Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-10-21

o1uueo 70 vose unoer t1e kaBa Of tAzs state,
or ANY oshsF State Of shs Unitsd States,
Wherein hs thsn resided: or second q male
descendant ef saeh last mentioned person !:
OF tAtrd: q foreign bern eitizen of the
United States natursiissd between tho arss
day Of January In the year sighfssn hnn-
dred and sixty-nins and the date of ths
adoption Of this section ef this Article; Or
fourth: male descendant ef saeh last Easa-
TONED person: or nfth: q psrson who. IN
the presence Of the 0aAcers Of regissxasion,
shall. In his own handwriting. with pen ana
ink. without amy aid. suggestion or momo-
randum Whatsoever. and without any ques-
ton or direction addressed 20 him BY any
Of the Ofacsrs Of registration. make appii-
cation 70 register correctly. stating In such
application his mama. ase. data and place Of
birth. residsnes and ocenpation ag tho sams
and for the twO years nsxt precedinG. ths
name or names Of his employer or en-
ployers. IL any. at the time and for the two
years next preceding. and whether he has
previously voted. and IL 20. the State. county
or city and district or precinct In which he
voted last, and also the name In full OF tbs
President Of the United statss. of one Of the
Justices OF the Supreme Court of the United
States. Of the Governor Of Maryland, % one
Of ths Judges Of the Court of Appeals Of
Maryland and OF the Mayor Of Baltimore
City. IL the applicant resides I'm Baltimore
City. or OF one Of the County Commissioners
OF the county In which the applicant resides
and any person who 10 unable 10 comply
with she aforegoing requirements as % max
Ing application for registration In his own
handwriting solely because he h physically
disabled from 10 doing; or sixth: q per-
son. or the husband Of q person, Who az the
time 90 his application for registration, An q
bono fde owner % real or personal property
ia al amount Of ma ls<s than Eve hundred
dollars. % assessed therefor on the tar
books Of the City OF Baltimore or OF enc Of
the counties Of this State. has been such
owner and 30 assessed for two years next
preceding his application for registration !;
shall have paid and shall produce receipts
for the taxes on said proDsrty for said two
years and shall at the time Of his appli-
cation mako afadavit before thu ofncers Of
registration that he ID. or that he "a the
husband OF the person who In the bona ode
owner OF the property 30 assessed to him or
her. a. the case may be. and that he or
she has been such owner for two years next
preceding his application.
No person not qualified under some one Of
the above clauses shall be- entitled % DO reg
istered as q qualified voter or be sntitisd to
vote. Every written application 90 be reg
istered. presented % tbs ofncers Of rsgistra-
ton By any person applying 10 be registered
under the above NTH clause, shall be care
fully preserved by said ofacers Of registra-
ton and shall be produced In any Court, n
required. m hereinafter provided.
The anidavit Of any applicant for regis
tration. duly made to the officers sf regis
tratiOn or In Court that he. the applicant,
Ia person who was entitled To vote on or
before the FIRST day OF January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, a. afore-
said. or that he has become q naturalised
citizen Of the United States between the
nrst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date OF the
adoption Of this section Of this Article, a.
aforesaid. or his afhdayit upon Information
and belief that he In q descendant Of a per-
SON who was entitled TO vote on or before
the arst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine. or that no 10 q
descendant Of . person who has become
naturaliEed citizen of the United States
between the nrst day Of January In the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and the
date OF the adoption OF this section OF this
Article. shall be prtm0 facie evidence % any
OF said facts 90 sworn 70.
A wilfuliy false statement upon the part
Of any applicant for registration I'm relation
TO any OF the matters aforesaid ahaIl be
perjury. and punishable as Iertury is pun
ished By the laws OF this Stata
Any person who feels aggrieved By the
action Of any board Of officers of registra-
tIon In refusing 10 register him % q quail
ned voter. or In registering any dIsquali-
ned person. may at any time. either before
or after the last session Of the board OF
officers OF registration. but not later than
the Tuesday next preceding the election. nle
q petition. verified by afldavit. In the Cir
cult Court for the county In which the
cause OF complaint arises. or. II the cause
OF complaint arises In Baltimore City. IN
any court Of common Law Jurisdiction In
said city. setting forth thu grounds Of his
application and asking to have the action
OF the board Of officers OF registration cor
rected. The court shall forthwith set the
petition for hearing and direct summons 10
be issued requiring the board OF ofacers OF
registration complained against In said petit
ton 10 attend at the hearing In terson or
By counsel and where the object OF the
petition On 10 strike on the name Of any
perssn. summens shalt also he issusd Tor
such person. which shall bs served hy TIA
sheriff within the time therein designated ;
ane said several courts shall have full turis-
diction and power TO rsvisw the action Of
any board Of of1eers Of registration and to
grant or withhold. as Il may deem lawful
and proper. the relief prayed for In the
premises.
In determining whether any person whc
applied 20 be registered under the above
NTH clause Of this section vas or WA
not entitled to be registered under said
NTH clause. the court shall require the
board OF officers Of registration complained
against TO produce the written application
prepared and submitted By such person ai
the time he presented himself for registra-
ton % said board Of officers OF registration,
and upon said written application the court
shall determine whether or not said person,
when he presented himself for registration.
complied with the requirements Of said NTH
clause: and II the court shall determlns
that said written application, 90 prepared
and submitted By said person. complied
with the Requirements Of said 9TH clause.
and that said person was not disqualified
under any other prOvision Of this Article
OF the Constitution 70 b registered upon
the books OF registry In question. than thu
court shall order said person to be regis-
tered as q qualified voter. but u the court
shall determine that said written appiIca-
ton Of said person failed 70 comply with
the Requirements Of said nfth clause. or
that said person was In any other respect
under this Article Of the Constitution dis
qualified TO be registered upon the books Of
registry In question. than the court shall
order that said person shall not be regis
tered upon said books Of registry.
The court may enforce any order By at