Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-19

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books Of the City % Baltimore or es one q
the counties Of this state. has been suel
owner and 20 assessed for two years nex
preceding his application for registration
shall have paid ana shall produce recent,
for the taxes en- said property for said tws
years and shall at the time Of his sppsi.
cation make ansaavit before the oficers Of
registration that he In. or that he n ths
husband Of the persoa Who IN fhe bono I'D.
owner Of the property 80 assessed to him OF
her. as the case may be. and that he q,
she has been such owner for two years mex,
preceding his application.
No person not qualiaed under some one al
the above clauses shall be entitled 10 he req.
istered Is . qualified voter or be entitled q
vote. Every written application to be reg.
istered. presented 20 the ofncers OF reei.tra.
ton by any person applying TO be registered
under the above hfth clause, shall be care
fully preserved By said ofzcers of rexistra.
tion and shall be produced I'm any Court. n
required. rs hereinafter provided.
The afadayit Of any applicant for regis
traitor. duly made 60 the ofaeera Of nerta-
tration or I'm Court that he. tho applicant.
Is q person Who was entitled to vote on mr.
before the nrst day Of January I'm the year
eighteen hundred and sixty mine, as sfore-
said. or that he has become q naturnItxed
citizen Of the United States between thu
nrst day Of January In the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and the date OF thu
adoption OF this section Of this Article A
aforesaid. or his af1davit upon Information
and belief that he Is q descendant Of n per-
son who vas entitled 10 vote on or before
the nrst day Of January I'm the year eighteen
hundred and sixty mine. or that he IN n
descendant Of q person who has become
a naturalized citizen Of the United states
between the nrst day OF January I'm the year
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and the
date OF the adoption Of this section OF this
Article. shall be prsms focse evidence Of any
Of said facts 30 sworn 20.
wiifulIy false statement upon the part
OF any applicant for registration In relation
to any Of the matters aforesaid shall be
perjury. and punishable as perjury IL pun
ished by the laws Of this State.
Any person who feels aggrieved By the
action Of any board OF officers Of registra-
ton In refusing % register him rs a quail
ned voter. or In registering any disquali-
fed 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, aie
q petition. verified by afidavit. 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, I'm
any court Of common law jurisdiction I'm
said city. setting forth the grounds OF his
application and asking 70 have the action
OF the board Of officers Of registration cor
Nan he
petition for hearing and direct summons 70
be issued requiring the board Of oficers Of
registration complained against IN said peti.
ton TO attend at the hearing In person or
oy counsel. and where the object OF the
petition In % strike on the name OF any
person. summons shall also bs ISSUED for
such person. which shali - served hy tn
sheriff within the time therein designated;
and said several courts shall have full juris-
diction and power to review the action OF
any boars OF officers Of registration and to
grant or withhold. rs Il 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
NTH clause OF this section was or was
not entitled to be registered under said
NTH clause. the court shall require the
board Of officers Of registration complained
against 10 produce the written application
prepared and submitted by such person Mt
the time he presented himself for registra-
ton TO 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 9th
clause; and IL the court shall determine
that said written application, so prepared
and submitted by said person. complied
with the requirements Of said nfth 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 regis
tered rs a qualified voter. but II the court
shall determine that said written applica-
ton OF said person failed TO 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. then 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
tachment for contempt in said cases
neither party shall have any right OF re-
moval; exception may be taken TO any rui-
Ing OF the court at the hearing Of said
cases and an appeal shall 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 the decision complained Of,
and shall be heard and decided by the
Court OF Appeals upon the original papers,
or otherwise. a. the Court Of Appeals may
BY rule prescribe, as soon rs may be prac-
ticable.
The General Assembly shall have power
to provide more fully By legislation not
inconsistent with this section OF this Article.
for the hearing and determination Of all
such cases.
SEC. 2. And Be it further enacted By
the authority aforesaid. That the aforego-
ing section hereby proposed a. an amend
ment 70 the Constitution of this State shail
be ut the next General Election for menu
bers Of the General Assembly to be held I'm
this State. submitted 20 the legal and quali-
Ned voters thereof for their adoption or re-
lection, In pursuance a the directions con-
tained In Article XIV az the Consultation 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 printed the words For the Consti-
tutional Amendment and AGAINST the
Annendment" a. now pre-
scribed by Law. ana Immediately after said
election due returns shall be made TO the
Governor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment O. directed By the
said Article XIV Of tia Constitution.
Approved February Is. 1908.
NOW. THEREFORE,. I, AUSTIN L.
GOVERNOR or THE STATE