The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

the action Of any board OF officers OF
4 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
4 iicers Of registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
the selection, file a petition, verified
BY affidavit, In the Circuit Court for
the county In which the cause of com
! PLANT arises, or, If the cause OF com
! PLANT arises In Baltimore City In any
! court Of common law jurisdiction In
said city Getting forth the grounds
/ OF his application and asking to have
/ the action of the board of officers Of
4 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 10 attend at the hear
ing In person or 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
tfation 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-
tion. and upon said written applica-
ton the court shall determine wheth-
or or not said person, when he pre-
sented himself for registration, com
piled with the requirements OF said
NTH clause; and II the court shall de-
termine that said written application,
so prepared and submitted by said
person. complied with the REQUIRE
ments OF said fifth clause, and that
saiI person was not disqualified un-
def any other provision OF this Article
of the Constitution to be registered
ton, then the Court shall order said
person 10 be registered az a qualified
voter. but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
persen failed TO comply with the re-
quirements OF said nth clause, or that
said person WIS IN any other respect
under this Article OF the Constitution
disqualified to be registered upon the
books Of registry In question. then the
court shall order that said person
shall not be registered upon said
books of registry.
The court may enforce any order
by attachment for contempt In said
eaHes; neither party shall have any
right OF removal; exception may be
taken TO any ruling OF the court al
the hearing Of said cases and an APP
peal shail be allowed TO the Court OF
/ Appeals rs In other cases: all such
4 appeals shall be taken within five
I days from the date OF the decision
Z complained Of. and shall be heard and
( decided by the Court OF Appeals upon
/ The original papers. or otherwise, as
I the Court Of Appeals may by rule pre-
/ scribe. as soon as may be practic-
/ able.
The General Assembly shall have
I power 20 provide more fully by IegIs-
latlon not inconsistent with this see
( ton OF this Article, for the hearing
and determination or all such cases.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted
/ hy the authority aforesaid. That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed
az an amendment 10 the Constitution
OF this State shall be az the next Cen
! sral Election for members Of the Gem
ersl Assembly 20 be held ia this State.
submitted 10 the legal and qualified
I yoters for their adoption or rejee-
ton, IN pursuance OF the directions
contained In Article XIV OF the Com
etitutiou OF this State, and at said
general election the vote on the said
proposed amendment shall be by ball
lot. and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Consti-
tutionai Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as
now prescribed by law, and immedi.
ately after said election due re.surne
shall be made to the Governor OF ths
vote for and against said proposed
amendment. as directed by the said
Article XIV OF the Constitution.
Approved February rs, 1908.
NOW, THEREFORE,. i, AUSTIN L,
i CRoTHERa. GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, In pursu,
anee of the provisions OF Section 1
Of Article IA OF the Constitution ol
the State OF Maryland. do hereby ord.
er and direct that copy OF said Act
proposing an amendment 10 Sectior
OF Article \ OF the Constitution oi
said State, be published In at leasi
two newspapers In each OF the coun.
ties OF the State and In three news.
papers In the City OF Baltimore, ons
OF which shall be published In the
German language, once a week for al
least three months preceding the nexl
General Election, which election will
be held on November End, 1909, al
! I 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. 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 1st
tSeal) day OF July, one thousand
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN L. CRoTHERs
BY the Governor:
N. wINSLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary OF State.