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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Right to ap-
peal.

of the Circuit Court of the county where he applied
for registration, or to a Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, in case the person applied
for registration in Baltimore City, and if said
Judge or Judges shall determine that the party so
appealing is entitled to be registered, or to be re-
stored to the list as a qualified voter, he shall so
certify to the Officer of Registration from whose
decision the appeal was taken, and the said Officer
shall thereupon register the said person as a quali-
fied voter, and in that case the cost of said appeal
shall be paid by the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, or the County Commissioners of the
county in which the appeal was taken.

Exercise pow-
ers of a Justice
of the Peace.

Sec. 15. Whilst discharging the duties imposed
by the several sections of this Article, said Officers
of Registration shall have and exercise the powers
of a Justice of the Peace for the preservation of
order around the place of registration, may compel
the presence of witnesses for the purpose of obtain-
ing any information necessary to an intelligent
discharge of the duties of their office; they shall
have power to issue summonses, attachments and
commitments to any sheriff or constable, who shall
serve such process as if issued by a Judge of a
Court or a Justice of the Peace, and shall receive
the same fees, and in the same manner, as are al-
lowed by law in State cases, but the Officers of

Not charge
any fee.

Registration shall not charge any fee for the issuing
of such process, or receive any fees or emoluments
for this or any other service they may perform in
the proper discharge of their duties, except that
provided in this Article.

Police

Commission's
shall preserve

order.

Sec. 16. The Board of Police Commissioners for
Baltimore City shall detail police officers sufficient
to preserve order at the places where said Officers
of Registration for Baltimore City are discharging
the duties of their office.

Clerks of
Courts shall
issue certifi-
cates.

Sec. 17. Said Clerks of Courts shall issue, under
seal, to any person applying to them whose name
appears on the list of qualified voters in their
offices, respectively, a certificate that said appli-
cant is a registered, qualified voter, which certifi-
cate shall, upon presentation to the judges of
election, entitle the holder to vote at the precinct

Proviso.

or district at which he offers to vote; provided,