The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-20

the action of any board Of officers of
registration in refusing to register
nlm as a qualified voter, or in regis
tering any disqualified person. may
at any time, either before or after
the last session of the board of Of
hcers 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 COM
plant arises in Baltimore City, in any
court of common law jurisdiction in
said city, setting forth the grounds
OF his application and asking to have
the action of the board of officers of
registration corrected. The court
snail forwith set the petition for
nearing and direct summons to be is
sued requiring the board of officers
OF registration complained against In
said petition to attend at the hear
ing IN person or by counsel and where
the object of the petition is to strike
on 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 jurisdiction and power to review
the action OF any hoard of officers of
registration and to grant or withhold.
as 1t may deem lawful and proper,
the relief prayed for In the premises.
In determining whether any person
who applied to be registered under
the above fifth clause Of this section
| was not entitled to be registered
under said fifth clause, the court shall
require the board of officers Of regis
| tration complained against to produce
the written application prepared and
submitted by such person at the time
/ he presented himself for registration
! to said board of officers of registra-
/ ton, and upon said written applica-
1 ton the court shall determine wheth-
I er or not said person, when he pre-
/ sented himself for registration, com
I piled with the requirements of said
I fifth clause; and II the court shall de-
/ termine that said written application.
I 80 prepared and submitted by said
/ person, complied with the require
/ ments of said fifth clause. and that
said person was not disqualified un-
I der any other provision Of this Article
I OF the Constitution to be registered
upon the books OF registry in ques-
I tiOn then the Court shall order said
/ person TO be registered as qualified
( voter, but II the court shall determine
I that said written application OF said
/ person failed 70 comply with the re-
/ quirements 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 question, then the
court shall order that said person
{ shall not be registered upon said
/ hooks OF registry
The court may enforce any order
/ hy attachment for contempt IN said
cases neither party shall have any
right Of removal. exception may be
taken 70 any ruling OF the court mt
the hearing OF said cases and an an
/ peal shall be allowed TO the Court Of
[ Appeals as IN other cases: all such
appeals shall be taken within Ave
I days from the date OF the decision
[ complained OF. and shall be heard and
I decided by the Court OF Appeals upon
the original papers. or otherwise, as
the Court Of Appeals may by rule pre-
scribe, as soon as may be practie-
( able
The General Assembly shall have
I power 70 provide more fully by Iegis-
I iation not inconsistent with this sec
ton Of this Article. FOR tho hearing
and determination or all such cases.
Sec ? And be II further enacted
BY the authority aforesaid. That the
{ aforegolnE section hereby proposed
! as an amendment TO the Constitution
I oi this State shall be az the next Gem
! eral Election for members OF the Gem
eral Assembly TO be held In this state
submitted 20 the legal and quallned
+ voters for their adoption or rejec-
I tion, Ia pursuance oE the directions
/ contained IN Article XIV OF the Con-
sutnuon OF this state and az said
/ general election the vote on the said
+ proposed amendment shall be by bal
lot. and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Consfi-
tutional Amendment and "ARninst
/ tae Constitutional Amendment" as
now prescribed BY Law, and lmmedi-
+ Gtely after said election dae returns
4 shall be 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 20, 1908.
/ NOW, THEREFORE,, /. AUSTIN l..
( CROTHERS, GOVERNOR OF THE
/ STATE or MARYLAND. In pnrsu-
I ance Of the provisions OF Section /.
OF Article ~ OF the Constitution of
/ the State OF Maryland, do hereby ord
/ er and direct that a copy OF said Act
/ proposing an amendment to Section
/ Of Article ! Of the Constitution OF
( said state. be published In at least
/ two newspapers In each OF the coun-
/ ties Of the State and In three news
I papers in the City of Baltimore. one
/ OF which shall be published IN the
/ German language, once a week for al
least three months preceding the next
/ General Election, which election will
! be held on November End, 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 OF the State
OF Maryland Done at the
City of Annapolis, this LIST
tSeal) day OF July. one thousand
nine hundred and nine
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs.
BY the Governor:
N. WINSLoW WILLIAMS,
Secretary of State.