Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-09-30

such person, which shall n. served By the
sherin within the time thereA designated;
and said several courts shall haveNtull juris-
dietion and power TO review the aston Of
any board OF officers o. 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
nth clause of this section was or was
not entitled to be registered under said
fifth clause, the court shall require the
board of officers of registration complained
against 10 produce the written application
prepared and submitted by such person at
the time he presented himself for registra-
ton TO said board Of officers of registration,
and upon said written application the court
shall determine whether or not said person,
when he presented himself for registration,
complied with the requirements OF said hflh
clause: and II the court shall determine
that said written application, SO prepared
and submitted by said person, complied
with the requirements Of said fifth clause,
and that said person was not disqualified
under any other provision Of this Article
OF the Constitution to be registered upon
the books OF registry IN question. then the
court shall order said person TO be regis
tered as a qualified voter, but II the court
shall determine that said written applica-
ton OF said person failed 10 comply with
the requirements OF said nth clause or
that said person was IN any other respect
under this Article OF the Constitution dis
qualified to be registered upon the books OF
registry in question, then the court shall
order that said person shall not be regis
tered upon said books of registry.
the court may enforce any order by at
tachment for contempt In said cases
neither party shall have any right OF re-
moyal; exception may be taken TO any rul-
| ing OF the court at the hearing OF said
cases and an appeal shall be allowed to the
Court OF Appeals as in other cases; all
such appeals shall be taken within i've days
from the date OF the decision complained of,
and shall be heard and decided by the
Court OF Appeals upon the original papers,
or otherwise. as the Court OF Appeals may
by rule prescribe, as soon as may be prac-
ticable.
The General Assembly shall have power
TO provide more fully by legislation not
inconsistent with this section OF this Article
| for the hearing and determination OF all
such cases.
Skc. z. And be 1t further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That tho aforego-
ing section hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution OF this state shall
| DO at the next General Election for mom-
| bers OF the General Assembly To BIO held In
this State. submitted TO tho legal and quail
| ned voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, In pursuance OF the directions con-
tained In Article XIV OF the Constitution Of
this State, and at said general election the
vote on the said proposed amendment shall
De by ballot. and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words FOR the Consti-
tutlonal Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now pre-
scrIbed by law. and Immediately 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 20, 1908.
NOW, THEREFORE,, /, AUSTIN L.
CRoTHERs. GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. in pursuance Of the pro-
visions OF Section l, OF Article Ia of the
Constitution OF the State OF Maryland, dc
hereby order 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 news
papers In each of the counties OF the Stat
and In three newspapers In the City o
Baltimore, one of which shall be published
in the German language, once a week 70
at least three months preceding the mex
General Election, which election will b
held on November End. 1909. at which cleo
ton the said proposed amendment shall b
submitted. in the form and manner pre-
scrlbed by tho General Assembly. to tn
legal and qualified voters OF the State. 70
their adoption or rejection.
, GIVEN under my hand and III
Great Seal Of the ftate O
(seal.) Maryland Done at the Cit
of Annapolis, this LIST day o
July. ono thousand nine hun
, dred and nine.
, AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERs.
, BY THU GOVERNOR:
1 N. WINsLoW WILLIAMS,
Secretary Of State.