The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-29


vote for such officer. he must have
been resident Of that part OF the
county or city which shall form a
part OF the electoral district In which
he offers TO vote. for one year next
preceding the election; but a person
who SHAH have acquired n residence
In such county or city. emitting him
to vote at any such election, shall be
entitled TO vote in the election ais
trict from which he removed. until
he shall have acquired a residence In
the part OF the county or city To which
he has removed.
Every male citizen Of the United
States having the above prescribed
qualifications OF age aud residence
shall be entitled 20 be registered 40
ss 20 become o qualified voter II he
bc FIRST. d person who. on tho first
day Of January IN the year eighteen
( hundred and Eixty-ninc, or prior
thereto. was entitled to vote under tho
laws of thia 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: a foreign born rltl.
zen Of the United States naturailsed
between the firat day Of January IN
the year eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and the date OF the adoption of
this section Of this Article: or fourth
male descendant Of such last men
toned person; or nth n person who
In the presence Of the officers of feg.
istration, shall. IN his own handwrit-
ing, with pen and ink. without any
aid, suggestion or memorandum what
aoeyeF. and without any question or
direction addressed 20 him by any Of
the officers Of registration, make an.
plicntlon 10 register correctly, stating
IN such application hla name. age
date and place OF birth, residence and
occupation VI the time and for the
two years next preceding. the names
or names Of his employer or employ
ere. II any. az the time aud for the
two years noxt preceding. and wheih.
eT he has previously voted and n 40
tho state. county or city aud district
or precinct I'm which he voted lnRt.
and also the name In full Of the Presi-
dent of the United States. OF one of
the Justices OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States, Of the Governor
Of Maryland, Of one Of the Judges Of
the Court Of Appeals Of Maryland and
OF the Mayor nf Baltimore city. N the
applicant resides In Baltimore city.
or of one Of the County Commission
ofH of the county In which the nppii-
cant resides. and any person who Is
unable 10 comply with the aforagulng
requirements az 10 making appllcas
ton for registration In his own hand
writing, solely because he in phyei-
cnlly disabled from 30 doing; or
sixth; a person, or the husband Of a
person, who az the time OF HIS appil-
cation for registration, In bona iida
owner Of real estate or personal prop.
erty in an amount Of not less than
fivo hundred dollars, Ia assessed there
for on the tax books OF the City OF
Baltimore or of one OF the counties
OF this State. has been such owner
and so assessed for two years next
preceding his application for reglatra.
ton; shall have paid aud shall pro-
duce receipts for the taxes on Haid
property for said two years and shall
at the time of his application make
affidavit before the officers OF regis-
tration that he is. or that he IL the
husband OF the person who Is the
bona fide owner OF the property so
assessed TO him or 10 her, as the eage
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 shall be enti-
tied TO be registered as n qualified
voter or be entitled 10 vote. Every
written application TO be registered,
presented TO the officers Of registra-
ton 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, II re-
quired, as hereinafter provided.
The affidavit OF any applicant for
registration. duly made to the officers
or registration or In Court, that he,
the applicant, Is person who was en-
titled to vote on or before the first
day OF January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, as aforesaid.
or that he has become a naturallzed
citizen OF the United States between
the first day Of January in the year
eighteen hundred ana sixty-nine and
the date OF the adoption OF this sec
tion OF this Article, as aforesaid, or
his affidavit upon Information and be-
lief that he is a descendant of per-
son who was entitled TO vote on or
before the first day OF January In the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine,
or that he Is descendant OF q person
who has become a naturaiized citizen
of the United States between the
first day of January in the year eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-nlne and the
date of the adoption of this section
of this Article, shall be prima facie
evidence OF any Of said facts SO sworn
to.
A wilfully false statement upon the
part of any applicant for registration
In relation to any OF the matters
aforesaid shall be perjury, and pun
ishable as perjury Is punished by the
laws of this State.
ANY person who feels aggrieved by
the action of any board of officers Of
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