The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-06

~-~N e-SNACA VI any UQhAu vi OtAAEEIn Vi
registration In refusing to register
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 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 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 cr by counsel and where
the object OF the petition Is to strike
on 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-
uon, and upon said written appiica-
tion the court shall determine wheth-
er or not said person, when he pre-
sented himself for registration. com
piled with the requirements Of said
NTH clause: and " the court shall de-
ternIne that said written application.
80 prepared and submitted by said
person. complied with the require
nacuis az said fifth clause. and that
said person was not disqualified un-
der any other provision OF this Article
OF the Constitution 10 bc registered
upon the books OF registry in quss-
lion. then the Court shall order said
person 20 be registered as n qualified
voter. but II the court shall determine
that said written application Of said
person failed to comply with the re-
quirements Of said fifth clause, or that
said psraon was In any other respect
under this Article of the Constitution
disqualified 70 be registered upon the
hfsFNka fsfr raeffEf NW4 -. Al
court shall order that aald person
shall not be registered upon said
books Of registry.
The court may enforce any order
hy attachment for contempt In said
cases neither party shalt have any
right Of removal exception may BE-
taken 10 any ruling of the eonrt at
the hearing Of said cases and nn ap-
peal shaIl 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 this decision
complained of. and shall be heard and
decided by the Court oi Appeals upon
the original papers. or otherwise, aa
the Court of Appeals may 5y rule pre-
scribe. as soon as may be practic-
able
The General Assembly shall have
power 10 provide more fully hy leKis-
iation not Inconsistent with this sec
uon OF this Article, for the hearing
and determination og all such cRsos.
Sec, 2 And be II further enacted
by the authority aforesaid That the
aforsgolnE section hereby proposed
a. an amendment 20 the Constitution
OF this state shall BE- AT the next Cen
erRl Election iof members Of the Gen.
eFai Assembly to be- held in this State
submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters for their adoption or rejec-
ton. In pursuance ot this directions
contained In Article xiv of the Con-
ktltuiion Of this State. aud at said
general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment shall be By bal
lot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the ConstI-
tutionai Amendment" and Against
the Constitutional Amendment a.
now prescribed BY law. cad tmmsdi.
Ately after aaId election due returns
shall be made to the Governor OF tho
vote for and against said proposed
amendment. A. directed BY the said
Article XIV OF the Constitution.
sAERt1FtA ANRAA 81 AfNHu
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, AUSTIN l..
CRoTHERS GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE or MARYLAND. Ia pursu-
ancs OF the provisions of Section 1 j.
OF Article IA of the Constitution OF
the State Of Maryland. do hereby ord
sr and direct that a copy OF said Act
proposing an amendment to Section
I of Article ! OF ths Constitution OF
said State. bs published Ia az least
two newspapers in each OF the coun-
ties OF the State and In three news
papers In the City OF baltimore. one
OF which shall be published In the
German language. once n week for at
least three months preceding the next
General Election. which election will
be held on November end. 1909. at
which election the said proposed
amendment shall be submitted, In the
form and manner prescribed by the
General Assembly, 10 the legal and
qualified voters OF the State, for their
adoption or rejection.
GIVEN under my hand and
the Great Seal OF the State
Of Maryland Done at the
City Of Annapolis, this ist
tSeal) day OF July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN L. cRoTHERs.
BY the Governor
N. WINSI.OW WILLIAMS,