The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-10-29

to become qualified voter If he be, first
person who. on the first day of January In the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. or prior
thereto, was entitled to vote under the laws OF
this state or OF any other State of the United
States, wherein he then resided; or second a
male descendant of such last mentioned person;
or third I: a foreign born citizen of the United
States naturalized between the first day of Janu-
uary in the year eighteen hundred and sixty.nipe
and the date of the adoption of this section OF
this Article; or fourth male descendant of such
last mentioned person; or fifth: a person who. in
the presence of the officers OF registration shall.
in his own handwriting with pen and ink, with
out any aid, suggestion or memorandum whatso-
ever, and without any question or direction ad-
dressed to him by any OF the officers of regis
tration. make application to 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 employers,
any, at the time and for the TWO years next pre-
ceding, and whether he has previously voted, and
and So 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 Supreme Court oil the
United States, of the Governor of Maryland, OF
one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals OF
ts g n y Of Il
OF the County Commissioners OF the county in
which the applicant resides; and any person who
Is unable 20 comply with the af0regoing require
ments as to making application for registration
in his own handwriting, solely because be is
physically disabled from so doing; or sixth Q
person, or the husband of person, who at the
time Of his application for registration. Is bona
fIde owner of real or personal property In the
amount of not less than five hundred dollars, is
assessed therefor on the tax books of the City of
Baltimore of one of the counties of this State.
has been such owner and so assessed for two years
next precedi his application for registration;
shall have paid and shall produce receipts for the
taxes said property for said two years and shall
at the time of his application make affidavit be-
fore the officers of registration that he Is or that
he is the husband of the person who is the bona
fSde 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 preced-,
ing his application.
No person not qualified Under some one OF the
above clauses shalt be entitled to be registered
qualified voter or be entitled to vote. Every
written application to be registered. presented to
the officers 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 application for registration,
duly made to the officers of registration or in
Court that he. the applicant. is a person who
was entitled to vote on or before the first day of
January in the year eighteen hundred and sixty