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71 Thomas A Spence, Contestant. 1 Inthematte1' of thecon- I, test of the election of Cir- Jno. R. Franklin,'Claimant. )cuit judge for the 12th ' ) Judicial Circuit of Md. 1st. Interrogatory. How long have you resided in Somer- set county; have you been a voter therein, and if yea, for how long a period, and in what election district did you reside during the past year of 1865 ? 2d. Did you or not, apply to the persons professing to act as officers of Registration in the district in which you reside, for Registration as a legal and qualified voter; if yea, were you or not notified by said persons, of any charge against you to disqualify you for such Registration, and were you or not, confronted with any witness or witnesses who testified against you; did you take the oath provided by law to be taken before the said officers of Registration, if not why not; and if you did not apply for Registration, state your reason why ? 3d. Did you or not vote at the election of Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Maryland, at the election held in the dis- trict of your residence, on the 7th of November, 1865, and if not, state whether or not you offered to vote; for which of the candidates for Judge you voted, or would have voted had you been permitted to vote ? 4th. Did you or not witness any conduct or hear any con- versation by the persons professing to be onion's of Registra- tion in your district or any of them, during the period of the Registration, indicating a purpose to influence any voter or voters, by the hope of being registered as a qualified voter, to vote for the ticket of the political party which nominated and supported Hon. Thomas A. Spence, as a candidate for Circuit Judge, at the election mentioned in the third Interro- gatory; or showing a purpose on their part to exclude from Registration their political opponents? JOHN R. FRANKLIN, By Jones & Irving, his Atty's. |
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