The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24

the action Of any board Of officers Of
registration In refusing to register
MIN as 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
fcers OF registration, but not later
| than the Tuesday next preceding
the election, file a petition, verified
by affidavit, In the Circuit Court for
the county In which the cause OF com
plant arises, or, IL the cause of com
plant arises in Baltimore City, in any
court OF common law Jurisdiction in
said city. setting forth the grounds
Of bis 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
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 board of officers of
registration and to grant or withhold,
as II 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-
tion. and upon said written applica-
ton the court shall determine wheth-
er or not said person, when he pre-
sented himself for registration, com
piled with the requirements Of said
fifth clause; and II the court shall de-
ternine that said written application,
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
upon the books Of registry In ques-
ton, then the Court shall order said
person 10 be registered as a qualified
voter, but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
person failed 90 comply with the re-
quirements OF said fifth clause, or that
said pergon was In any other respect
under this Article Of the Constitution
disqualified 10 be regintered upon the
books Of registry In question. then the
court shall order that said person
shall not be registered upon said
books nf registry
The court may enforce any order
/ by attachment for contempt In said
cases; neither party shall have any
I right OF removal. exception may be
taken to any ruling OF the court al
I the hearing Of said cases and an ap-
I peal shall be allowed 10 the Court OF
I Appeals as In other cases: all such
/ appeals shall be taken within fivs
/ days from the date OF the decision
I complained Of, and shall be heard and
decided by the Court OF Appeals upor
/ the original papers, or otherwise. ai
the Court Of Appeals may by rule pre-.
/ scribe. as soon an may be practic.
/ able
The General Assembly shall have
\ power 10 provide more fully by legis.
lation not inconsistent with this sec
ton Of this Article. for thu hearing
and determination or all such cases.
Sec ?. Aud be II further enacted
1 by the authority aforesaid. That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed
/ as an amendment TO tho Constitution
Of this State shall be at the next Gen.
eral Election for members Of the Gen.
I eral Assembly TO be held In this State
submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters for their adoption or reiee.
| ton, In pursuance OF the directions
/ contained In Article XIV OF the Con.
Z stitution Of this State. and nj said
/ general election the vote on the said
I proposed amendment shall be by bal.
1 lot, and upon each ballot there shall
I be printed the words For the Consti-
tuuonal Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" aS
now prescribed by law, and immedi.
/ ately after said election due returns
\ 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 rs, 1908.
4 NOW, THEREFORE,, /, AUSTIN /,
! CRoTHERs. GOVERNOR OF THE
! STATE or MARYLAND. In pursu.
snce OF the provisions OF Section /
| OF Article IA Of the Constitution oi
the State OF Maryland, do hereby ord.
or and direct that copy OF said Act
I proposing an amendment TO Section
OF Article ! OF the Constitution oi
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 nexl
General Election, which election will
be held on November End. 1909, al
which election the said proposed
amendment shall be subp'tted, In the
form and manner prescribed by the
/ General Assembly. to the legal and
/ qualified voters OF the State, for theiI
\ adoption or rejection.
GIVEN under my hand and
the Great Seal OF the State
OF Maryland. Done at the
City OF Annapolis, this Isl
(Seal.) day OF July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERS
BY the Governor:
N. wINSLOW WILLIAMS,
Secretary OF State.
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