Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-12

books Of the city Of Baltimore or 81 ene Of
the counties OF this state, has been such
owner and 90 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration:
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on said pfoperty for said two
years and shall at thaI time Of his appli-
cation make afidavIt before the ofscers OF
registration that he "a. or that he Is ths
husband Of the person Who Is the bona fde
owner OF the property 80 assessed to him OF
her as the case may be. and that he or
she has been such owner for two years next
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall " entitled To be reg
istered az qualiied voter or be entitled 10
vote, Every written application to be reg
istered, presented to the )officera Of rsgIstra-
tiop BY any person applt ing to be registered
under the above NTH clause, shall be care
fully preserved By said joficers Of registra-
ton and shall be produced in any Court n
required. as hereinafter provided.
The afiidavit OF any applicant for regis
tration, duly made 10 the officers OF regis
tratIen or In Court that he, the applicant
Is q person who was entitled to vote on or
before the first day Of January In tho year
eighteen hundred and slxty-nine. as afore-
said. or that he has become q natpraiixad
rItizen OF the United States between the
first day OF January IN the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption OF this section OF this Article, as
aforesaid. or his afadavit upon Information
and belief that he Is descendant Of per-
son who was entitled 70 vote on or before
the nrSt day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty or that he ia
descendant of q person who has become
q naturalized citizen Of the United States
between The first day Of January in tho year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine and the
date OF the adoption Of this section OF this
Article, shall be prssa facie evidence OF any
OF said facts so sworn TO.
A wiifuiiy false statement upon the part
OF any applicant for registration in relation
to any OF the matters aforesaid shall be
perjury, ard punishable as perjury Is pun
! ished by the laws Of this State.
Any person who feels aggrieved by the
action OF any board OF officers Of Fegistra-
tion In refusing TO register him as q quali-
fed voter. or IN registering any disquali-
fed 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. nle
q petition. verified by afidavit, in the Cir
cult Court for the county In which the
! cause Of complaint arises, or. II the cause
OF complaint arises in Baltimore City, In
any court Of common Law Jurisdiction In
said city, setting forth the grounds OF HIS
application and asking 70 have the action
OF the hoard Of officers Of registration cor
rected. The court shall forthwith set thu
| petition for hearing and direct summons 20
be issued requiring the board Of officers Of
registration complained against IN said petit
tion TO attend at the hearing In person OF
By counsel. and whore the object 81 the
petition 10 TO strike on the name OF any
person, summons shall also be issued for
such person. which shall he served ~ chs
sheriff within the time therein designated
and said several courts shall have full jurls-
diction and power to review the action q,
any board OF officers OF registration and 70
| grant or withhold as II 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
| NTH clause Of this section was or was
not entitled to DO registered under said
fifth clause, the court shaii require the
board Of officers OF registration complained
against to produce the written application
prepared and submitted by such person at
the time he presented himself for registra-
| tion to said board Of officers Of registration
and upon said written application the couri
shall determine whether or not said person
whom be presented himself for registration
complied with the requirements Of said hftf
clause; and II the conrt shall determius
that said written application, 90 prepared
| and submitted BY said person. complied
| with the requirement. Of said NTH clause
| and that said person was not disqualified
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 10 be regis
tered as q qualified voter. but II the court
shall determine that said written appilca.
| tion Of said person failed 10 comply witL
| the requirements Of said nfth clause, oil
that said person was In any other respect
under this Article Of the Constitution dis.
| qualified 70 DO registered upon the books Of
order that said person shall not be regis.
tered upon said books OF registry.
| The court may enforce any order BY at
tachment for contempt In said cases
neither party shall have any right Of re-
moyai; exception may be taken to any rul-
| ing OF the court at the hearing of said
cases and an appeal shall be allowed 10 the
Court Of Appeals as In other cases al
such appeals shall be taken within ave days
| from the date OF the decision complained o.
and shall be heard and decided by III,
Court Of Appeals upon the original papers
| or otherwise. as the Court OF Appeals maj
! BY rule prsscribs. as soon as may be prac
4 ticabIe.
The General Assembly shall have power
| to provide more fully BY IegisIatioa mo-
| inconsistent with this section OF this Article
for the hearing and determination OF al
| such cases.
SIC. 2. And DO It further enacted b
the authority aforesaid. That the afofsgo
| ing section hereby proposed as an amend-
mont 10 the Constitution Of this State shall
| be- at the nsxt General Election for men,
beFs Of the General Assembly 10 be held ID
| this State. submitted to the legal and quall-
Ned voters thereof for thsir adoption or re-
! lection. in pursuance OF the directions con.
tanned in Article XIV Of the Consultation Of
this State and ct said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment shall
be By ballot, and upon each ballot thsrs
shall be printed the words "For the Consti.
tutionei Amendment and Against thu
Constitutional Amendment rs now pre-.
scribsd By law. and immediately after seid
election due retuFns shall be made To ths
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by ths
said Article xiv OF the Constitution.
/ Approved February 20. 1908.
NOW, THERERORE, +, AUSTIN T.
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