Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-10-29

- IfiShteeh hundred aud SiNty-nine,
or he is descendant Of a person
wv become a naturalized citizen Of
sHe d States between the first day
oI a. in the year eighteen hundred
anu - ne and the date Of the sdop-
Won " ection Of this Article. shall
~ t'.a ~ evidence Of any Of said
".a Sc state ment upon the
ials ~ ~ AeS'ation for registration
III =, y Ia.Vn v Of the matters afore-
49,. Y, aud punishable as
XIX ~ 4 by the laws Of
th sq sc,I RsF'9 on Ms aggrieved by
ree;stratia,, Hboard Of officers u
as q onsIifieJ ing to register him
anv disonaIifiod -, or in registering
either before or r., may at any time,
no hosrJ - = a. az We last session Of
not later than the Tue,ls s .'. ny
ing the election, file a ps4.s asls5
by affidavit, in the Cireu W. e.ot, .. ~,
county in which the cause ne..,. W.,
arises, or, if the cause aari ai
arises In Baltimore City in a eo.i p.a''s
common law Jurisdiction in "a -,
setting forth the grounds Of hiao,,i's
ton and asking to have the sppl'oA
the board of officers Of reeistratiS ~
rected. The court shall forthyv,
the petition for hearing and direct M.
mons TO be issued requiring the bed
OF oihcers OF registration cOmplainat~
against IN said petition to attend ~ the
nearing IN person or by counsel, aud
where the object Of the petition is to
STRIKE on the name Of any person. sum-
mons shall also be issued for such per
son, when shall be served by the sheriff
within the time therein designated; aud
SAID several courts shall have full juris-
dlction and power to review the action
OF any board of officers Of registration
and to grant or withhold, as it may deem
lawful aud proper the relief prayed for
in the premises.
In determining whether any person
VINO applied to be registered under the
above nth clause was or was not en-
titled to be registered under said fifth
clause, the court shall require the board
OF officers of registration complained
against to produce the written applica-
ton prepared and sIbm%,,.s hls-4-seh
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
or not said person, when he
presented himself for registration. com.
piled with the requirements Of said fifth
clause and if the Court shall determine
that said written application, so prepar-
ed and submitted by said person, COM
piled with the requirements Of said fifth
clause, and that said person was not dis
qualified under any other provision Of
this Article of the Constitution TO be
upon the books ofNllieu
question, then the Court 81. mine
person to be registered al 10 per
voter, but if the court shfequlre,
that said written Applicant AT ssiu
son failed to comply pzss uhue1
nents of said fifth erats disquai,
person was in aay>othe. ooohS OF
This Article of the Con- cou ~ siis,i
fled to be registered an no. oe reg
registry in questio- OF registry,
order that said ,force any order ny
stored upon seseInpt IN Sa'a cases
The eourt1 have any right OF re-
ittachmen1n may De taken 20 any
neither court at the hearing Of said
noyal .asappeal shall be allowed t"
Mir Of Appeals as in other cases
am appeals shall be taken within
from the udkc ti liAt AtNiAHh
and shall be heard and
IA son
i've day.
OF,
decided by the Court of Appeals up.
the original papers, or otherwise, as the
Court Of Appeals may by rule prescribe,
as soon as may be practicable.
The Generai Assembly shall have pow
DFlVtNa Frrftu itvTla Lee
aot inconsistent with this section Of this
Article, for the hearing and determine
ion OF all such cases.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by
ne authority aforesaid. That the afore-
'0ing section hereby proposed as an
imendmeut to the Constitution ~ this
state shall be at the next General Flee
ion for members Of the General Assem-
'ly to be held in this State, submItt.ato
he legal and qualified voters thereof for
heir adoption or rejection in pursuance
I the directions contained in Article
Wv OF the Constitution of this State,
md at said general election the vote on
The said proposed amendment shall be-
BY ballot and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words For the Com
stitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment as now
prescribed by law, and Immediately af-
ter said election due returns shall bs
made to the Governor Of the vote for
aud against said proposed amendme
as directed by the said Article XIV uf
the Constitution.
Approved February 25, 1908.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, AUSTIN L.
GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND. in pursuance
of the provisions II Section /, of Article
IA of the Constitution of the State ~
Maryland, do hereby order and direct
that copy Of said Act proposing an
amendment to Section of Article / Of
the Constitution Of said State. be pub
lished in at least two newspapers in
ca b of the counties Of the State and in
three newspapers in the City of Balti-
more, one of which shall be Published in
the German language, QUE week for
at least three months preeednr the next
General Election, which election 49,
held on November 2nd, 1909, at which
election the said proposed amendment
shall be submitted, in the form and man
ner 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
SEAL. of Maryland. Done at the
City Of Annapolis, this list
day Of July, one thousand
nike hundred and nine.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
BY the Governor
n. WINSL0W WILLIAMS,