The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-11
CHAPTER 223'

AN ACT to add new Section to Arti-
Gle 80 of the Annotated Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, title
ELECTION subtitle "Registrations,
said new Section to be known as
Section GA and to immediately fol-
low Section 90 in said Article, and to
apply only to Prince Georges County.
SECTION l Be it enacted by the
| General Assembly of Maryland. That
| a new section he added to Article SO Of
the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title ELECTIONS"
| subtitle "Registrations," said new Sec
ton to be known as Section 29A and
| to Immediately TO low Section 90 in said
Article and to read "a follows: r.
go A. Declarations of Intention
mentioned in the preceding Section
may as an alternative method of max
| ing said Declaration be made before
| the Board of Registry when in session
of the Election District or precinct in
which the Declarant intends to reside,
| and be entered by said Board. Said
entry to be made by said Board of
Registry on blanks to be furnished by
the B ,ard of Supervisors of Election
OF said County, said blanks to be head
| cd as follows: "Cerlificate of Declara-
ton of Intention" and said entry to
| Contain the name, the age, the resi-
dence, the occupation and the color of
the Dsclarant and also the date Of APP
pl cation before said Board. Said GER
| titicates shall be signed by both mem
| hers of said Board of Registry and one
of said Certificates shall be furnished by,
said Board of Registry to the Declarant
| without charge and the other Certificate
shall be forwarded by, said Board to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
Comfy to be recorded by said Clerk in
| a record book to be kept by him for
that purpose for which recording the
| said Clerk shall receive the sum OF
fifteen cents for each Certificate SO re
corded to be paid by the County Com
m.ssioners of said County and said
Board of Registry shall also include the
names, color and residence of said de-
clarauts in the alphabetic list to be
furnished by said Board of Registry
under the provisions of Section % OF
this Article. -
And the intent of each person so de
claring before said Board of Registry,
to become a resident of said State ana
| County shall date from the date Of said
entry of said Declaration by said ,ard.
And no person coming into said State
and County from any other State, Dis
trict or Territory and m aking said
Declaration before said Board of Regis
try shall be entitled to registration as
legal voter in said State and County
until one year after his intent to become
such legal voter shall be thus evidenced
by such entry of said Declaration by
said Board of Registry and such entry
or duly certified copy thereof shall
be the only competent and admissible
evidence of such intent. And sale
Certificate of Declaration of Intention
or duly certified copy thereof shall
be evidence of the right 'o1
such persons to registration as lega
vote according to law. :
| SEC 2. And be it further. enacted
That this Act shall only apply to Prince
Georges County.
SEC And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April 1, 1914
P.L. GOLDsBOROUGH,
Governor.
| JAMES Nice. Triple,
Spe' ker of the House of Delegates.
| JESSE D. PRICE.
| President of the Senate
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
| Hereby Certify, That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
.nuary Session, 1914.
| ALBERT j. ALMUNEY,
| Chief Clerk of the House.