The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-24

II .t-EIIY registered DeAbA' N-A> ~
entitled 10 vote. TIE facts rtga
4 persons right to vote must Be
at.t4shzl II the time Of TeSistr;. u
t.,:..,t Is L &atEt ailz":t tiJlZe
4 ncrson of foreign birth who Dy
lo-cl means has renowned ms 81
,tncc 10 the country in which ne as
horn and proclaims allegiance /" ne
TTnife ed States and thus acquires IL
n uShip.
9tsy, goes nne ScC"ur" = Nat: Il
tzed citizen?
He goes before court ana e
,lares nls intention OF becoming, IN
american citizen and receives. " p
,ifirafo to tha effect mat he has I,Ae
so That * called taking out one -"
FIRST naprrS He next files his oNil-
ff:u for Ialization, which Is all .
ct taking on the second papers. II ,
the time of fling his petition tor MS /
second naDers he must nave l'N'i III +
lie United States at least i've years .
continuously aud immedtatei! IRE
c,6ng the filing Of his petition. For /
at least the last year before ihhS |
his petition he must have HV1& in |
the State in which the FetItltl IS /
made.
Does This Rule Apply /" Nonl"" -
Well As To Men?
Not altogether. \ Woman's cltl-
zeuship follows that of her husband.
Does \ Foreign Born Woman har-
..iad To An American Vote Because
Her Husband Is Native Born?
Yes even though she cannot read
or write or speak a word Of the En-
glish language
Is 4 Foreign Born Woman Married
TO A Foreign Born NaturaliZ"d
Man Entitled To Vote On Her Illus
bands Papers?
She is.
Does Marriage To An american or
SaturaIized Citizen Entitie
Foreign Born Woman TO Vote
Even If Her Husband Is Dead Or
Divorced?
Yes
If A Foreign Born Woman Is Nat
uraIized And Has Citizenship on
fe;.red On Her IN Her OWN Name
nv The Courts Of The country.
Does She lose This BY Marriage
To An UnnattIraiized Foreigner?
She does.
Is An American Born Woman
Married To An CnnaturaiiZed EoT-
.,igner Barred From voting BE
cause Her Husband Is Not Nat
uraliZed.
She is.
If An American Born Woman Loses
Her Rights To Vote Because Her
Husband Is An UnnaturaliZed For
eiener, Does His Death Or Divorce
EntitIe Her To Resume Her Rights
As An American Born Citizen And
To Vote?
This point has not been clearly
settled by the courts and there is
differences of opinion among JurIsts
upon it.
What Sort OF Crime Disqualifies a
Person From Voting, And How is
One Disqualified?
To disqualify by conviction OF
crime a person otherwise quallhed
to vote three things must exist:
First. at the time Of his conviction
ne must have been of age. No per-
;on below the age of p when con-
icted is disqualified. Second. he
must be unpardoned. Serving his
,erm in prison no matter how excel
lent his record may have been, is not
sufficient; his citizenship may only
be restored by a pardon. Third, the
crime for which he was convicted
must have been larcency or other
Infamous crime" or else bride Civ
ing, Offering to give brlbe, orlDe
taking, or illegally voting or pre-
curing others to Illegally vote.
Is A Sentence To The Penltentary
Evidence That A Person Has Been
Convicted OF An Infamous Crime?
No, the place in which convicted
person may have served his term mas
nothing 20 do with determining
whether the crime was or was not IN
| famous. He may have served lu
years in the penitentiary for assault
with intent 10 kill or rape, yet not be
disqualified when he gets out. On
the other hand, according to the rul-
ings. a person convicted of The most
trifi1,g theft fnG sentenced &c 4 day
or TWO in Jail will, unless patdoned.
DE disqualified for the remaino OF
his life. All felonies at common law
or which were created by statute
prior TO the adoption of the present
Constitution II 1867, as wei as GER
tain nonfelo"1"uS offenScS against
the administration of justice, such
!. rarinry. ale regarded as infamous
rrimeS.
| What Are These Crimes?
The list is lcng one Those or
most frequent occurrence Al . arson
Bi-a,a3 tlihing OF packing Jurles,
trtaktnc the heaG or other p':iI"n
| f f., a,.c E,.'sl.ead with inteEt ="
r1".., Tho laws rating t. the i'll
| .:I,.":i"n e. to3aC co, hurgl1 Y, 2"4n-
frrf. 80 "a III { yiction III The
! Mafti#'i 1, It :, ru''ed States Court
NIB. ~ to"g Try, ines, 'ar-
| cany iuausiddgi le', mayn ~, L.ni-
! d. perjury. ;ub"r "tion o. I. lniy,
rape, robbery.
What About The Requirements That
5 Person Coming From Another
State Mus Declare Her Intention
OF Becoming \ Resident OF Mary
hand.
That law was passed in 1900 TO
| preyen+ tn, colonizing in Maryland
| Of NEGROES from West Virginia and
! elsewhere and their voting in Mary
| land elections. 1t provides that all
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