The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-08

the action of any board of officers OF
registration in refusing to register
1 him 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
| ficers Of registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
the election, file a petition, verified
4 by affidavit in the Circuit Court for
the county In which the cause OF COM
plant arises, or, II 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
shall forwith set the petition for
hearing 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
OF the name of any person, summons
I shall also be issued for such person,
/ which shall be served by the sheriff
\ within the time therein designated
/ { NJ said several courts shall have
! full Jurisdiction and power to review
| the action OF any board of officers of
registration and to grant or withhold,
I as It may deem lawful and proper,
the relief prayed for in the premises.
In determining whether any person
/ who applied to be registered under
the ahuve aftb clause Of this section
was not entitled to be registered
under said fifth clause, the court shall
I require the board OF efficers Of regis
tration complained against to produce
/ the written application pref ared and
/ submitted by such person at the time
he presented himself for registration
I to said board OF officers OF registra-
/ ton, and upon said written applica-
4 ton the court shall determine wheth-
\ er or not said person, when he pre-
1 sented himself for registration, com
/ piled with the requirements Of said
/ fifth clause and N the court shall de-
/ termine tat said written application,
I so prepared and submitted by said
/ person. complied with the require
/ ments OF said fifth clause, and that
/ said person was not disqualified un-
/ der any other provision of this Article
\ OF the Constitution to be registered
Z upon the books OF registry In ques-
I ton, then the Court shall order said
person TO be registered as a qualified
voter, but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
person failed 10 comply with the re-
quirements OF said fifth clause, or that
said person was In any other respect
under thia Article OF the Constitution
disqualified 10 be registered upon the
books Of registry In question. then the
court shall order that said person
shall not he registered upon said
hooks OF registry.
The court may enforce any order
by attachment for contempt In said
cases. neither party shall have any
right OF removal; exception may be
taken TO any ruling Of the court al
the hearing OF said cases and an ap-
peal shall be allowed to the Court OF
Appeals az In other cases. all such
appeals shall be taken within Ave
days from the date OF the decision
complained OF. and shall ba heard and
decided by the Court OF Appeals upon
the original papers, or otherwise. az
the Court of Appeals may by rule pre-.
scribe, as soon Ms may be practic.
able.
= The General Assembly shall have
power 10 provide more fully by legia-
= lation not inconsistent with this sec,
= ton Of this Article. for the hearinS
and determination OF ali such cases.
= Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That IN.
! aforegoing section hereby proposed
"a an amendment 10 the Constitution
OF this State shall be nj the next Gen
!, eral Election for members OF the Gen
] crai Assembly 10 be held In this State
submitted TO the legal and quAlife,
! voters for their adoption or rejec
ton. In pursuance OF the directions
. contained In Article XIV OF the Con
Etltntlon Of this State, and at salt
! general election the vote on the sal,
{ proposed amendment shall be by bal
: lot. and upon each ballot there shal
be printed the words For the Consti
Z tutional Amendment" and "Agains
I the Constitutional Amendment a
: now prescribed by Law, and immedI
I atciy after said election due return
! shall be made To the Governor OF th
Q vote for and against said proposes
:, amendment. as directed by the sni
+ Article XIV OF the Constitution.
: Approved February 25, 1908.
WV 4 CANHst Il Ahs1 AsN 4
I CROTHERS, GOVERNOR OF TIL
: STATE OF MARYLAND. In pursu
: ance Of the provisions OF Section ]
= of Article "a OF the Constitution Q
2 the State OF Maryland, do hereby ord
or and direct that copy OF said Ac
: proposing an amendment 20 SectiO
o OF Article l OF the Constitution Q
= said State, be published In at leas
n Z L.. -
; ties OF tho State and in three news
i papers In the City OF Baltimore, on
8 OF which shall be published In IN
Z German language. once a week for 0
! least three months preceding the ne1
= General Election, which election wi
}. be held ON November 2nd, 1903. q
. which election the said propose
y amendment shall be submitted, In IN
g form and manner prescribed by tn
! General Assembly. to the legal an
g aualified voters OF the State. for thel
9 adoption OF rejection.
= GIVEN under my hand an
the Great Seal OF the Stat
of Maryland. Done at IN
City Of Annapolis. this Ii
(Seal.) day OF July, one thousan
y nine hundred and nine.
a AUSTIN L. CRoTHERS.
y BY the Governor:
l, N. wINSLoW WILLIAMS,
+ Secretary of State.
3 3 aug 6 1St
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