The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-01


registration in refusing TO register
him as a qualified voter, or In regis
tering any disqualified person, NAV
at any time, either before or after
the last session of the board of Of
fieers OF registration, but not later
than the Tuesday next preceding
! the election, 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, setting forth the grounds
OF his application and asking to have
the action of the board of officers of
registration corrected The court
snail 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 tn 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 It 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 10 be registered
under said fifth clause, the court shall
require the board OF officers Of regis
tration complained against to gApduce
the written application prepare al
submitted by such person at the Nint
he presented himself for registration
to said board of officers OF registra-
ton. and upon said written aDplica-
ton the court shall determine wheth-
or or not Haid person, when he pre-
sented himself for registration, COM
piled with the requirements OF said
NTH clause; and |! 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
said person was not disqualified un-
der any other provision of this Article
OF the Constitution 10 be registered
upon the books OF registry in ques-
ton, then the Court shall order said
person TO be registered as a qualified
voter, but II the court shall determine
that said written application OF said
person failed to comply with the re-
quirements Of said nth clause. or that
said person was In any other respect
under this Article OF the Constitution
disqualified 10 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
cases: neither party shall have any
right Of removal; exception may be
taken 10 any ruling of the court al
tho hearing Of said cases and an ap-
peal shall be allowed to the Court OF
Appeals as In ether cases. all such
appeals shall bo taken within five
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, az
Z the Court Of Appeals may by rule pre-.
scribe, rs soon as may be practic.
able.
The General Assembly shall have
I power 20 provide more fully by legis.
. lAtiop not inconsistent with this see.
ton of this Article. for the hearlnS
and determination or all such cases.
( Sec, 2. And be II further enacted
I ~ the authority aforesaid. That IN,
7 aforegoinE section hereby proposed
( as M amendment 20 the Constitution
Z Of this State shall be at the next Gen.
eral Election for members Of the Gen.
Z grnl Assembly 10 be held In this State
submitted 10 the legal and qualified
voters FOR their adoption or reiec
/ ton. In pursuance OF the directions
contained IN Article XIV OF the Con
I tltution of this State. and NJ SAID
( general election tho vote on the sais
proposed amendment shall be by bal
{ lot. and upon each ballot there ahal
I be printed the words For the Constl
iutiouHl Amendment" and "Agnina
7 the Constitutional Amendment" q,
now prescribed by law. and lmmedi
alely after said election due RETURN
f shall DO made 10 the Governor Of th,
I vote for and against Haid proposed
amendment, rs directed by the sait
Article XIV Of She Constitution
+ Approved February 70. 1908
I SOW. THEREFORE. J., AUSTIN 1.
I CHOTHERs, GOVERNOR or THE
STATE or MARYLAND. IN pursu
auce OF the provisions Of Section /
/ Of Article "A Of the Constitution o.
the State OF Maryland. do hereby ord
/ sr and direct that copy OF said Act
{ proposing an amendment TO Sectiof
/ | OF Article / of the Constitution o
/ said State. be published IN at leas
two newspapers In each of the coun
/ ties OF the State and in three news
7 papers IN the City of Baltimore. ouo
/ OF which shall be published In the
! German language, once a week for al
\ least three months preceding the mex
/ General Election. which election viii
/ be held on November end, 1909, al
/ which election the said proposed
I amendment shall be submitted, In tn,
/ form and manner prescribed by this
/ General Assembly. TO the legal ant
qualified voters OF the State, for theii
/ adoption or rejection.
GIVEN under my hand ant
the Great Seal OF the STATE
OF Maryland. Done at the
City OF Annapolis. this Isl
I AStAl.t uhy Oh JHiys oHt tHpuhAHt
nine hundred and nine.
AUSTIN l.. CRoTHERS.
/ BY the Governor:
N. wINSLow WILLIAMS.
Secretary of State.
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