but il the Court shall determine that said writ
ten application of said person failed to comply
with the requirements of said fifth 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 ques-
tion, then the court shall order that said person
The court may enforce any order by attach
ment for contempt in said cases neither party
| shall have any right of removal; exception may
be taken to any ruling of the court at the hear
ing of said cases and an appeal shall be allowed
| to the Court of Appeals as in other cases; all
such appeals shall be taken within five days
from the date of the decision complained of, and
| shall be heard and decided by the Court of APP
peals upon the original papers, or otherwise, as
| the Court of Appeals may by rule prescribe. as
soon as may be practicable.
The General Assembly shall have power to
| provide more fully by legislation not incOnsis
| tent with this section of this Article, for the
hearing and determination of all such cases.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
| thority aforesaid, That the aforegoing section
| hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State shall be at the next Gen
sembly to be held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their adop-
tion or rejection, in pursuance Of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
this State, and at said general election the vote
| on the said proposed amendment shall be bv
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be prin-
| ted the words sFor the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment" as now prescribed by law, and immedi-
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 %, 1908.
Now, therefore, /. Austin L. Crothers, Cover
nor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance of
Consultation of the State of Maryland, do here
by order and direct that copy of said Act pro-
posing an amendment to Section of Article of
| the Constitution of said State, be published in
| at least two newspapers in each of the counties
/ of the State and in three newspapers 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 Elec-
tion, which election will be held on November
| I'd, 1909, at 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
! (-A-l of the State of Maryland. Done at the
| SEAL SCity of Annapolis, this first day Of
| 49, July, one thousand nine hundred and
| nine. AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
BY THE GOVERNOR: -
N. WINSLOW WILLIAMS.
| Secretary of State.