Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-28

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snder the above nfth CLAUSE. aAasl bs care.
tion saa shAii - preancsa m any Csurl 4
required. N hereinafter prsvidsa.
Tbs aszeavit % any appiicaEs fsr rsxis.
uafion. duly made 20 tho eflcsrs ef regis-
trasion or IN Court that he. ths sppiienak
u person vho vas snsitisa 10 sots en- %
bsfors the nrst day of ysnnary ln ths ysas
1 eisnfssn hundred end saxty-nins. as afors.
said. o. that he has bscams . nasuralassd
citissn Of shs United ssAtss esswssn IA
nrst DAY of January IN ths year sixhfss.
hundred and stxty-nin ana ths date of ths
adoption ef this seetion Of thls Artscia n
aforesaid. OF his afidavif upon Information
| and belief that he 10 Q descendant of a psr-
sen Who was entitled t0 vote On or eefors
ths erst day ef January IN the year sisAfssn
handrsd and sixty -nine. or that he sn 4
Descendant ef q person VIA las becoms
q n4ssFMilzsd eitiasn ss tA~ Unissa stassa
between ths nrst day of Janaary in ths year
eighteen hundred and sixy-nins and tAs
data of the adoption q this section of shis
Article shall be prssa faese svidsnee ef eng
of said fkcss 90 sworn %.
wslfu1iy false statansnt upos ma uaxe
ef amp applicant Zoe rssistrAtion IN rsissisa
70 any OF the matters aforesaid shaii %
perjury. and punishable a. psE3ars b pen
ishsd By the laws of this State
Any person Who fesls sxsrisssd by ths
action of any board of ofacers oe rexissra-
tien IN refusing % register him as Q quaii-
ned votsE. or In Fssistering any assQuaii-
nsd person. may st any time. either before
or after the last session cf ths board oe
eaicsrs Of registration. but not later than
the Tuesday nsxt preceding the slsctisn, ais
petition. verified by afidavit IN the cir-
eaie Court for the county I'm which TIE
cause Of eompiaint arises or. n the eanss
OF complaint arises In Baltimore City, IN
any court of eemmon law 3urisdicsion IN
said city. setting forth ths grounds of his
application and asking 10 have the actisa
OF the board of onacers of rsgistrasion cor
'reetsd. The court shall forshwisA sss sns
petition for hearing and dirsct summoas Do
Be issued requiring thu board of on,esrs ef
registration eomplained against IN said pssi-
ton 70 attend at the hearing IN psrsoa Or
hy counsel ard whers ths ebtsct Of ths
ps<itiea b % strfks On ths nams ef aay
psrssa. ssnmess ssaaf alss - issssA sss
saeh psfsoa. whicA shali b served ay tn
sheriff within the time therein designated;
and said several courts shall have fuil 1aris-
TbNtGW Action
any beard Of ofhesrs of reglstratioa ana 10
grant or withhold. ~ it may deem lawful
and proper. the relief prayed for IN ths
premises.
In determining whethsr any persoa who
applied TO be registered under the abovs
nfth clause OF this section was or was
not entitled 10 be registered under saia
NTH clause. the court shall require the
h0a "a suf s.fan -
against TO produce the written application
prepared and submitted BY such person at
the time he presented himseis Cor rsgissra-
tion 70 said board of ofacsrs Of registration.
aa1 upen saia writs1n sp1sioation ths csurt
shall Determine whether or not said person,
when he prssented himself for registration,
complied with the requirsmsnts of said afth
clause; and u the court shall dstsrmine
that said written application. 20 prepared
and submitted By said person. complied
with the rsQuirsments Of said hfth clause.
and that said person was not disqualified
under any other provision OF this Artieis
OF the Constitution 10 be registered upon
the books Of registry In question. than tho
court shall order said person 20 be regis
tered IS o qualified voter. but H the court
ahaii detsrmins that said written apDiiea-
tion OF said person failed 10 comply with
the Requirements OF said nfth clause. or
that said person was In any othsr sszpsss
under this. Article Of the Constitution dis
quaiined 70 b registered upon the boeks %
registry In question. then the court shail
order that said person shall not BE- rsgis-
tered upon. said books Of registry.
Ths court may enforce any order By at
tachment for contempt In said cases:
neither party shall have any right Of re-
movai; exception may be taken TO any ruI-
Ing Of the court at the hsaring Of said
cases and an appeal shall BE- allowed 10 the
Court OF Appeals a. In othsr cases ell
such appeals shall pg taken wifhin eve days
from the date OF the decision complainsd Of.
and shall be heard and decided by shs
Court OF Appeals upon the original papers.
or otherwise, as the Court Of Appeals may
by rule prescribe. ~ soon as may be prae-
tieabls.
The General Assembly shall have power
TO provide mere fully By Legislation not
inconaistens With this section Of this Artieis.
for the hsaEing and determination OF ali
such cases.
SEC. 2. And be q further enacted By
the authority aforsaAid. That the aforexo-
Ing section hereby proposed N an amend
msnt 20 the Coustitutioa Of this stass shall
bs at the next General Eiscsioa for msm-
bers Of the 0ensrsi Assembly % be hsld m
this State. submitted 10 the .agxi and quail.
nsd vetsrs thsrcof fer th61 ldoption or re-
lection. IN pnrsuanes ef &. direction. Con-
tainsd In Article XIV Of ths constitution OF
this State. and At said general slsetion The
vote on the said psoposed amsnimsni shali
Be By ballot and upon each ballot shsrs
shall be printed ;hs words FOR the Conssf-
tutional Amendmsnt" and Against ths
ConstitutionkI Amendmsut" ss nov prs-
seribed By law. and immsdistsly after said
election dgs returns shall be made 10 the
ooyerner Of the vote for and against said
proposed amsndmsnt ~ directed By the
said Article XIV ef tha constitHtion.
Approved February g. 1sos
NOW, THEREFORE,. Z, AUSTIN L.
cRoTHERs. GOVERNOR or THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. I'm parsuanes Of shs prs-
visions Of Section I. of Article II % tks
constitution Of the State Of Maryland. %
hsFeby order and diract that o eopy o. said
Act proposing an Amendment 10 ssction 4
% Article I Of the conssitution Of sat1
State. be pubIished IN at Least swo news
papers In each Of ne counties Of ths state
end I'm thrss nswspapsrs I'm the City os
Baltimore ons Of which shall be publishsd
In ths German. language. once o wssk Cor
ss least three months preceding ths nsxi
General Election. which slectien win be
hsid On November znd. 1909. at which slsc-
taon ths said proposed amsnarnent shall bs
submitted, IN shs form and manner pre-
scTfbed ~ the General Assembly, % the
legal and quaiifsd voters Of The sta.s. tor
their adoption or rs5sction.
GIVEN undar mx hanA ana a.