The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-09-04
miscellaneous.


determine whether or not said person, when he
presented himself for registration, complied
with the requirements of said fifth clause; and
if the court shall determine that said written aD-
plication, so prepared and submitted by said per-
son, 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 registered as qualified voter,
but if the Court shall determine that said writ
ten application of said person failed to comply
with the requirements of said fifth clause, or
that said person was in any other respect under
this Article of the Constitution disqualified to
be registered upon the books of registry in ques-
tion. then the court shall order that said person
shall not be registered upon said books OF
registry.
The court may enforce any order by attach
ment for contempt in said cases neither party
shall have any right of removal; exception may
be taken to any ruling of the court at the hear
ing of said cases and an appeal shall be allowed
to the Court of Appeals as in other cases; all
from tie date Of the decision compIained Of and
shall be heard and decided by the Court of APP
peals upon the original papers, or otherwise, as
the Court of Appeals may by rule prescribe, as
soon as may be practicable.
The General Assembly shall have power to
provide more fully by legislation not inconsis
tent with this section of this Article, for the
hearing and determination of all such cases.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, That the aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this State shall be at the next Gem
eral Election for members of the General As
sembly to be held in this State submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof for their adop
tion rejection, in pursuance of the directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
this State, and at said general election the vote
on the said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be prin-
ted the words For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutional Amend
ment' 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 25, 1908.
Now, therefore, L. Austin l.. Cr0thers. Cover
nor of the State of Maryland, in pursuance of
the provisions of Section !. of Article IA of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, do here
by order and direct that copy of said Act pro-
posing an amendment to Section of Article of
the Constitution of said State, be published in
at least two newspapers in each of the counties
of the State and in three newspapers in the City
of Baltimore, one of which shall be published in
the German language, once week for at least
tion, which election will be held on November
I'd, 1909, at which election the said proposed
amendment shall be submitted, in the form and
manner prescribed by the General Assembly, to
the legal and qualified voters OF the state Tor
their adoption or rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
~ of the State of Maryland. Done at the
lsEAL kCity of Annapolis, this first day of
lo~l July, one thousand nine hundred and
nine. AUSTIN Il. ChOTHEhS.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
July 24-i3tl Secretary Of State.