The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-04
CHAPTER 223'

AN ACT to add new Section to Artl-
Gle 80 of the Annotated Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Mary land, title
ELECTION" subtitle Registrations,
said new Section to be known as
Section go and to Immediately fol-
low Section 80 in said Article, and to
apply only to Prince Georges County.
SECTION 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 DEMONSTRATIONS" said new Sec
ton to be known as Section 29A and
to Immediately 70 low Section 90 in said
Article and to read as follows:
80. 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 )ard of Supervisors of Election
or SAID County, said blanks to be head
ed as follows: "Certificate of Declare
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
tificates 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.sa;d 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
mlssioners of said County and said
Board of Registry shall also include the
names, color and residence Of SAID de-
clarants in the alphabetic list to be
furnished by said Board of Registry
under the Or, visions of Section % of
| this Article.
And the intent of each person so de
| claring before said Board of Registry,
| to become resident of said State and
| County shall date from the date of said
entry of said Declaration BY said b )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 a
| legal voter in said State anc 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 said
Certificate of Declaration of Intention
or Il duly certified copy thereof shall
be tvideLce of the right of
such persons to registration as legal
vote according to law.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall only apply to Prince
Georges County.
Sec 3 And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April l, 1914
| p. L. GOLDsBOROUGH,
Governor.
JAMES Nice. Triple,
| Speaker 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
January Session, 1914.
ALBERT J. ALMONEY,
| Chief Clerk of the House.