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shown that he has acquired a residence in another locality, and it shall
also be presumed that if a person is shown not to reside at the dwelling
given in the entries relating to him on the registration books, he is not a
resident of the said precinct, unless it should be affirmatively shown that
he is such resident, and the entries made in such registration books shall
not be considered by the Court as evidence of any fact therein stated, but
the case shall be heard de novo. At the hearing, evidence, subject only
to the ordinary rules of evidence (as modified by the provisions of this
section), may be introduced for or against the application, and the jndge
shall dispose of the matter summarily, by granting or refusing the order
prayed, and the Clerk of the Court shall make a minute of the proceeding.
The cost of proceedings in all such appeal cases shall, from and after the
passage of this Act, be one-half of those provided for and usual under
existing law. If the board of registry shall have returned the registers
to the Supervisors of Elections, a certified copy of any such order granted
by the Court shall be delivered to said supervisors, who shall thereupon,
make the required correction upon the proper registers, and under the
head of "Remarks," note that the same was made under such order of
Court. The Court may enforce any such order by attachment, as in pro-
ceedings for contempt. No person admitted to the registry by order of
Court shall be protected by such order if prosecuted for false registration
or false voting. In all such cases, the petitioner may be represented by
counsel, and in disposing of the petition the Court shall have discretion
to impose costs upon the petitioner, the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick,
or the board of registry or any member or members thereof, as justice and
equity may require; but no attorney's appearance fee shall be taxed as
part of such costs. Exceptions may be taken to any ruling of the Court
at the hearing of any such petition and appeal allowed to the Court of
Appeals, as in other cases; all such appeals shall be taken within five days
from the date of the decision complained of, and shall be heard and
decided by the Court of Appeals as soon after the transmission of the
record as may be practicable.

Intermediate Registration.

1898, ch. 2. 1904, ch. 335, sec. 270W. 1918 Code, sec. 373.
348. Before every regular election to be held in said city, the general
registration hereinbefore provided for shall be revised by the Board of
Registry of each precinct where such election is to be held, and for that
purpose the said registration officers shall meet on the Tuesday respec-
tively five and four weeks preceding the said regular election, and shall
hold a session from 8 o'clock A.M. to 8 o'clock P. M., and names may be
added on the registers in the same way upon sworn application as in the
case of general registration, and all the same forms and requirements shall
be observed. If it shall appear that any applicant had been on the registry
in any other precinct of the said city at any time since the beginning of
the last general registration for such precinct, his name shall not be added