Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-10-29


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An ACT 70 amend Section one Of Arrscse
o1s. ute. Elective Franchise. Of The
C9Ezsru1t50n q this STATE. and 70 provide
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SEc799K L Be i eaarsd b. The General
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The members II ssch II the tl~o Hosase-s
cgaga-rIns. that the folso~ine sezion he
and the szne is hereby pryoosad a. an
amendment u Section Ole Of Article 0re
title. Elective Franchise. Of the Cons1i-
uZt5O1 Os this State. and If adopted by tie
Iessl and qualified voters Thereof. a here
II provided. II shah sgperseds and stand in
the peaoe and stead Of Section one Of said
Article Ooe
SBrTE9g L Al elections shall Be BIZ hsallot-
and every male citizen Of the United States
Of the age 81 twenty-one years Or upward
Sho has been resident Of the State for
ts0 years and Of the legislative District
Of Bslumore City u Of the county In which
he may offer 70 vote. fog one year neu
preceding the election. and who. Inoreve-.
is duly registered as qualified yOtex as
provided in this Article. shall Be entitled
70 vote. in the ward Or election district in
which be resides. al al elections hereafter
70 Be held in this State. and in case any
cOunty q city shall Be 50 divided as To
form portions Of different electoral districts
f0g the election Of Representatives in Con
sress. SSnators, Delegates o. other officers.
then 70 sntitle person 70 vote for such
officer. he must have been resident Of
that part Of the county o. city which shall
form part Of the electoral district IN
which he Offers 70 vote. for one year next
preceding the election: but q person who
shall have acquired residence in such
county Or city. emitting him 20 vote at any
such election. shall be entitled 10 vote In
the election distr7cf from which he removed
until he shall have acquired residence
in the part Of the county On city 70 which
he has removed
Every male citizen Of the United States
having the above prescribed qualifications
Of age and residence shall be entitled 10 be
registered 50 as 70 become qualified voter
if be be first person who. on the first
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dFed and siIty-nine, or prior thereto. was
on Of any other State in the United States.
wherein he then resided Or second a male
descendant Of such last mentioned person
o. third foreign born citizen Of the
United States naturalized between the first
day Of January in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine and the date of the
adoption Of this section Of this Article or
fourth male descendant Of such last mem
toned person or fifth : person who. in
the presence Of the officers Of REGISTRATION.
shall in his own handwriting, With pen and
ink without any aid. suggestion or memo
randum whatsoever. and without any ques-
ton Or direction addressed TO him by any
Of the officers Of registration. make appli-
cation 10 register correctly. stating in such
application his name. age. date and place
Of birth, residence and occupation at the
time and for the two years next preceding,
the name or names Of his employer or en-
ployers, if any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted. and if 20. the State, county
or city and district or precinct in which he
voted last. and also the name in full of the
President Of the United States. Of one of the
Justices of the SupEeme Court of the United
States, Of the Governor Of Maryland, of one
Of the Judges Of the Court Of Appeals of
Maryland and Of the Mayor Of Baltimore
City. if the applicant resides in Baltimore
City. or Of one Of the County Commissioners
Of the county in which the applicantresides
and any person who is unable to comply
with the aforegoine requirements as to
making application for registration in his
own handwriting. solely because he is phys
ically disabled from so doing; or sixth
person. or the husband Of person, who at
the time Of his application for registration.
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perty in an amount Of not less than five
hundred dollars. is assessed therefor on the
taxbooks of the City Of Baltimore or of one
Of the counties Of this State, has been such
owner and 50 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on said property for said two
years and shall at the time Of his appli-
cation make affidavit before the officers of
registration that he is. or that he is the
husband Of the person who is the bona fde
owner OF the property so assessed to him or
to 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 be entitled to be
registered as qualified voter or be emit
tied to vote. Every written application to
be registered, presented to the officer of
registration by any person applying to be
registered under the above fifth clause,
shall be carefully preserved by said officers
of registration and shall be produced in any
Court. if required, as hereinafter provided
The affidavit of any applicant for regis
tration, duly made to the officer of regis
tration or in Court, that he, the applicant,
is person who was entitled to vote on or
before the first day Of January in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, as afore-
said, or that he has become a naturalized
citizen 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 affidavit upon informa- |
ton and belief that he is descendant of |
a person who was entitled to vote on or |
before the first day Of Januaryin the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, or that |
he is descendant of person who has |
become a naturalized citizen 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. shall be prInsa tdcie evidence |
of any of said facts so sworn to.
A willfully false statement upon the part |
of any applicant for registration in relation
to any of the matters aforesaid shall be
perjury, and punishable as perjury is pun
ished by the laws of the State.
Amy person who feels aggrieved by the
action of any board Of officers of reeistra-
ton in refusing to register him as a quail
fed voter, or in registering any disouali-
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,
file a petition. verified by affidavit. in the
Circuit Court for the county in which the
cause of complaint arises, or. if the cause
Of complaint arises in Baltimore City, in
any court Of common law Jurisdiction in