Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
Grand Fathers cIusse In Election
law Null and Void.

SOL t1t ftdfk azN.
IA iffmbef dteoi8red v0tets oVel ne
fused the right to register nndtr tht
gtandiath-f's clause TO enable them -
vote at the Annapolis municipal cleo
tion.
Several of those refused brought
suit against the registration OH ers.
The registration officers. through their
tattorneyS flied demurrers TO thedeelara-
tion in these cases Which
demurrer was overruled by Judge Nor
ris after quoting sections and Of the
iaifteenth Amendment tiezt s.a6,sn.
stitution; Sections 1879, z0l4 and clause
10, Of Section 62gof the u S. Revised
I@tatutes, delivered the following able
ppiaien, which must snd VII have It's
effect oBsaii future ans ndnents N This
stats containing The grandfather clause.
.sPfiof q Jannaty j, 1853, by The
Consultation a Maryland, oaly white"
ulale eitizshs q lie United STATE having
\ .he-leq airsd length 81 residence wefe
4 e1ititled to vote, and therefore, BY the
| lkttdf Of tie Nafsland law; pri0r ~
.5a.rus ~ ]. 5Ses, he Plaintiff. Andersos,
tneiae q blaek NAM vas net entitled 70
9,lte and Howafd and from, not being
ffscenilahts from PETS rs who. being
't4ilitt. Fare ent He'd 10 vote, were
4ltrwi1s not entitled ~ vote, aud tho
defeadants, upon 1hat ground soleiy,
1 dauied to the, plaintiffs registia.i,lnl 'ill
j Epon tbs state ~ faets and Of the
sufireilla aw 81 the Iand. Lave not the.
N tendaufs cotltFaty 10 that law, dis
lefiln hated against tie rlaintiffs Ia de-
MING q. tnein tlis tiglt " Nste because
~ tastirsfiase ante Stesrs 2nu h4Yti not the
ststptes ep1etsd ~ uiat purpose gwen
tA, 4 ., s9s q Acton ~ VIA. .,.o.,
senlor1 are not insed IN she statutes Of
Matyiand, hut tns meaning q the law Is
as PLAIN as u the seGy wores hau Deen
mape ,psea oil and 4 Is the meaning.
inrentlQn a0H eileess y tne kaWt anu not
is phfasssdoEy.a which rs important
no otner pqsstpie neans tpr this pro
dlAetilplhat4p wi'isls II 10 plainly IN
This being 50, what s ~ fleet, d
sle I.ee ~, e Aaesels q y y sss as
lths sfiset III obiitsratiiig from the stat
| lites SO much Of tliris provisions asiere-
lates tie forbidden disctimination,--
YEA v. lsiaM lv2 y o. 9'V-
- st,als.q n :. ~, esoAsioh oy Ohiei
1850 " 9,ss XIV s, 81 r. w nyee
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:. ti.e ~, ~ ~ ~. ~ 49, 'i''"-,, 81 when
y Is eeia tnal lhele Is : inltAtlelAs'n
tae power q iae s.ssss ~ I,esn eIerc'se
y ssle ragiiss = prsssslps 9aaa,'ls'1s,9hs
q Ness5s Y sass. p~ils aiscs'a's' n'
net gigs e IT, colplsi man 4, \. - sfli.-
llisslse r,gils " s9ss u lsSsipss utsera
pra9s'"sni aga ~ 9pi. & Try enurt Ahsp
4 saylaSsu. .ssa ,s.ssa.as.ssst ssse ln,tyh
s',s 4 ssss,'l'e,, " ssslenI ns
the quahis,essdiectiye ssgite'l ffom
lSii olate eonstltusleYs' : VI laws N
pNlns w spatl'lsssi2iss % NoSeFse has
oeeii Iuiiy Iee9gnlzf a " tne Conrt %
lneala OLA an tliilslhisLons cases
&c ", Snoete 70 ss az R2s
4 ,2sHtt.'t ANU - Noh, 90
ias1 ~ IS tpe ng, y 1iu ii9i rope vs.
Nth'a'ns' 70 nfu., ". ..,.'l,
J .. skEs4lS dEfsS ARE llABLE.
4 tke,asSra .ann,rent thai M an
fs'.;s,c, ~ 49,; ,,,i,,s,;,t ,,ra.,t
II an ~ Z ''r Z,
49,, ..,,d s,,..,,,, s.1, ~ IA, a., ~
M m IA III sn,,Fems ,s If IVA ~ ".
j INA a., 5a.ing 4 h;sh ~ Stata Esa.,,s,s.
leo,,id affard 5bs,r ~ sc,;,,,s
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III }gfi,s F,f,asntb XIV.
ssarsa & ss1td M ssl,t,la - tit
LEI v,i,i h ~ ~, VI ~ ~. 'Y. Sd ~
- ~, ra,, Il 4s',' NJ ~ s,si1s fVS "
ma n Giles & VI sTlsstis $40 II X sm es
j ba,a 3tbs e,.s,,.ia,,.t slls "a II !, ~
s,S int ,sgt5 tbs. IN ,g,ols ~
~. :, X t Sl,'s -, ne e.s-
ton was a iraua IN the oonstitation Of
the United States and vol d, and ask the
court IN an equity suit TO SO declare; at
4 tbei same time, asking the court to
kdserse that tie complainant be register
fed. 'Fhe court held that 1.-THE. cotii-
II PAINT contention was sustained and
the whole scheme declared syoie, there
hsyaS-Rs warrant 81 iaYo Ter registering
him AZ all. .s,..---..t .a.f,
r The plaintiffs make no such allegation,
torcontention IN tins case The law IS
4,reeQgplzed as valid mall its provisions,