The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-09-18
CHAPTER OBJ.

AN ACT to add new Section to Arti-
Gle 80 of the Annotated Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, title
az lection" subtitle Registrations
said new Section to be known as
Section 90 A and to Immediately fol-
low Section 80 in said Article, and to
anply only to Prince Georges County.
SECTION Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland. That
a new section be added to Article 80 of
the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title ELECTIONS"
subtitle "Registrations," said new Sec
ton to be known as Section 29-A and
to Immediately follow Section 90 in said
Article and to read as follows:
30. 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, Board of Supervisors of Election
of 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 Declarant and also the date of ap-
plication 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, said Board to the
| Clerk of the Circuit Court for saiC
| Comfy to be recorded by said Clerk il
| record book to be kept by him fol
that purpose for understanding the
said Clerk shall receive the sum OF
! fifteen cents for each Certificate so re
corded to be paid by the County Com
missioners of said County and sale
Board of Registry shall also include thu
names, col ,r and residence of said de
clarants in the alphabetic list to b.
furnished by said Board of Registry
under the provisions of Section % o
this Article.
And the intent of each person so de
claring before said Board of Registry
10 become a resident of said State ant
County shall date from the date of SAT-
entry of said Declaration by said Board
Al no person coming into said State
and County from any other State, Dis
,rict or Territory and m aking sail
Declaration before said Board of Regis
try shall be entitled to registration as
legal voter in said State anG Count,
until one year after his intent to becom
such legal voter shall be thus evidenced
bv such entry of said Declaration b,
said Board of Registry and such entr,
or duly certified copy thereof shall
be the only competent and admissible
evidence of such intent. And sail
Certificate of Declaration of Intention
or duly certified copy thereof shall
be evidence of the right o
such persons to registration as lega
voters according to law.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall only apply to Prime,
Georges County.
SEC. 8. 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,
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 aforegoin!
is true copy of an Act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland. passed ut TIL
January Session, 1914.
ALBERT ] ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House